The BGM-71 TOW missile (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked Wire-guided) is a vehicle-, and helicopter-mounted antitank missile manufactured for the US Army and Marine Corps, as well as a large number of export clients. More than 600,000 TOWs have been produced to date, and over 250,000 exported. There are about 16,000 TOW platforms worldwide. Total US Army procurement of TOW 2 included 64,010 TOW 2,33,350 TOW 2A and 32,625 TOW-2B. USMC procurement included 13,480 TOW 2,17,975 TOW 2 A and 6,200 TOW 2B. Significant Army procurement funding ended in FY93 but in FY03, the Army announced plans to restart low-rate TOW procurement in FY04-13 to replenish inventories with 10,076 new TOW-2B missiles in both the antitank and bunker buster versions.
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机译：BGM-71 TOW导弹（管状发射，光学跟踪的金属丝制导）是为美国陆军和海军陆战队以及大量出口客户制造的车载和直升机安装的反坦克导弹。迄今为止，已经生产了超过600,000吨TOW，出口了超过250,000吨。全球大约有16,000个TOW平台。美国陆军采购TOW 2的总数量包括64,010 TOW 2,33,350 TOW 2A和32,625 TOW-2B。 USMC的采购包括13,480个TOW 2,17,975 TOW 2 A和6,200 TOW 2B。陆军的大量采购资金在93财年结束，但在03财年，陆军宣布了计划在04-13财年重新开始低价TOW采购，以补充10,076枚反坦克和掩体炸弹版本的新型TOW-2B导弹来补充库存。
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