Editing Anti-tank guided missile (section)

===Fifth generation ATGMs===
Some ATGMs, notably the French [[Akeron MP]]<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=AKERON MP |url=https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/akeron-mp/}}</ref> and the latest variants of the Israeli Spike (such as the Spike LR2 and ER2),<ref>{{Cite web|title=SPIKE 5th Gen Precision Guided Tactical Missiles [ATGM]|url=https://www.rafael.co.il/worlds/land/spike-5th-gen-precision-guided-tactical-missiles/|website=www.rafael.com.il|language=en}}</ref> have been called "5th generation" by their manufacturers and marketed as such. They appear to have the following additional or amplified attributes:

*passive dual-band seeker (TV and uncooled IR);
*multipurpose tandem warhead;
*smokeless propellant;
*less collateral damage;
*possible counter-active protection system (CAPS) capability;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://defense-update.com/20170529_spike_lr_2.html|title=Rafael's 'Smarter' Spike is Designed to Defeat Tanks with Active Protection - Defense Update|website=defense-update.com|date=29 May 2017|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529162002/http://defense-update.com/20170529_spike_lr_2.html|archive-date=29 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Man In The Loop|man in the loop]] technology;
*emphasis on targets other than tanks;
*other updates such as [[artificial intelligence]] for the missile.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://air.dfns.net/2017/09/05/fifth-element-mmp-goes-live/|title=Fifth element: MMP goes live {{!}} DFNS.net Air|date=2017-09-05|work=DFNS.net Air|access-date=2018-02-14|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010951/https://air.dfns.net/2017/09/05/fifth-element-mmp-goes-live/|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.industrie-techno.com/le-nouveau-missile-moyenne-portee-de-mbda-tire-et-oublie.30588|title=Le nouveau missile moyenne portée de MBDA|access-date=2018-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118064522/https://www.industrie-techno.com/le-nouveau-missile-moyenne-portee-de-mbda-tire-et-oublie.30588|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.opex360.com/2014/06/16/mbda-met-en-la-modularite-du-missile-moyenne-portee/|title=MBDA met en avant la modularité du Missile Moyenne Portée|work=Zone Militaire|access-date=2018-02-14|language=fr-fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215225054/http://www.opex360.com/2014/06/16/mbda-met-en-la-modularite-du-missile-moyenne-portee/|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-10-24 |title=Rafael to supply IDF with new 5th gen Spike LR2 guided missiles |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2017/rafael-to-supply-idf-with-new-5th-gen-spike-lr2-guided-missiles |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=armyrecognition.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>