Munitions

Bofors BILL anti-tank guided missile

Also known as
  • BILL
  • BILL 2
  • Bofors Infantry Light and Lethal anti-tank missile

Bofors BILL is a Swedish portable anti-tank guided missile family developed by Bofors in the late 1970s, known for overfly top-attack guidance and the later BILL 2 upgrade.

Bofors BILL anti-tank guided missile, Anti-tank guided missile, Munitions
Image source: RBS-56B Bill 2.jpg
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Sweden
Type
Anti-tank guided missile
Service note
Cold War-era design
Designer
Bofors
Designed
1979-1982
Produced
1988 onward
ATGManti-tankwire-guidedsaclos

Specifications

Crew
2 operators
Guidance
Wire-guided SACLOS
Attack profile
Overfly top-attack against roof armor
Range
Up to 2,200 metres
Development
Ordered in 1979; prototype shown in 1982; serial deliveries began in 1988
BILL 2 update
Saab described BILL 2 as immune to jamming
Carrier Vehicles

The BILL family appears on the Bandvagn 2063 carrier variant for anti-tank defence.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
Bandvagn 206, Articulated tracked all-terrain carrier, Armored VehiclesBandvagn 206Tracked carrier vehicle

Security & Defence European describes the Pansarvärnsrobotbandvagn 2063 as a Bandvagn 206 variant equipped with the TOW and BILL weapon systems for anti-tank defence.

Sources: Mounted Missiles

Timeline

Bofors BILL anti-tank guided missile Key Events

  1. Development ordered

    Bofors received the order to develop BILL, the Bofors Infantry Light and Lethal anti-tank missile.

    Sources: Saab history: From infantry guns to missiles

  2. First prototype shown

    Saab's history says the first prototype was shown at the Bofors test range in 1982.

    Sources: Saab history: From infantry guns to missiles

  3. Serial deliveries begin

    Saab's history says serial deliveries of BILL began in 1988.

    Sources: Saab history: From infantry guns to missiles

  4. BILL 2 export order announced

    Saab said BILL 2 would engage moving and static targets at ranges up to 2,200 metres and was wire guided, immune to jamming, and designed to attack from above.

    Sources: Saab receives billion order

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service
Serial deliveries began in 1988; BILL 2 later remained in Saab's ground-combat portfolio.
Media

Bofors BILL anti-tank guided missile Images

Bofors BILL anti-tank guided missile, Anti-tank guided missile, Munitions - view 1
Source: Infanteriesoldaten trainieren (27136133680).jpg
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Sources

Saab history: From infantry guns to missilesPublisher: Saab | Note: Supports the 1979 development order, 1982 prototype, 1988 serial deliveries, and Bofors/Saab Bofors Dynamics lineage for BILL and BILL 2. | Accessed: 2026-06-27Saab receives billion orderPublisher: Saab | Note: Supports the BILL 2 overfly top-attack role, range up to 2,200 metres, wire guidance, and jamming immunity. | Accessed: 2026-06-27RBS-56B Bill 2.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance source for the Bill 2 missile image; the Commons file page provides attribution and reuse details. | Accessed: 2026-06-27Infanteriesoldaten trainieren (27136133680).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance source for the missile training image; the Commons file page provides attribution and reuse details. | Accessed: 2026-06-27Mounted MissilesPublisher: European Security & Defence | Note: Supports the Bandvagn 2063 carrier relationship by describing a Bv 206 variant fitted with TOW and BILL weapon systems for anti-tank defence. | Accessed: 2026-06-27