MILAN

MILAN, 2007

German Army MILAN equipped with an ADGUS combat simulator

MILAN (French: Missile d´infanterie léger antichar; English translation: Anti-Tank Light Infantry Missile) is a European anti-tank guided missile. Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972. It is a wire guided SACLOS (Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight) missile, which means the sight of the launch unit has to be aimed at the target to guide the missile. The MILAN can be equipped with a MIRA thermal sight, to give it night-firing ability.

Warhead variants

• MILAN: Single, Shaped Charge (1972)
• MILAN 2: Single, Shaped Charge (1984)
• MILAN 2T: Tandem, Shaped Charge (1993)
• MILAN 3: Tandem, Shaped Charge
• MILAN ER: Extended Range

History

MILAN is a British, French and German missile that has been license-built by the Spain and India.

Operators

• Australia - Australian Army
  • Was used by infantry and mounted on vehicles. The Australian Army withdrew the MILAN from service in the early 1990s. The ADF now fields the Javelin system.
• Brazil - Brazilian Army
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 840 Oruzane Snage BiH
• Belgium - Belgian Army infantry
• Croatia - Croatian ground army
• Cyprus - Cypriot National Guard
• Estonia - Estonian Defence Forces

• France - French Army
  • Infantry and on vehicles

• Germany - Bundeswehr: German Army, Luftwaffe, German Navy
  • Infantry and on Marder vehicles since version A2.

• Greece - Hellenic Army

• Syria - Syrian army
  • About 1000 missiles used in the anti-vehicular division

• India - Indian Army
  • Infantry and on vehicles.

• Ireland - Irish Army
  • Was used by the infantry but has since been replaced by the Raytheon Javelin.

• Iran - Iranian Army

• Iraq
  • One reportedly hit a British Challenger 2 MBT during the early stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom along with multiple Rocket Propelled Grenades. The tank survived the attack.

• Italy - Italian Army
• Kenya - Kenyan Army infantry
• Lebanon - Lebanese Army
• Libya - Libyan Army. (According to news sources, France is preparing to supply the Libyan military with MILAN anti-tank missiles.

• Mexico - Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano)
  • This antitank missile is used over Panhard VBL Scout Cars.
• Morocco - Moroccan Army (Royal Moroccan Army)
• Pakistan
• Portugal - Portuguese Army and Portuguese Marines
• Republic of China - Republic of China Marine Corps
• Singapore - Singapore Army
  • Being phased out in favor of the Israeli Spike
• South Africa - South African Army
• Spain - Spanish Army
  • Being phased out in favor of the Israeli Spike
• Turkey - Turkish Army

• United Kingdom - Royal Marines and British Army
  • Infantry and on FV103 Spartan MCT (MILAN Compact Turret) version. Over 50,000 missiles purchased so far, for use in the British Armed Forces. The MILAN was used against Argentine bunkers in the Falklands war with great success.[1] It was replaced by the Raytheon Javelin in mid 2005.

• Uruguay - Uruguayan Army

Gallery

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  Optical sight anti Tank Weapon MILAN
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  A German Army gunner aboard a Marder IFV from 5./122. Mechanized Infantry fires a MILAN wire-guided anti-tank missile
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See also

• ERYX
• Euromissile HOT
• BGM-71 TOW

External links

• Technical data sheet on the website of MBDA

• army-technology.com
• GlobalSecurity.org