The AAML system is a light man portable anti-armour system. It consists of a launcher, guidance system , and missile pod. The standard infantry version weights 30 kg together, allowing the system to be carried by a crew of two soldiers in two dedicated backpacks. One soldier carries the launcher and the tripod and another soldier carries up to two missiles pods.
Primary function: Guided missile weapon system
Guidance - Fire-and-Forget or Fire, Observe and Update via a fiber optic cable.
Missile seeker: Imaging Infrared (IIR) or Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Launcher, with tripod: 10 kg
Missile Guidance Set: 5 kg
Missile Pod: 15 kg
Unit Cost: $130,000
Several varieties of the missile are available, all of which can be launched from the same launcher. The important variations are listed below:
Standard
Maximum effective range: 2500 meters
Armor penetration: 1000+ mm
Time of flight to maximum effective range: 12 seconds
Weight:
Diameter: 159 mm
Length: 121.9 cm
Missile Pod: 15 kg
Unit Cost: $75,000
Long Range
Maximum effective range: 4250 meters
Armor penetration: 1000+ mm
Time of flight to maximum effective range: 20 seconds
Weight:
Diameter: 159 mm
Length: 135.6 cm
Missile Pod: 19 kg
Unit Cost: $85,000
Free Flight Unguided
Maximum effective range: 3000 meters
Armor penetration: 600+ mm
Time of flight to maximum effective range: 20 seconds
Weight:
Diameter: 159 mm
Length: 136 cm
Missile Pod: 13 kg
Unit Cost: $10,000
The Free Flight version comes in a variety of warheads, including HE, HEAT, HESH, White Phosphorous, Flechette, Illumination, High-Explosive Multipurpose Submunition, and Smoke.
Aerial/Vehicular
Maximum effective range: 6000 meters
Armor penetration: 1000+ mm
Time of flight to maximum effective range: 25 seconds
Diameter: 159 mm
Length: 142 cm
Missile Pod: 25 kg
Unit Cost: $105,000
