BALS
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| BALS | |
|---|---|
| Type | Short-range ballistic missile |
| Place of origin |  Sieuxerr |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1998-Present |
| Used by | Sieuxerr |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Aérospatiale-Matra |
| Designed | 1984-1998 |
| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale-Matra |
| Produced | 1998 |
| No. built | 456 launchers, over 2,500 missiles |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2,000 kg |
| Length | 8 m |
| Diameter | 0.53 mm |
| Warhead | 200 kt nuclear warhead 500 kg HE conventional warhead |
| Engine | Single-stage |
| Wingspan | 550 mm |
| Propellant | Solid fuel |
Operational range | 550 km |
| Speed | 8,000 km/h |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance system Digital terminal guidance (GPS) TV digital scene matching |
Launch platform | Launch trailer, two missiles per launcher. |
The Missile BALiStique Tactique system is a ballistic missile designed by Sieuxerr. It is to be used a tactical ballistic missile, capable of delivering nuclear and conventional munitions. Its design, testing and fielding took over a decade, starting development in the 1980s and finally ending in the late 1990s.