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Anti-tank weapons1972–present
Anti-tank missile
MILAN is a anti-tank missile originating in France, West Germany. It was built by MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom). Reported operators include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kurdistan, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, North Macedonia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Portugal, PKK, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Syria, YPG, Islamic State, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Yemen.
France, West GermanyMILAN missile round — licensed photograph
Rama · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Source ↗ · ModifiedAnti-tank missile
France, West Germany
1972–present
See operators
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
1970s
MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)
£7,500 (1984)
1971
350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers
See variants
16.4 kg
1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
115 mm (4.5 in)
260 mm (10 in)
Single or tandem HEAT
contact
solid-fuel rocket
200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)
200 m/s (660 ft/s)
SACLOS wire
Jet deflector
Individual, vehicle
Afghanistan
Algeria
Bahrain
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Cyprus
Egypt
France
Gabon
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Kurdistan
Italy
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
North Macedonia
Mauritania
Mexico
Morocco
Oman
Portugal
PKK
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Singapore
South Africa
Syria
YPG
Islamic State
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
MILAN equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Bahrain
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Cyprus
Ecuador
EgyptNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Anti tank systems". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
France
Gabon
Germany
GreeceReported count for MILAN I/II. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 400. Origin: France West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Italy
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Mexico
Morocco
North Macedonia
Northern Cyprus
Oman
Pakistan
Portugal
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Singapore
South Africa
Syria
Tunisia
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
UruguayReported count for MILAN. Service scope: Uruguayan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 438. Origin: France Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
YemenAfghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kurdistan, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, North Macedonia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Portugal, PKK, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Syria, YPG, Islamic State, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Yemen
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