Eryx (missile)
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Eryx is a French short-range portable semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) based wire-guided anti-tank missile (ATGM) manufactured by MBDA France and by MKEK under licence. The weapon can also be used against larger bunkers and smaller pillboxes. It also has some anti-aircraft warfare ability, to bring down low flying helicopters, due to its wire-guidance system. An agreement was reached in 1989 between the French and Canadian governments to coproduce the Eryx missile system.[2]
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Eryx | |
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Type | Anti-tank guided missile |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1994–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen |
Production history | |
Designed | 1985–1992 |
Manufacturer | MBDA France, MKEK (under license) |
Produced | From 1993 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 13.0 kg missile and container; firing post 4.5 kg |
Length | 0.905 m (2.97 ft) |
Diameter | 0.136 m (5.4 in) |
Warhead | 137 mm diameter 3.6 kg tandem HEAT (penetrating 900 mm RHA behind reactive armour,[1] or 2.5 m through concrete) |
Operational range | 50–600 m |
Maximum speed | 18 m/s (65 km/h) at launch to 245 m/s (880 km/h) at 600 m |
Guidance system | SACLOS wire |
Launch platform | Man-portable Vehicle-launched |
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It entered French service in 1994 and will be replaced by the upcoming AT4 F2.