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MILAN
MILAN missile launcher with tripod.
Type
Anti-tank missile
Place of origin
France, West Germany
Service history
In service
1972–present
Used by
See operators
Wars
South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War[1] Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne[2] Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict[3] Operation Sangaris[4] War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designed
1970s
Manufacturer
MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)
Unit cost
£7,500 (1984)[5]
Produced
1972
No. built
350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers
Variants
See variants
Specifications (MILAN 3)
Mass
16.4 kg[6]
Length
1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Diameter
0.115 m (4.5 in)
Wingspan
0.26 m (10 in)
Warhead
Single or tandem HEAT
Detonation mechanism
contact
Engine
solid-fuel rocket
Operational range
200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)
Maximum speed
200 m/s (660 ft/s)
Guidance system
SACLOS wire
Steering system
Jet deflector
Launch platform
Individual, vehicle
Missile d'Infanterie Léger Antichar (French for "Lightweight Infantry Anti-tank Missile") or MILAN is a Franco-West German anti-tank guided missile system. Design of the MILAN began in 1962; it was ready for trials in 1971, and accepted for service in 1972. It is a wire-guided semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) missile, which means the sight of the launch unit must be aimed at a target to guide the missile. The MILAN can be equipped with a MIRA or MILIS thermal sight to give it night-firing ability.
"Milan" is also a common name in French and German to designate a kite bird.
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^Hofnung, Thomas (3 July 2006). "Soldats tués à Bouaké : la France a laissé faire". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^Capdeville, Thibault (Spring 2014). "Infantry units fires during OP Serval" (PDF). Fantassins. No. 32. pp. 55–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^"RCA: violent accrochage entre Sangaris et des rebelles à Boguila". Radio France Internationale (in French). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^"Written Answers Defence: Weapons and Equipment (Costs)", Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), vol. 63, column 453W, 10 July 1984, archived from the original on 17 June 2016, retrieved 21 May 2016
^"Milan". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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