The Roland is a Franco-German mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile system and one of the few foreign-built surface-to-air missile systems the United States Army has purchased for its own use.
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Weapon ClassMobile short-range surface-to-air missile system 1 Introduced Year Classification
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- Also in Business Atlas: Euromissile, manufactured by there.
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1. Roland (missile), Wikipedia
Lead paragraph, first sentence
The Roland is a Franco-German mobile short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
Development section
the clear-weather Roland I finally entering operational service with the French Army in April 1977
service-status
service = 1977-present
Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Iran-Iraq War
Used In: Falklands War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Falklands War
Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
Operated By: Luftwaffe, Wikipedia article text
The Luftwaffe acquired 10 truck-mounted versions, similar to Roland CAROL, with integration into the Heeres Flugabwehr Aufklärungs-und Führungssystem (HFLaAFüSys) air-defence command and control system.
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