PARIS, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- European missile maker MBDA has been contracted by the French defense procurement agency for work on a replacement for the Milan wire-guided anti-tank missile.
The new missile, the Missile Moyenne Portee -- Medium-Range Missile -- is for use against stationary and mobile ground targets, including vehicles and personnel, at distances up to 2,700 yards. It can be fired from enclosed spaces and has a fire-and-forget capability.
Under the award from DGA, MBDA will be responsible for the risk-reduction phase of the missile's development.
The terms and monetary value of the contract from DGA weren't disclosed.
The MMP is expected to replace the Milan wire-guided anti-tank missile, which has been operational since 1974. It weighs about 15 pounds and an export "success" for MBDA, which has headquarters in France.
"The Milan missile is a major export success and the MMP program will allow French and European industry to continue offering its customers a complete family of high-performance missile systems," DGA said.
