Amogha missile vs MILAN: Specs Compared

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Amogha missile

AAnti-tank weapons

Amogha missile

Anti-tank guided missile

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

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MILAN missile round — licensed equipment photograph

BAnti-tank weapons

MILAN

Anti-tank missile

Credit

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First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 67 rows sourced on both sides

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1.2m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)^[source]

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260mm

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

0.26 m

Wingspan

Single source

260 mm (10 in)^[source]

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115mm

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.115 m

Diameter

Single source

115 mm (4.5 in)^[source]

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16.4kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

16.4 kg

Mass

Single source

16.4 kg^[source]

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720km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

720 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

200 m/s (660 ft/s)^[source]

2.5–2.8kmOperational; Amogha-I

3kmOperational; MILAN ER

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.5–2.8 km

Operational; Amogha-I

Single source

0.2 km

Operational; Amogha-III · source measurement 2

Single source

2.5 km

Operational; Amogha-III · source measurement 3

Single source

Amogha-I: 2.5-2.8 km Amogha-III: 200m–2.5 km^[source]

3 km

Operational; MILAN ER

Single source

0.2–2 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Amogha missile and MILAN configuration
Specification	Amogha missile	MILAN
Type	Anti-tank guided missile^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	India^[source]	France, West Germany^[source]
In service	2016 (proposed)^[source]	1972–present^[source]
Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]	MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)^[source]
Warhead	Tandem-charge HEAT^[source]	Single or tandem HEAT^[source]
Blast yield	Penetration: 650mm of ERA^[source]	—
Guidance system	Amogha-I: Semi-automatic command to line of sight Amogha-II: Semi-automatic command to line of sight Amogha-III: Imaging infrared (IIR) + Electro-optical (EO)^[source]	SACLOS wire^[source]
Used by	—	See operators^[source]
Wars	—	South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict Operation Sangaris War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Designed	—	1970s^[source]
Unit cost	—	£7,500 (1984)^[source]
Produced	—	1971^[source]
No. built	—	350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers^[source]
Variants	—	See variants^[source]
Detonation mechanism	—	contact^[source]
Engine	—	solid-fuel rocket^[source]
Steering system	—	Jet deflector^[source]
Launch platform	—	Individual, vehicle^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Botswana Reported operator · Burundi Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · France Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kurdistan Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · North Macedonia Reported operator · Mauritania Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · PKK Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · South Africa Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · YPG Reported operator · Islamic State Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Uruguay Reported operator · Yemen

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Amogha missile

MILAN

Type

Anti-tank guided missile^[source]

Anti-tank missile^[source]

Place of origin

India^[source]

France, West Germany^[source]

In service

2016 (proposed)^[source]

1972–present^[source]

Manufacturer

Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]

MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)^[source]

Warhead

Tandem-charge HEAT^[source]

Single or tandem HEAT^[source]

Blast yield

Penetration: 650mm of ERA^[source]

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Guidance system

Amogha-I: Semi-automatic command to line of sight Amogha-II: Semi-automatic command to line of sight Amogha-III: Imaging infrared (IIR) + Electro-optical (EO)^[source]

SACLOS wire^[source]

Used by

—

See operators^[source]

Wars

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South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict Operation Sangaris War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designed

—

1970s^[source]

Unit cost

—

£7,500 (1984)^[source]

Produced

—

1971^[source]

No. built

—

350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers^[source]

Variants

—

See variants^[source]

Detonation mechanism

—

contact^[source]

Engine

—

solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Steering system

—

Jet deflector^[source]

Launch platform

—

Individual, vehicle^[source]

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Burundi
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kurdistan
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · North Macedonia
Reported operator · Mauritania
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · PKK
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · South Africa
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · YPG
Reported operator · Islamic State
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Uruguay
Reported operator · Yemen