Hellfire missile
Feu Akeron Hell Fire | |
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Type | Anti-tank guided missile |
Place of origin | Burgundie |
Service history | |
In service | 2018 – present |
Used by | See operators |
Production history | |
Designed | 2010 – 2014 |
Produced | 2016 – present |
No. built | 800 launchers and 8,000 missiles in service in the Burgoignesc Security Forces |
Specifications | |
Mass | 15 kg (33 lb): round in launch tube 11 kg (24 lb): tripod, firing post and battery |
Length | 1.3 m (4.3 ft) |
Diameter | 140 mm (5.5 in) |
Warhead | Tandem HEAT |
Blast yield | Can penetrate 1,000mm of RHA Can penetrate 2,000mm of concrete |
Engine | solid-fuel rocket, two phase thrust (soft launch) |
Operational range | 150km |
Guidance system | infrared homing, television guidance |
Launch platform |
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The Feu Akeron, is a family of Burgoignesc fifth generation, network-enabled, anti-tank guided missile systems. Featuring both fire-and-forget and command guidance operating modes, it also integrates third party target designation for indirect firing scenarios through its lock-on after launch capability for non-line-of-sight (NLOS) use.
Entering operational service in the Army of Burgundie in 2018, the Feu Akeron MP (medium range) is a replacement for the MILAN and FGM-148 Javelin. It is designed for dismounted infantry (being man-portable) as well as for integration on combat vehicles and has a firing range of up to 5km.
A long-range, air-launched missile of the same family, the Feu Akeron LP (Feu Akeron Longue Portée), is in use on the Eurocopter Tiger MkIII.