Missile Moyenne Portée — a fifth-generation anti-tank guided missile replacing Milan and Javelin in French service. Features a dual-mode seeker combining infrared imaging and visible-band TV with man-in-the-loop fibre-optic datalink, enabling precision engagement of targets behind cover, in urban environments, and with minimized collateral damage. Fire-and-forget and fire-and-update modes available. Range of 50 m to 4,000+ km with tandem HEAT warhead defeating all current ERA-equipped armour. Weighs 15 kg (missile). Integrated on Jaguar EBRC vehicles, dismounted tripod, and being integrated on Tiger helicopter. Combat-proven in Mali and provided to Ukraine.
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- LOAL — fire from cover, guide after launch
- IIR seeker works in smoke and obscurants
- Dual-effect warhead for armored and bunker targets
- Man-portable 15kg system
- Replaces Milan in French service
- 4km range modest vs Spike-ER2 (8km)
- No top-attack mode in base version
- French supply chain dependency
- Cost per shot high vs older ATGM systems
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