BALS

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BALS
TypeShort-range ballistic missile
Place of origin Sieuxerr
Service history
In service1998-Present
Used by Sieuxerr
Production history
DesignerAérospatiale-Matra
Designed1984-1998
ManufacturerAérospatiale-Matra
Produced1998
No. built456 launchers, over 2,500 missiles
Specifications
Weight2,000 kg
Length8 m
Diameter0.53 mm
Warhead200 kt nuclear warhead
500 kg HE conventional warhead

EngineSingle-stage
Wingspan550 mm
PropellantSolid fuel
Operational
range
550 km
Speed8,000 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.