Akeron MP information

Akeron MP
Akeron MP
	French troops with an Akeron MP system (Canjuers camp, France, 2022)
Type	Anti-tank guided missile; Surface-to-surface missile
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	2018 – present
Used by	See operators
Production history
Designed	2010 – 2015
Manufacturer	MBDA France
Produced	2016 – present
No. built	400 launch units and 3,000 missiles ordered for the French Armed Forces as of November 2023 (total export numbers difficult to assess)
Specifications
Mass	Missile: 15 kg (33 lb), launch tube included; Firing post: 11 kg (24 lb), tripod and battery included
Length	1.3 m (4.3 ft) in tactical canister
Diameter	140 mm (5.5 in)
Warhead	Tandem HEAT
Blast yield	Can penetrate 1,000 mm of RHA; Can penetrate 2,000 mm of concrete
Engine	solid-fuel rocket, two-phase thrust (soft launch)
Operational; range	150 m – 5 km
Guidance; system	infrared homing and television guidance
Launch; platform	Tripod (man-portable); Combat vehicles; Naval vessels;

The Akeron MP (Akeron Moyenne Portée),^[5] formerly known as MMP (French: Missile Moyenne Portée, lit. 'medium-range missile') is a French fifth generation man-portable anti-tank guided missile system. Featuring a fire-and-forget capability, it also integrates command guidance in both lock-on before launch (LOBL) and lock-on after launch (LOAL) firing modes for visible targets and non-line-of-sight use respectively. The latter two modes incorporate retargeting, i.e. the ability to redirect the missile in flight towards another target such as an unexpected threat or a new and more valuable enemy asset spotted, as well as aim point selection and mission abort features.^[6]^[4]

The Akeron MP entered operational service with the French army in 2018 and was developed by MBDA France to replace the Franco-German MILAN and American FGM-148 Javelin.^[6] Designed to primarily equip infantry units, this all-weather day and night system incorporates a multi-purpose missile with anti-tank, anti-infrastructure and anti-personnel selectable modes; it has a range of up to 5 km.^[6] The missile can also be integrated on combat vehicles or naval vessels, and is notably expected to arm French armoured vehicles such as the EBRC Jaguar, Griffon MMP and Serval MMP.

A long-range, air-launched missile of the same family, the Akeron LP (Akeron Longue Portée), is also under development. It is intended to equip the upcoming French Eurocopter Tiger MkIII.^[5]

^ "Contact combat missiles: France is finally rearming... (in French)". 2 February 2024.
^ Foss, Christopher (15 June 2016). "Medium-range missile for French Army". Jane's. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
^ MBDA pitches new land combat missile system to Middle East customers. Defense News. 10 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference MBDA, Datasheet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b MBDA launches Akeron tactical missile series, Shephard.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference MBDA, MMP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[latribune.fr-1] "Contact combat missiles: France is finally rearming... (in French)". 2 February 2024.

[2] Foss, Christopher (15 June 2016). "Medium-range missile for French Army". Jane's. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

[defensenews10may18-3] MBDA pitches new land combat missile system to Middle East customers. Defense News. 10 May 2018.

[MBDA,_Datasheet-4] Cite error: The named reference MBDA, Datasheet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Shephard-5] MBDA launches Akeron tactical missile series, Shephard.

[MBDA,_MMP-6] Cite error: The named reference MBDA, MMP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Akeron MP
French troops with an Akeron MP system (Canjuers camp, France, 2022)
Type	Anti-tank guided missile Surface-to-surface missile
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	2018 – present
Used by	See operators
Production history
Designed	2010 – 2015
Manufacturer	MBDA France
Produced	2016 – present
No. built	400 launch units and 3,000 missiles ordered for the French Armed Forces as of November 2023^[1] (total export numbers difficult to assess)
Specifications
Mass	Missile: 15 kg (33 lb), launch tube included Firing post: 11 kg (24 lb), tripod and battery included
Length	1.3 m (4.3 ft) in tactical canister
Diameter	140 mm (5.5 in)
Warhead	Tandem HEAT
Blast yield	Can penetrate 1,000 mm of RHA^[2] Can penetrate 2,000 mm of concrete

Engine	solid-fuel rocket, two-phase thrust (soft launch)
Operational range	150 m – 5 km^[3]
Guidance system	infrared homing and television guidance^[4]
Launch platform	Tripod (man-portable) Combat vehicles Naval vessels