{
  "id": "red-arrow-aft-10",
  "name": "Red Arrow AFT-10",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Anti-tank guided missile carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2014,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Red Arrow AFT-10 Chinese Anti-Tank Guided Missile Carrier is developed by Norinco.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "NORINCO",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Maximum range (tracked carrier)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "400 km",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "404 kW (541 bhp) six-cylinder",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 590,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 400,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 60,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_xc_kmh",
      "v": 45,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1.4 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Traditional torsion bar configuration, with each side having six dual rubber tire road wheels and a driver sprocket at the front, idler at the rear and track return rollers. Only the upper part of the suspension is covered.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control system",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Norinco Advanced FCS; Enabling the FCS is an optical mast mounted above the missile cannisters that can be extended above the vehicle to observe the effect on target as well as identify targets. The optical suite is equipped with a camera as well as an IR channe",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor Material",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Welded steel and modular armor panels",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor (Front)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The hull is built from welded steel and modular armor panels, believed to be composite based on the weight of the vehicle are added to the sides and front. The front of the hull is believed to provide protection against 30 mm projectiles fi",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor (Side)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Modular armor, assessed to be composite.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor (Rear)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The rear and roof are thought to provide protection from only 7.62 mm AP projectiles and artillery fragments.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Under the Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The bottom of the hull is reinforced, and it is believed to provide protection from small anti-tank mines. Protection from 7.62mm AP projectiles and artillery fragments. Withstands mine blasts equivalent to 10 kg of TNT anywhere under the h",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, added to the front and sides of the hull",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Explosive reactive armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, some fielded feature a multi-spectral IR countermeasures package mounted on the mast above the cannisters. Technical capability details unknown.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, includes a bank of seven electrically operated smoke grenade launchers mounted in front of the canister turret.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 8,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range",
      "note": "Longest-range ammunition listed"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Tandem HEAT",
      "role": "170 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "Supersonic",
        "Guidance": "Fiber-optic wire-guided missile",
        "Warhead": "Tandem HEAT",
        "Armor penetration": "1,400 mm of conventional Steel Armor protected by Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA)"
      },
      "range_km": 8,
      "qty": "The Red Arrow 10 ATGW system uses eight missiles launched from cannisters"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "VN-1 Red Arrow 10 ATGM Carrier",
      "text": "Red Arrow 10 ATGM system mounted on a VN-1 8x8 wheeled chassis.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/red-arrow-aft-10.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-red-arrow-aft-10": {
      "title": "Red Arrow AFT-10 Chinese Anti-Tank Guided Missile Carrier",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Red_Arrow_AFT-10_Chinese_Anti-Tank_Guided_Missile_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}