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Eryx

IOC: 1993
Total Production: 52,000

Origin:France

Contractor/s: MBDA

Description: The Eryx is a short range, lightweight third generation anti-tank missile designed to be fired from confined spaces. It is a jamming resistant wire guided missile able to defeat current armored vehicles and fortified positions. The Eryx missile is able to penetrate up to 900mm of Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) or 2.5 meters of reinforced concrete thanks to its double charge warhead.

The propulsion system of the Eryx missile features direct thrust vector control. It can hit targets moving up to 15 m/s.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 136 mm, Length 905 mm

Weights: Max Weight 13 kg (28.7 lb)

Performance: Max Range 600 m (1,969 ft), Min Range 50 m (164 ft), Piercing in Armor 900 mm (35.43 in)

Applications
Eryx Eryx - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

Eryx weapon system; items: 239; transferred from France to Turkey in 2003
Items: 239

News
France Places Further Order for Eryx Anti-Tank Missiles

Operators

see operators map

Brazil

Canada

France

Turkey

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008

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