Manufacturer catalog

Euromissile

Euromissile was a Franco-German missile consortium formed to develop European anti-tank and air-defense systems, best known in this catalog through MILAN and related legacy missile programs.

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Euromissile emerged as a Franco-German cooperative missile arrangement in the 1970s, built around Aérospatiale and MBB and rooted in earlier joint development work on MILAN, HOT, and Roland. Historical references describe it as a shared industrial answer to European missile requirements rather than a standalone national prime.

For this catalog, Euromissile matters because the catalog's MILAN entry carries the builder facet, and the company's missile line continues into MBDA's broader European weapon-systems history.

Anti-tank guided missilesSurface-to-air missilesMissile system developmentEuropean defense joint ventures

Notable Systems

MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons

MILAN

Man-portable anti-tank guided missile

Britannica identifies MILAN as one of Euromissile's successful guided missile systems and a defining product of the consortium's anti-tank line.

Sources: Britannica EADS history, MBDA history
HOT anti-tank guided missile, Anti-tank guided missile, Munitions

HOT

Anti-tank guided missile

Britannica identifies HOT as another successful Euromissile missile system, reflecting the consortium's heavier anti-tank program.

Sources: Britannica EADS history, MBDA history

Roland

Britannica identifies Roland as a Euromissile system, showing the consortium's parallel surface-to-air missile work.

Sources: Britannica EADS history, MBDA history

Manufacturer History

  1. Franco-German missile development begins

    MBDA's history page describes 1964 Franco-German development contracts for MILAN, HOT, and Roland, establishing the cooperation that led into Euromissile.

    Sources: MBDA history

  2. Euromissile cooperative arrangement takes shape

    European defence-history references describe Euromissile as a cooperative arrangement involving Aérospatiale and MBB dating back to 1972.

    Sources: EUISS paper on European defence cooperation, Britannica EADS history

  3. Missile business consolidates into MBDA

    MBDA's modern company history frames the consolidation of Europe's missile businesses as the successor environment for heritage programs such as Euromissile's MILAN line.

    Sources: MBDA history, MBDA products

Predecessors
AérospatialeMBB
Successors
MBDA
Website links
MBDA official websiteMBDA historyMBDA products

Euromissile is a historical consortium rather than a surviving standalone company, so the profile relies on modern MBDA history material and established reference sources. No reliable headquarters listing for the defunct consortium was found, so headquarters fields are omitted.

Manufacturer Sources

  • EUISS paper on European defence cooperationPublisher: EU Institute for Security Studies | Note: Supports Euromissile's 1972 cooperative-arrangement context involving Aérospatiale and MBB and the broader European missile-cooperation background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA historyPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the 1964 Franco-German MILAN, HOT, and Roland development contracts and the historical consolidation path that carries Euromissile's missile work forward. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Britannica EADS historyPublisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica | Note: Supports Euromissile as the developer of MILAN, HOT, and Roland and the firm's place in the later European missile-industry lineage. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MBDA productsPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the modern battlefield and anti-tank product context that helps explain how Euromissile's heritage lives on in MBDA's current missile portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MILAN-VBLA on Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and public-domain licensing for the Euromissile MILAN launcher photo used on the profile; the file page identifies the launcher as Euromissile MILAN on a French VBL. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict, 1982 Falklands War +5 moreMILANMan-portable anti-tank guided missileBuilt in: France / GermanyMILAN is a Franco-German, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile built around a reusable launch post and disposable missile round. Designed for infantry anti-armor teams, the SACLOS system requires the operator to keep the sight on target while guidance commands travel through a wire link. Its long service record spans Cold War export use, truck-mounted Chadian firepower in 1987, German-supplied Peshmerga launchers in Iraq, Islamic State use documented at Kobane, and French deliveries to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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