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Milan
IOC: 1972
Total Production: 330,000
Also Known As
Milan 2 Milan 2T Milan 3
Origin France Germany
Contractor/s
MBDA
Applications
AMX-10P EE-11 Urutu Marder 1 Milan ADT VBL
Family Members
Milan ER
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Description:
Milan is a family of medium range anti-tank missiles developed by Euromissile, a joint venture between Germany and France, to be employed by two men or mounted on ground vehicles. It was introduced in 1970s as a second generation anti-tank weapon system. The weapon systems consists of Milan missile and the missile launch post. Its guidance system is based on Semi-Active Command-to-Line-Of-Sight (SACLOS) mode of operation using wire to link the missile and the launch post which provides anti-jam capability. Milan weapon system has been sold to more than 43 countries worldwide with more than 330,000 missiles and 10,000 firing units produced to date.
Milan family of missiles includes Milan 1, Milan 2, Milan 2T, Milan 3 and Milan ER. Milan 1 was deployed in the 1970s. Milan 2 features an improved launch post with a new sight system. Milan 2T introduced two tandem warhead to defeat targets protected with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA). Milan 3 was introduced in 1996 and features upgraded kill potential and enhanced anti-jamming capability as well as Milan 2T tandem warhead. France, Cyprus and two other undisclosed armies are the only operators for Milan 3 missile. Milan ER will be developed between France and India and will provide enhanced capabilities as well as a longer range.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 125 mm, Length 1,200 mm, Width 270 mm
Weights: Max Weight 11.8 kg (26 lb), Warhead 2.7 kg (6.0 lb)
Performance: Max Range 2,000 m (6,562 ft), Min Range 25 m (82 ft), Piercing in Armor 352 mm (13.86 in), Top Speed 200 mps (Mach 0.60)
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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: Friday, October 10, 2008
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