Brazilian Army receives tranche of locally-made ATGM

The MAX 1.2 AC anti-tank missile system is in service with the Brazilian Army and the Brazilian Marine Corps (Victor Barreira)

The Brazilian Army has formally received a second tranche of the locally-developed MAX 1.2 AC medium-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system, on 3 September at the Brazilian Army's Missiles and Rockets Logistics Center, the service said.

Local manufacturer SIATT - Engenharia, Indústria e Comércio delivered 60 serial production missiles to the centre located at the Santa Barbara Fort in Formosa in the state of Goiás, an industry source told Janes.

A first tranche of 60 missiles was received in May.

Brazil's Logistics Command ordered 120 missiles in total in 2025 as part of the “Army Strategic Program Armoured Forces”. The unit 1st Anti-tank Mechanized Company of the 11th Mechanized Infantry Brigade fields the MAX 1.2 AC. It is also in service with the Marine Infantry Battalions of the Marine Corps' Marine Fleet Force.

The man-portable configuration of the MAX 1.2 AC weapon system consists of a 28 kg lightweight tripod-mounted firing post and a 24.8 kg launch tube measuring 155mm in diameter and 1.487 m in length.

The missile uses a 2.2 kg hollow-shaped High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead from NRS Defence Solutions, filled with high melting explosive (HMX).

SIATT is in talks with more than nine countries for the potential sale of the MAX 1.2 AC, the company's business director Paulo Salvador told Janes in May.

SIATT is developing two other anti-tank missiles, MAX 1.3 AC and the MAX Fire and Forget, Salvador said. The 1.3 offers a maximum range of 4 km and inertial navigation guidance and the Fire and Forget has a seeker and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, according to the company.