MILAN Anti-Tank Light Infantry Missile

MILAN (French: Missile d´infanterie léger antichar; English: Anti-Tank Light Infantry Missile, "milan(e)" is French for "kite") is a Europeananti-tank guided missile. 

Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972. 

It is awire guided SACLOS (Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight) missile, which means the sight of the launch unit has to be aimed at the target to guide the missile. 

The MILAN can be equipped with a MIRA thermal sight, or MILIS to give it night-firing ability.