Anti-tank TOW missiles have wires connected to them because they're guided manually, not remotely. The wire allows operator to steer the missile.

The TOW missile system is small, consisting of a guided missile and a launcher. It measures only 1.17 meters long, with a diameter of 152 mm, and a weight of only 18.9 kilos.

The U.S. Army is preparing to say goodbye to an old friend. The Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) anti-tank missile has served the Army for 50 years, tracking and destroying ...

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $676 million contract to continue manufacturing the TOW weapon system, which provides heavy anti-tank guided missile capability, RTX, the Arlington County parent ...

A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle during a live fire exercise at the Fanshan training grounds in Pingtung county.

The M-2 crew fired a single TOW wire-guided anti-tank missile, which punched through the 43-ton, three-person tank. “Bradley—the tank destroyer,” the Ukrainian defense ministry crowed.

Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $322.5 million contract modification by the U.S. Army for the procurement of tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided, or TOW, weapon systems ...

In the January 6 announcement of US aid to Ukraine, the 50 Bradley vehicles share a line with 500 TOW anti-tank missiles, as well as 250,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition.

Only seven of the 17 TOW missiles fired hit their targets during this week's drills, which were focused on training for a potential invasion by China.

--Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded $676 million to continue manufacturing the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided TOW ® weapon system for the U.S. Army. The two separate ...

When a TOW missile is launched from its tube, a long spool of connected wire unravels behind it as it travels. This wire is connected directly to a manual guidance system on or in the launch ...