Family

Crotale

Towed artillery · Land · Samsung Group · France

Wikidata: 1950s surface-to-air missile system family

Operators among the 24
6
Active, across the 24
127
On order, across the 24
0
In service since
1971

Catalogue entry

First flight or launch
–
In service
1971
Retired
–
Generation
–
Unit cost (US dollars)
not published in Wikidata
Manufacturers
Samsung Group, Matra, Thales Group
Also seen as
Ground-based air defence (medium and long range)
Wikidata classes
artillery family
Identifiers
Q1141594 · factbase.org/sys/SVVSC4K891 · Wikipedia

Dates, makers and classes from Wikidata (CC0); specifications stop at what Wikipedia and the manufacturer publish.

Operators

Each of the 24 nations that holds the platform, with its active count (variants summed). A nation that holds it with no published count shows no bar.

NationActiveReserveOn orderVariants
South Korea120
France7
Saudi ArabiaheldShahine
Chinaheld
UkraineheldCrotale NG
Iranheld

Transfers

Deliveries recorded by the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, by year, to every recipient. Derived figures only; source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database.

1971: 71973: 121976: 111977: 111980: 201982: 61985: 91986: 241988: 501991: 61992: 201995: 11996: 21999: 652006: 662008: 52022: 2197119972022max 66
SIPRI-recorded deliveries of Crotale by year

Recipients: South Korea (114), Saudi Arabia (58), China (50), Finland (20), Libya (12), Pakistan (12), Egypt (12), Greece (11), South Africa (7), Iran (6), Sudan (5), United Arab Emirates (3), Chile (2), Oman (2), Ukraine (2), Bahrain (1).

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