The MILAN is a wire-guided anti-tank missile jointly developed by France and West Germany, its name an acronym for the French Missile d'infanterie leger antichar, or light infantry anti-tank missile, entering service in 1972 as a shoulder- or tripod-fired weapon intended to give infantry units an effective means of destroying armored vehicles at ranges of up to roughly two thousand meters. It uses a semi-automatic command to line-of-sight guidance system in which the operator simply keeps the target centered in the sight while an automatic tracker measures the missile's position via an infrared beacon on its tail and sends steering corrections down a pair of thin trailing wires, a comparatively simple and jam-resistant approach that became a common pattern for infantry anti-tank missiles of its generation. Adopted by dozens of countries' armed forces and produced in several improved versions over multiple decades, the MILAN saw combat in conflicts including the Falklands War, the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War, and though increasingly superseded by newer fire-and-forget missile designs, older MILAN systems remain in service with some forces.
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WikipediaIntroduction
Design of the MILAN began in 1962; it was ready for trials in 1971, and accepted for service in 1972.
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Adopted by dozens of countries' armed forces and produced in several improved versions over multiple decades, the MILAN saw combat in conflicts including the Falklands War, the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War, and though increasingly superseded by newer fire-and-forget missile designs, older MILAN systems remain in service with some forces
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1972-present
- Used In: South African Border War, infobox wars field: 'South African Border War'
- Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran-Iraq War'
- Used In: Falklands War, infobox wars field: 'Falklands War'
- Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
- Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
- Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
Operated By: Brazilian Army, Operators
Brazil - Brazilian Army
Operated By: Australian Army, 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 FGM-148 Javelin system.
Operated By: British Army, Operators
United Kingdom - British Army; Royal Marines - While primarily an infantry weapon, it was also used in the FV120 Spartan MCT turret. Over 50,000 missiles were purchased for use in the British Armed Forces. The MILAN was deployed against Argentine bunkers in the Falklands conflict and later against T-55s during the Persian Gulf War. It was replaced by the FGM-148 Javelin in mid-2005. Previously made under licence by British Aerospace Dynamics.
Operated By: Indian Army, Operators
India - Indian Army: 34,100 MILAN-2T bought. License produced by Bharat Dynamics in India.
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