PARS 3 LR

The PARS 3 LR will be able to be fired in salvos of up to four in eight seconds. The missile can be applied in direct attack or top-attack modes.

• Is Missile — yes • Name — PARS 3 long-range • Type — Air-to-surface missile Air-to-air missile Surface-to-surface missile Anti-tank guided missile • Origin — Germany • Launch Platform — Helicopter • Manufacturer — Parsys GmbH, MBDA Deutschland GmbH, Diehl BGT Defence, • Design Date — 1988–2011 • Unit Cost — €600,000 • Production Date — 2012–present • Diameter — 159 mm • Length — 1,600 mm • Weight — 49 kg • Speed — 1044 km/h • Vehicle Range — up to 8 km[3] • Filling — 9 kg (19.84 lb) tandem HEAT 1,000+ mm RHA penetration after ERA from TDW • Detonation — impact • Engine — solid fuel rocket • Guidance — Target acquisition: passive IR and television CCD sensors in a mast mounted on launching helicopter Missile guidance: passive IR CCD sensors in the missile • Variants — see text

• Illustration — German Army Eurocopter Tiger armed with the PARS 3 • Illustration — Field trials of the now-cancelled TRIGAT-MR crew-served anti-tank weapon system The program was initiated by Germany, France and the United Kingdom. After the UK withdrew, only Germany and France remained. The manufacturer is Parsys GmbH, a joint venture between MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Diehl BGT Defence. A lighter, medium-range and man-portable version called Trigat-MR (MR for medium range) was also planned; it was later cancelled. The project evolved into the proposed Trigan system, which is based on the MILAN 3 firing posts and the Trigat-MR missile. France withdrew from the program in 2004. On 30 June 2006, Germany ordered 680 PARS 3 LR missiles for 380 million. Deliveries began in 2012. Indonesia also ordered 700 PARS 3 LR missiles for 420 million. Deliveries began in 2018.

What the record establishes about PARS 3 LR. PARS 3 LR is classified as an anti-tank missile or air-to-surface missile. Associated with Germany.