Crotale

Key specs

Type: Air defence system
Origin: France
Manufacturer: Thales Group, Samsung Group
Entered service: 1971
Production start: 1970
Status: Retired

Overview

Crotale is an air defence system from France, made by Thales Group and Samsung Group. It entered service in 1971; production began in 1970. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 15 km and 9 km altitude. It is used or was used by France, Egypt, Finland, Greece and 12 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Armament

Maximum range of fire: 9 km
Engagement range: 15 km
Engagement altitude: 9,000 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: Lens 3 solid-fuel boost-glide (R.440)

Variants

Crotale1971HQ-71988

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Operators

Sources

Wikidata: Q1141594, Wikidata
Wikipedia (fr): Crotale (missile), Wikipedia
Wikipedia: Crotale (missile), Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.