MAX 1.2 AC

The MAX 1.2 AC (previously MSS 1.2 AC) is a Brazilian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The system can either be carried by infantry or mounted on vehicles and consists of a reloadable launch tube, laser-guided missile and firing unit, as well as a simulator and testing equipment. It was developed out of Oto Melara's “Missile Anti-Carro della Fanteria” (MAF, Italian: Infantry Anti-Tank Missile), which was rejected by the Italian Army. Brazilian involvement began in 1986 and it has since then been tested and redesigned by the Brazilian Army's research institutes and a series of Brazilian companies (Órbita, Mectron and SIATT). Development has taken decades, and the anti-tank missile sector, which the MAX 1.2 intends to fill, remained undeveloped within the Brazilian Army. A prototype was approved in 2004 and the first pre-series models were delivered to the Brazilian Army and Brazilian Marine Corps in 2013–2014. The Guyana–Venezuela crisis compelled the Brazilian Army to hasten half of its stock of 50–60 missiles into service in late 2023. The pilot batch was finally homologated in June 2024 and a batch production contract was signed in September. A contract for serial production was signed in February 2025.