MILAN

Also known as Milan missile, Light Anti-Tank Infantry Missile, Aerospatiale MILAN, Euromissile MILAN, MBB MILAN, Milan Tanksavarı, MILAN ATGM

MILAN (French for '''Missile d'Infanterie Léger Antichar''', "Lightweight Infantry Anti-tank Missile"; German for kite raptor or Milvus) 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.

Key facts

Weapon.number: 350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers
Weapon.is_missile: yes
Weapon.image: Tag der Bundeswehr Jagel 2019 HJL 13 noBG.png
Weapon.image_size: 200
Weapon.caption: MILAN missile launcher with tripod.
Weapon.name: MILAN
Weapon.type: Anti-tank missile
Weapon.origin: France, West Germany
Weapon.wars: <!--
Weapon.era: Cold War, modern PARAMETER UNSUPPORTED -->
Weapon.launch_platform: Individual, vehicle <!--
Weapon.target: Vehicle, fortification PARAMETER UNSUPPORTED -->
Weapon.manufacturer: MBDAAlso produced under license by:Bharat Dynamics (India)BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)
Weapon.design_date: 1970s
Weapon.production_date: 1971
Weapon.service: 1972–present
Weapon.used_by: See operators
Weapon.spec_label: MILAN 3

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Wikidata facts

Diameter: 115
Image: Milan 501607 fh000004.jpg
Length: 1200

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service entry: 1972-01-01
total produced: 350000
Commons category: MILAN (Anti-tank weapon)
Commons gallery: MILAN (Anti-tank weapon)

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Background
Variants
Combat use
Afghanistan
Chadian–Libyan conflict
Falklands War
Gulf War
Iraq
Syria
South Africa
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Operators
Current operators
Former operators
See also
References
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"Milan" is also a common name in French and German to designate a kite bird, thus falling in line with the Federal Defence naming convention to often use animal names as designators for high-value weapon systems.