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Roland Missile System

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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.

Facts
Weapon Class
Mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system 1
Introduced Year
1977 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Connections

Operated By

Luftwaffe, Armed Forces and Units
Source Roland (missile), Wikipedia

Used In

Falklands War, Wars
Source Roland (missile), Wikipedia
Gulf War, Wars
Source Roland (missile), Wikipedia
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Roland (missile), Wikipedia
Iraq War, Wars
Source Roland (missile), Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Euromissile

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Roland Missile System
Sources
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
  • Lead section
    The test and evaluation phase took much longer than originally anticipated with the clear-weather Roland I finally entering operational service with the French Army in April 1977, while the all-weather Roland II was first fielded by the German Army in 1978 followed by the French Army in 1981.
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Iran-Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War Iraq War
  • Used In: Falklands War, Infobox: wars
    Iran-Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War Iraq War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Iran-Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War Iraq War
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Iran-Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 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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Wikidata: Roland Missile System
Wikidata Q705254, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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