Infantry Weapons

Almas anti-tank guided missile

Almas is Iran's Spike-derived anti-tank guided missile family, with ground-launched and UAV-launched variants. Hezbollah's use of the system in the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict made it a documented border-area precision anti-armor threat.

Conflict side
Hezbollah
Built by
Iranian defense industry
Built in
Iran

Service History

In service
Unveiled by the IRGC in 2021; Hezbollah use documented during the 2024 northern border escalation.
Used by
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Force, Hezbollah
Wars
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

Production History

Designer
Iranian defense industry
Designed
Late 2010s-2021
Built by
Iranian defense industry
Built in
Iran
Produced
2021-present
Variants
Almas-1, Almas-2, Almas-3, Almas-4

Specifications

Guidance
Electro-optical imaging guidance with fire-and-forget or operator-in-the-loop control.
Range
About 4 km for Almas-1, 8 km for the ground-launched variant, and up to 16 km for Almas-3.
Launch platforms
Tripod, vehicle, and UAV launch options are documented in open sources.
Warhead
Tandem anti-tank warhead with a top-attack profile.

Conflict Usage

Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
Side: HezbollahRole: Top-attack anti-armor strikeanti-tankprecision fires

Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: used by Hezbollah against an Israeli border outpost near Shlomi, with later reporting tying additional Almas launches to Israeli military sites and IDF armored vehicles in the northern border escalation.

Almas anti-tank guided missile Images

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