The Crotale is a French, all-weather, short-range air defense missile system developed by Thomson-CSF Matra to intercept cruise or anti-ship missiles, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and low-flying high-performance aircraft. It exists in a mobile land-based version as well as several naval variants.
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Weapon ClassShort-range surface-to-air missile system 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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is a French, all-weather, SHORAD surface-to-air missile system developed to intercept airborne ranged weapons and aircraft
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Early 1970s
Used In: South African Border War, Infobox: wars
Chadian-Libyan conflict South African Border War Russian invasion of Ukraine
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However, the achievements of the system impressed the French Armed Forces, who purchased the system both for the air force and for the navy.
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