Mistral ATLAS and ALBI

ATLAS

ATLAS has been designed to offer mobility, flexibility, high fire-power and autonomy to Mistral Air Defence units. Atlas is a twin-launcher, fitted with two ready-to-fire missiles. It can be either installed on a wide range of high mobility vehicles (Hummer, UNIMOG, PINZGAUER, etc.) or made available in a pedestal version. It takes less than five seconds to make the system operational and two missiles can be fired in less than five seconds.

ALBI

MBDA has developed ALBI for the defence of armoured and mechanised units. ALBI incorporates a twin-launcher turret that can be mounted on light armoured vehicles. It combines the mobility and protection provided by the vehicle with the specific effectiveness and short reaction time of the Mistral missile. The system can be operated and set up very easily by a single gunner and can engage a target within seconds of the vehicle stopping. Two missiles can be fired successively in less than five seconds.

Both launchers are fitted with a 4th generation IR thermal sight which allows for detection of aerial targets at ranges in excess of 10km, and an autonomous, state-of-the-art Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) device. They may be co-ordinated with a MISTRAL Co-ordination Post (MCP).

The Mistral missile also features in the Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV), developed by MBDA in cooperation with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics (RDE) of Germany. This system has been designed to meet emerging requirements for a highly mobile weapon system which can be adapted for different missions, especially air defence (with Mistral) and anti-armour or anti-bunker operations (with Milan).


Programme status

Mistral, in its land, naval and airborne applications, has been selected by 40 armed forces of 27 countries.