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Roland (missile)
Aerospatiale / MBDA · Surface-to-Air · France · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Roland is a Franco-German mobile short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. The Roland was also purchased by the U.S. Army as one of very few foreign SAM systems.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- SAM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- France
- Manufacturer
- Aerospatiale / MBDA
- Operator
- Germany/France/export
- Primary Role
- Surface-to-Air
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1977
- Produced
- 6000
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- SNPE Rouquin solid-fuel rocket
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Ground/Sea-launched
- Length (ft)
- 7.9
- Wingspan (ft)
- 2.1
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 72
- MTOW (lb)
- 148
- Payload (lb)
- 13
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 17000
- Range (mi)
- 4
- Max Speed (mph)
- 1227
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 1.6
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation