LONDON — MBDA, Europe’s largest missile maker, is developing a non-line-of-sight missile for tanks that crews can load like a regular shell and launch from their 120 millimeter cannon, giving them a way to hit adversaries hiding behind buildings, tree cover or a hill using the main gun.

The new munition allows tanks to fight “in a completely different way,” boosting survivability by allowing them to target enemy armor while staying out of sight, MBDA said in a briefing ahead of the DSEI U.K. show starting in London on Tuesday, where it will present the missile.

The pan-European company will also unveil a low-cost effector with 800-kilometer plus range at the show, a glide version of the Spear air-to-surface missile, and the shape of a stealthy cruise missile being developed for the Unite

See Full Page