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{{Short description | Shoulder-launched  anti-armour and anti-brickwall weapon}}
{{For|the cruise missile|MGM-1 Matador}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name               = MATADOR
| image              = [[File:IDF-Matador-66-IndependenceDay 0054.jpg|300px]][[File:MATADOR Stand.jpg|300px]]
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = 
| origin             = [[Germany]]<br />[[Israel]]<br />[[Singapore]]
| type               = [[Recoilless rifle|Recoilless gun]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
| is_bladed          = 
| is_explosive       = yes
| is_artillery       = 
| is_vehicle         = 
| is_UK              = <!-- Service history -->
| service            = 2000–present
| used_by            = See ''[[#Operators|Operators]]''
| wars               = {{tree list}}
* [[Gaza War (2008–09)]]
* [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
** [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
* [[Gaza war]]
{{tree list/end}}
<!-- Production history -->| designer           = [[Singapore Armed Forces]],<br>[[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems]], <br>[[Defence Science and Technology Agency]]
| design_date        = 1999
| manufacturer       = [[Dynamit Nobel|Dynamit Nobel Defence]]
| unit_cost          = ~€5,000<ref>{{citation |url= https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-buys-5100-anti-tank-weapons-singapore-germany-israel-112959398.html |title= "Ukraine Buys 5100 Anti-Tank Weapons Co-developed by Singapore, Germany, Israel" |date= 29 March 2022 |publisher=Yahoo News |access-date=9 March 2023 }}</ref>
| production_date    = 
| number             = 
| variants           = <!-- General specifications -->
| weight             = {{convert|10.350|kg|lboz|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| length             = {{convert|1|m|ftin|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| part_length        = 
| width              = 
| height             = 
| crew               = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = 
| caliber            = {{convert|90|mm|abbr=on|lk=on}}<br>{{convert|60|mm|abbr=on|lk=on}}<br>{{convert|110|mm|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| action             = 
| rate               = 
| velocity           = {{convert|250|m/s|abbr=on}}
| range              = {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}}
| max_range          = 
| feed               = Disposable
| sights             = Integral optical sights<br>
Night vision device on a [[Picatinny rail]]
}}

The '''MATADOR''' (man-portable, anti-tank, anti-door<ref name=Military-Today>{{cite web |url= http://www.military-today.com/firearms/matador.htm |archive-url= https://archive.today/20220421125443/https://www.military-today.com/firearms/matador.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 21 April 2022 |title=MATADOR |work=Military-Today.com |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>) is a {{convert|90|mm|adj=on}} man-portable, disposable [[anti-armor|anti-armour]] and anti-brickwall weapon system developed by [[Germany]], [[Israel]] and [[Singapore]]. It is an updated version of the German [[Armbrust]] design, and operates on the same principles. The development of this weapon began in 2000 and the MATADOR will eventually replace the German Armbrust Light Anti-tank Weapon, which has been in service since the 1980s.<ref name="MINDEF1">{{cite press release |title=Factsheet - MATADOR: Unguided Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon (SRAAW)|publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)]]|date=15 June 2005 |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2004/sep/04sep04_nr/04sep04_fs.html|access-date=16 June 2011|archive-date=22 October 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071022191938/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2004/sep/04sep04_nr/04sep04_fs.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The MATADOR was developed jointly by the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] (SAF) and the [[Defence Science and Technology Agency]] (DSTA), in collaboration with [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems]]<ref name= matadormp>{{cite web |url=http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=342&docID=1335 |title=Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd |publisher=Rafael.co.il |access-date=2012-11-18 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809134345/http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=342&docID=1335 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= matadoras>{{cite web |url=http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=342&docID=1333 |title=Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd |publisher=Rafael.co.il |access-date=2012-11-18 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809141445/http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=342&docID=1333 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Dynamit Nobel|Dynamit Nobel Defence]] (DND) joint team.<ref name="MINDEF1"/>

==Capabilities==
The MATADOR is among the lightest in its class. The warhead is effective against both vehicle armour and brick walls. The weapon has little back-blast, making it safe for operation in confined spaces.<ref name="MINDEF1"/>

The MATADOR is supposed to be capable of defeating the armour of most known [[armoured personnel carrier]]s and [[light tank]]s in the world. The dual-capability warhead, when acting in the delay mode, creates an opening greater than {{convert|450|mm|abbr=on}} in diameter in a double brick wall, and acts as an anti-personnel weapon against those behind the wall, offering an unconventional means of entry when [[FIBUA|fighting in built-up areas]].<ref name="MINDEF1"/>

The MATADOR's projectile is claimed to be insensitive to wind due to its propulsion system, which results in a highly accurate weapon system.<ref name="MINDEF1"/>

==Warhead==
The warhead can be used in both [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT) and [[high explosive squash head]] (HESH) modes against armour, walls, or other fortifications respectively.<ref name="MINDEF1"/> Modes are selected by adjusting a ''probe'' (most likely a fuse extender): extending it for HEAT mode and leaving it retracted for HESH mode.

==Counter-mass system==
[[File:ARMBRUST-MATADOR Comparison.JPG|thumb|Comparing the Armbrust (top) and MATADOR (bottom).]]

Similar to the [[Armbrust]], the counter-mass counteracts the recoil of the weapon upon firing. The counter-mass consists of shredded plastic, which is launched out of the rear of the weapon when it is fired. This plastic is rapidly slowed by air resistance, allowing the weapon to be fired safely within an enclosed space. In addition, the positioning of the counter-mass takes into consideration the centre of gravity of the weapon to ensure good balance for better accuracy.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3403&Itemid=401| title= DSTA Press Release| publisher= Safra Radio| access-date= 2012-11-18| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090512103505/http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3403&Itemid=401| archive-date= 2009-05-12}}</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:IDF-Matador-02.jpg|thumb|IDF soldier with a MATADOR]]

Variants of the original HEAT/HESH (HH) weapon have been developed by Rafael and Dynamit Nobel Defence, designed primarily for anti-structure use by soldiers operating in dense urban environments.

;MATADOR-MP
:Multi-purpose weapon with a warhead effective against a wide variety of ground targets, from light armoured vehicles to fortified positions and urban walls. As with the initial MATADOR, this is achieved with a dual-mode fuse, which has been improved on the MATADOR-MP such that it now automatically discriminates between hard and soft targets rather than requiring the operator to manually make the selection. A dedicated targeting device, mounted on its Picatinny rail, incorporates a [[reflex sight]] and [[laser rangefinder]] to provide a high hit probability.<ref name = matadormp/>

;MATADOR-WB
:Specialised wall-breaching weapon, featuring an explosively-formed ring (EFR) warhead that breaches a man-sized hole, between {{convert|75|cm|abbr=on}} to {{convert|100|cm|abbr=on}} across, in typical urban walls.<ref name= matadorbrochure>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/5/925.pdf|title=Matador Brochure|publisher=Rafael.co.il|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064344/http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/5/925.pdf|archive-date=2012-12-24|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://ciar.org/ttk/mbt/brochures/manpad.israel.matador.brochure.925.pdf|title=Matador Brochure (archived)|publisher=Rafael.co.il|access-date=2018-06-08|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119164134/http://ciar.org/ttk/mbt/brochures/manpad.israel.matador.brochure.925.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

;MATADOR-AS
:Anti-structure weapon with an advanced tandem warhead that can also be set between two modes. The anti-emplacement mode uses an enhanced blast effect to defeat structures and fortifications, while the penetrating/[[mouse-holing]] mode defeats light armoured vehicles and creates mouseholes in urban walls.<ref name = matadoras/> MATADOR-AS has been ordered by the [[British Army]], and was slated for service entry in 2009.<ref name= britisharmyorder>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Shoulder+launch:+more+than+ever,+light,+shoulder-launched+weapons+are...-a0168432753 | title=Dynamit Nobel selected in February 2006 to develop, supply and support the ASM | publisher=Armada International, Dated: 1 Aug 2007 | access-date=31 March 2008 | archive-date=21 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221202108/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/403.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>

;RGW
:RGW 90 is a German designation for the MATADOR, with "RGW" standing for "recoilless grenade weapon". The RGW 60 is a variant that is smaller and fires a 60 mm warhead, instead of the usual 90 mm.<ref name=Military-Today/>

==Combat history==

* The MATADOR saw its first combat deployment in January 2009, by [[Israel Defence Forces]] soldiers during [[Operation Cast Lead]] in the [[Gaza Strip]]. MATADOR-AS was used to breach walls in structures, allowing IDF troops to pass through and attack opponents inside.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.zinio.com/express3?issue=368748439 | title=Wall-Breaching Weapon Debuts | publisher=Defense Technology International |date=1 February 2009 | access-date=14 February 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090304162824/http://www.zinio.com/express3?issue=368748439 | archive-date=4 March 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In 2022, Ukrainian forces used MATADORs supplied by Germany against Russian forces during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="jp-20220420">{{cite news |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704680 |title=Israeli weapon seen used by Neo-Nazi Ukrainian unit against Russia |last=Starr |first=Michael |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=20 April 2022 |access-date=10 May 2022 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509211001/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704680 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* According to reports from Ukraine, the RGW-90 is capable of penetrating lightly armoured APCs and IFVs, but not guaranteed to easily defeat tank [[reactive armour]]. ''“This summer, the soldiers of the 93rd Brigade fired RGW90 into the forehead of a Russian tank with reactive armor. The tank was not destroyed, but it was stopped, and soldiers who were on the top of the tank got minced,”'' the military stated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-ukrainian-military-shared-their-assessment-of-the-rgw-90-matador-grenade-launcher/|title=The Ukrainian military shared their assessment of the RGW-90 Matador grenade launcher|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
* The MATADOR is seeing extensive usage in the [[Gaza war]] with numerous filmed clips of it being fired according to its Israeli main designation as a means to burst concrete obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ישראל ימין עכשיו • ISRAEL NOW GAZA גל פתוח |url=https://t.me/israel_yamin/37685 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Telegram}}</ref> During the initial [[Hamas]] offensive several MATADORs were captured by militants in Israeli bases and taken back to Gaza.

==Operators==
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[[File:Map of MATADOR operators.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|Map with MATADOR operators in blue]]

=== Current operators ===

; {{Flag|Belgium}}
: In 2013, made order for 111 ''RGW90 AS'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2013 |title=Short range anti-armour weapon system Dynamit Nobel RGW 90AS for the Belgian army 0106138 |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/fed_2013_show_daily_news_coverage_report/short_range_anti-armour_weapon_system_dynamit_nobel_rgw_90as_for_the_belgian_army_0106138.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311170721/https://www.armyrecognition.com/fed_2013_show_daily_news_coverage_report/short_range_anti-armour_weapon_system_dynamit_nobel_rgw_90as_for_the_belgian_army_0106138.html |archive-date=11 March 2022 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.armyrecognition.com}}</ref> 509 in 2016, 390 in 2018 1450 delivered in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms) |url=https://www.unroca.org/Germany/report/2020/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.unroca.org}}</ref> In January 2022, [[Belgian Ministry of Defence]] made a {{€|19 million}} order for several batches of ''RGW90'', which were to be delivered before the year ends,<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Belgium orders RGW90 man-portable anti-tank weapons from German company DND |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_january_2022_global_security_army_industry/belgium_orders_rgw90_man-portable_anti-tank_weapons_from_german_company_dnd.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311163322/https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_january_2022_global_security_army_industry/belgium_orders_rgw90_man-portable_anti-tank_weapons_from_german_company_dnd.html |archive-date=11 March 2022 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.armyrecognition.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-31 |title=Belgium to Acquire RGW90 Anti-Tank Weapon Systems |url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/01/31/belgium-rgw90-anti-tank-weapon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214222407/https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/01/31/belgium-rgw90-anti-tank-weapon/ |archive-date=14 February 2022 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Defense Post |language=en-US}}</ref> 4002 were reported to be exported at the end of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms) |url=https://www.unroca.org/Germany/report/2022/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.unroca.org}}</ref>

; {{flag|Croatia}}
: On 18 January 2023, documents were released that the army plans on ordering an unknown number of RGW90s worth €3 million.<ref name="morh.hr">[https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/plan-nabave-2023._knjiga-br.-4.pdf Plan Nabave] morh.hr</ref> According to footage published by magazine Croatian soldier on social media, system is currently used in regular training.<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik">[https://www.instagram.com/p/DJt6VtFsdaL/?img_index=3&igsh=M2pzamlqcnNsM3E4] Hrvatski vojnik</ref>

; {{flag|Germany}}
: Variants used:
:* The [[German Army]] has ordered 1,000 MATADOR-AS under the name ''RGW90 AS'' with scalable anti-structure munition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Die neue Waffe für den Haus-Gebrauch |url=http://augengeradeaus.net/2011/11/die-neue-waffe-fur-den-haus-gebrauch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124024759/https://augengeradeaus.net/2011/11/die-neue-waffe-fur-den-haus-gebrauch/ |archive-date=24 January 2021 |access-date=2012-11-18 |publisher=Augen geradeaus}}</ref> 
:* The German Army also uses the LRMP version (range: 1,200 meters) under the designation "Wirkmittel 90". 
:* In late 2020, the German Army ordered 3,000 cartridges in different munition types for the Wirkmittel 90.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2020 |title=Weitere Wirkmittel 90 mm werden beschafft &#124; der Monitor für Defence und Sicherheitspolitik |url=https://www.hartpunkt.de/weitere-wirkmittel-90-mm-werden-beschafft/#more-6100 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327151132/https://www.hartpunkt.de/weitere-wirkmittel-90-mm-werden-beschafft/#more-6100 |archive-date=27 March 2022 |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref> 
:* Germany also ordered the 1,087 RGW60 for its Special Forces in 2020 (689 RGW 60 HEAT known as DM 52 and 398 RGW 60 HESH known as DM 62).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffmann |first=Lars |date=2020-08-14 |title=Special and specialized forces of the Bundeswehr receive additional RGW 60 |url=https://esut.de/en/2020/08/meldungen/22235/spezial-und-spezialisierte-kraefte-der-bundeswehr-erhalten-zusaetzliche-rgw-60/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=esut.de |language=en}}</ref>

; {{flag|Israel}}
: The [[Israel Defense Forces]]<ref>{{cite web |date=February 23, 2009 |title=Israel unleashed Bulls and Matadors on Gaza |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3A224d5653-f53f-4928-9393-082e52c78f32 |access-date=2010-06-25 |publisher=Aviation Week}}</ref> and the [[Israeli Police]]'s [[YAMAM]] national counter-terror unit use the RGW 90.<ref>https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rjgfk51aq (Hebrew)</ref>

; {{KOS}}
: The Minister of Defence ordered up to 1000 RGW 90 for the [[Kosovo Security Force]] in 2023, with deliveries planned for 2024-2025.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-10-01 |title=Breaching walls: a must in mout operations: why breach walls during a military operation? At least two answers immediately come to mind; (1) to neutralise enemy troops that are hiding in the building and (2) to open an access for one's own troops, avoiding too-obvious accesses that would quite certainly be booby-trapped. Those two aspects require two different approaches, however. |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Breaching+walls%3A+a+must+in+mout+operations%3A+why+breach+walls+during+a...-a0220469647 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301102013/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Breaching+walls%3A+a+must+in+mout+operations%3A+why+breach+walls+during+a...-a0220469647 |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=2012-11-18 |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>

; {{flag|Mexico}}
: The RGW60 variant has first seen in September 2018. Around 3,000 units were ordered.<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Cherisey |first1=Erwan |date=24 September 2018 |title=Mexican military shows off new equipment |url=https://www.janes.com/article/83296/mexican-military-shows-off-new-equipment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924191310/https://www.janes.com/article/83296/mexican-military-shows-off-new-equipment |archive-date=24 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=IHS Jane's 360 |location=Paris}}</ref>

; {{flag|Singapore}}
: The RGW 90 replaced the [[Armbrust]] in the [[Singapore Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=MATADOR - Unguided Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon (SRAAW) |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/weapons/matador |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921124647/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/weapons/matador |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=2012-11-18 |publisher=Mindef.gov.sg}}</ref> 
:* 4,780 delivered in 2020.<ref name=":0" />

; {{flag|Slovenia}}
: The [[Slovenian Ground Force]], use the RGW 90.<ref>{{cite web |date=2008-07-02 |title=Slovenian combat units start training with RGW-90s - Jane's Missiles and Rockets |url=http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Missiles-And-Rockets-2008/Slovenian-combat-units-start-training-with-RGW-90s.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509203805/http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Missiles-And-Rockets-2008/Slovenian-combat-units-start-training-with-RGW-90s.html |archive-date=9 May 2012 |access-date=2012-11-18 |publisher=Articles.janes.com}}</ref>

; {{flag|Switzerland}}
: 8,000 delivered in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms) |url=https://www.unroca.org/Germany/report/2018/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.unroca.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matsuyama |first=Brendan |date=2021-06-09 |title=Swiss Infantry Platoon (2019-Present) |url=https://www.battleorder.org/post/swiss-infplatoon |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Battle Order |language=en}}</ref>

; {{flag|Ukraine}}
:*The [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] bought 5,100 units with the first batch of 2,650 units received on 26 March 2022, and 2,450 remaining units were to be delivered in smaller batches by the end of May 2022 to support its fight against Russia in the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2022 |title=Ukraine buys 5,100 anti-tank weapons co-developed by Singapore, Germany, Israel |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-buys-5100-anti-tank-weapons-singapore-germany-israel-112959398.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329164917/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-buys-5100-anti-tank-weapons-singapore-germany-israel-112959398.html |archive-date=29 March 2022 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=sg.news.yahoo.com |language=en-SG}}</ref> 
:*16,000 RGW 90 were donated by Germany as of 17 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Military support for Ukraine {{!}} Federal Government |url=https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/military-support-ukraine-2054992 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Website of the Federal Government {{!}} Bundesregierung |language=en}}</ref>
:*Over 2,600 Anti-Structure Munitions (ASM), donated by the United Kingdom since February 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 April 2024 |title=What has Britain donated to Ukraine? |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/what-has-britain-donated-to-ukraine/}}</ref>

; {{flag|United Kingdom}}
: [[British Army]] ordered the [[Anti-Structures Munition]] (ASM) version of the MATADOR from Dynamit Nobel Defence.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hambling |first1=David |title=Britain's Thermobaric Secret |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/08/britains-thermo/ |access-date=22 March 2024 |magazine=Wired |language=en}}</ref>
:* No longer in service after all were donated to Ukraine in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=20250610 FOI07471 Richmond Response ArmyPolSec.pdf |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/anti_armour_weapons_in_service/response/3047706/attach/html/3/20250610%20FOI07471%20Richmond%20Response%20ArmyPolSec.pdf.html |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.whatdotheyknow.com}}</ref>

; {{flag|Vietnam}}
: Used by the [[Vietnam People's Navy]]'s [[Naval Infantry (Vietnam)|Infantry]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New weapons of Vietnam Army (by Vietnamese) |url=http://www.baodatviet.vn/hinh-anh/201305/vu-khi-moi-cua-quan-doi-viet-nam-2347955/?p=10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025011605/http://baodatviet.vn/hinh-anh/201305/vu-khi-moi-cua-quan-doi-viet-nam-2347955/?p=10 |archive-date=25 October 2014 |access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref>

=== Failed bids ===

; {{flag|United States}}
: The RGW 60 and RGW 90 lost a competition against the [[AT4|AT4CS TW]] for the [[United States Army|US Army]] XM919 programme for a new ''Individual Assault Munition.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=AT4CS TW wird die zukünftige Individual Assault Munition der U.S. Army |url=https://www.hartpunkt.de/at4cs-tw-wird-die-zukuenftige-individual-assault-munition-der-u-s-army/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |language=de-DE}}</ref>

==Incidents==
In December 2022 one was discharged by Polish police general commandant [[Jarosław Szymczyk]] inside his office at National Police Headquarters.<ref>{{cite news | title = Poland grenade incident: Police chief confirms unusual Ukrainian gift | publisher = BBC | date = 2022-12-17 | author = Adam Easton | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64010682}}</ref>

In October 2024, shrapnel from this weapon was found in the corpse of [[Hamas]] leader [[Yahya Sinwar]] in Tal al-Sultan, an area of [[Rafah]] within the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sinwar's desperate last moments: Tried to down IDF drone with stick before building collapsed |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjs8oyjlje |date=October 17, 2024 |access-date=October 18, 2024 |first1=Yoav |last1=Zitun |first2=Ilana |last2=Curiel |work=Ynet News}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[List of rocket launchers]]
*[[List of anti-tank missiles]]
*{{lwc|Alcotán-100}}
*{{lwc|Armbrust}}
*{{lwc|B-300}}
*{{lwc|Panzerfaust 3}}
*{{lwc|PzF 44}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090220014957/http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/5/925.pdf Rafael MATADOR]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080330083424/http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/missile_systems/anti-armor/matador/MATADOR.html Israeli Weapons]
*{{YouTube|65JHF4P2xqY|Official video release of Matador}}

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