Mistral, formally the Missile Transportable Anti-aerien Léger, is a French short-range air defense missile family using infrared homing, manufactured by MBDA France, previously Matra Defense and Matra BAe Dynamics. Development of the portable SATCP system began in 1974, and the first version, Mistral 1, entered service in 1990, followed by Mistral 2 in 1998 and Mistral 3 in 2013. It is built as a man-portable and vehicle-mounted very short range air defense weapon, with a variant adapted for air-to-air use as well.
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Weapon ClassShort-range air defense missile 1 Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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The first version of the system was introduced in 1990 (Mistral 1), the second in 1998 (Mistral 2), and the third in 2013 (Mistral 3).
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1990-present
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The Missile Transportable Anti-aérien Léger (English: Transportable lightweight anti-air missile), commonly called Mistral, is a family of French infrared homing multipurpose short range air defense system manufactured by MBDA France (formerly by Matra Défense and then Matra BAe Dynamics).
Used In: Second Congo War, Infobox: wars
Second Congo War Russian invasion of Ukraine
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WikidataWikidata Q54225 (P729 service entry): 1988Quote, Wikidata Q54225 (P729 service entry): 1988
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1988.
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