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Measured figures
Length
Single source1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)[source]
Spike ER
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MILAN | Spike (missile) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France, West Germany[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1972–present[source] | 1981–present (Spike NLOS) 1997–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators (41 countries ordered it )[source] |
Spike MR/LR
Single sourceSpike MR/LR : 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in) Spike ER : 1,670 mm (5 ft 6 in)[source]
Mass
Single source16.4 kg[source]
Battery
Single sourceCommand & Launch Unit
Single sourceLauncher
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 4
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 9
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round
Single sourceThermal Sight Spike SR : Missile Round
Single sourceTripod
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round: 34 kg (75 lb) Launcher: 55 kg (121 lb) Launcher + 4 Missiles: 187 kg (412 lb) Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round: 14 kg (31 lb) Command & Launch Unit: 5 kg (11 lb) Tripod: 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) Battery: 1 kg (2.2 lb) Thermal Sight: 4 kg (8.8 lb) Spike SR : Missile Round: 9.6 kg (21 lb)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source200 m/s (660 ft/s)[source]
Operational; MILAN ER
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)[source]
Effective; Air
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | 1982 Lebanon War Second Intifada Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Afghanistan War 2008 Gaza War 2014 Gaza War 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2023 Gaza War Twelve-Day War 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | Late 1970s (Spike NLOS)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & EUROSPIKE GmbH Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Diehl Defence Rheinmetall Defence Electronics ST Engineering (Singapore)[source] |
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| Unit cost | £7,500 (1984)[source] | $249,966 (US Army Spike NLOS, 2022), $140,000 (German Spike LR, 2017)[source] |
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| Produced | 1971[source] | Spike NLOS : Since early 1980s Spike MR/LR/ER : Since 1997 Spike SR : Since 2012[source] |
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| No. built | 350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers[source] | 40,000 (2023) (7,000 fired)[source] |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Warhead | Single or tandem HEAT[source] | HEAT Tandem-charge[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | contact[source] | Piezoelectric trigger[source] |
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| Engine | solid-fuel rocket[source] | Solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS wire[source] | Target Acquisition : Infrared seeker CCD Missile Guidance: IIR homing CCD CCD + IIR[source] |
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| Steering system | Jet deflector[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Individual, vehicle[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Ready to launch: 30 s Time to reload: 15 s[source] |
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| Sights | — | 10× Optical sight[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Effective; Spike ER 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER 2 Spike NLOS : Land
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike MR
Single sourceEffective; Spike SR
Single sourceSpike SR : 50–1,500 m (55–1,640 yd) Spike MR : 200–2,500 m (220–2,730 yd) Spike LR : 200–4,000 m (220–4,370 yd) Spike LR 2 : 200–5,500 m (220–6,010 yd) Spike ER : 400–8,000 m (440–8,750 yd) Spike ER 2 : 400–10,000 m (440–10,940 yd) Spike NLOS : Land: 600–32,000 m (660–35,000 yd) Air: 600–50,000 m (660–54,680 yd)[source]