MILAN vs Swingfire: Specs Compared

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MILAN missile round — licensed equipment photograph

AAnti-tank weapons

MILAN

Anti-tank missile

Credit

Rama · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Source ↗ · Modified

BAnti-tank weapons

Swingfire

Anti-tank missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

MILANLength

1.2 m

Length source ↗

SwingfireLength

1.07 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

MILANlarger figure on 2 of 6

Length+12%
Speed+8%

Measured figures

Head to head

23 of 70 rows sourced on both sides

1.2m

1.07m

Length+12%

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

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

1.07 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

MILAN and Swingfire configuration
Specification	MILAN	Swingfire
Type	Anti-tank missile^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	France, West Germany^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
In service	1972–present^[source]	—
Used by	See operators^[source]	See text^[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

Designed	1970s^[source]	—

Manufacturer	MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)^[source]	Fairey Aviation Company, British Aircraft Corporation^[source]

Unit cost	£7,500 (1984)^[source]	£7,600 (1984)^[source]

Produced	1971^[source]	1966-1993^[source]

No. built	350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers^[source]	46,650^[source]

Variants	See variants^[source]	—

Warhead	Single or tandem HEAT^[source]	7 kg HEAT^[source]

Detonation mechanism	contact^[source]	Impact^[source]

Engine	solid-fuel rocket^[source]	Solid rocket motor^[source]

Guidance system	SACLOS wire^[source]	Wire, MCLOS/SACLOS^[source]

Steering system	Jet deflector^[source]	Thrust Vector Control^[source]

Launch platform	Individual, vehicle^[source]	Vehicle^[source]

Flight ceiling	—	n/a^[source]

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