MISTRAL ALBI is a lightweight, 360° turret, optimised for the protection
of armoured or mechanised units as well as convoys and which,
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additionally, provides crews with an excellent level of protection vehicle mounted
twin mistral missile
Mounted on armoured vehicles, MISTRAL ALBI has been designed to
carry out all the usual air defence missions such as point defence, local air defence system
area defence and, more particularly, defence of mobile units.
MISTRAL ALBI benefits from all the advantages associated with the
MISTRAL missile (Fire-and-Forget, ease of operation, unrivalled kill
probability).
The system is based on a lightweight foldable turret with 360° azimuth
coverage, manually operated by the gunner. Two missiles are mounted
on the turret, even when driving off-road. MISTRAL ALBI can be easily
integrated on nearly all types of Armoured Personal Carriers or Light
Armoured Vehicles. Six or more missiles can be carried on the vehicle,
including two on the turret.
• 2 ready-to-fire MISTRAL missiles
The system can be operated autonomously, thanks to its thermal sight • Fire and Forget
(passive sectorial surveillance) and IFF or integrated to a fire control and • Ease of operation
co-ordination system such as the MCP (MISTRAL CO-ORDINATION POST) • Can be integrated to a fire control and co-ordination system
or I-MCP (Improved Missile Control Post). such as the MCP
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MISTRAL is a man-portable, fully digital, heat-seeking missile, designed to meet the requirements of all Name
branches of the armed forces. It boasts a 96% proven success rate and higher reliability than any other • MISTRAL ALBI
existing low-level air defence missile.
Missile characteristics
MISTRAL integrates ultimate state-of-the-art technology to ensure the same effectiveness, in peacetime as • Weight: 19.7 kg
well as in wartime conditions. • Length: 1.86 m
• Diameter: 90 mm
The missile integrates a full imaging seeker enabling high resistance to IR countermeasures as well as enga- • Maximum Intercept range: 6.5 km
gement of low IR signature targets, and a large warhead of 3kg associated with a laser proximity fuze for an • Minimum intercept range: 500 m
impressive 97% kill probability).
Effectiveness
• High kill probability
• Very high speed (930 m/s and manoeuvrability (30 G)
• Effectiveness guaranteed against all types of targets, including high speed and highly manoeuvring
combat aircraft as well as helicopters
Flexibility
• Day and night
• Deployable in stand alone or in co-ordinated mode
• Qualified in severe weather conditions (- 40°C to + 71°C)
• Easy to integrate on a large range of vehicles
Ease of operation
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• Fire-and-Forget engagement mode
• Simple training with indoor simulator and in-the-field training system
