The Roland is a Franco-German mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system. The Roland was also purchased by the U.S. Army as one of very few foreign SAM systems.
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White Sands Missile Range Museum Roland display
Abortive U.S. Army version of Roland, mounted on its purpose-designed XM975 vehicle (single prototype built, the production vehicle if the program had proceeded would have been designated as the M975).
A Roland 2 missile system on the Marder 1 tracked chassis seen under camouflage netting during exercise in 1985.
The Crotale is a French, all-weather, SHORAD surface-to-air missile system developed to intercept airborne ranged weapons and aircraft, from cruise or anti-ship missiles to helicopters, UAVs or low-fl
Roland (missile)
…positions can be automatically reloaded. In addition to the original Roland missile Roland M3S could use the Roland 3 missile, or the VT1 missile of the Crotale missile system. Additionally the upper launch containers could be replaced by 2 pairs of launchers for the Mistral missile or the standard Roland missile…
Crotale NG at the Paris Air Show, 2007
Crotale missile launchers of the French Air Force.
Crotale R440 launchers aboard the frigate Tourville
Stealth casing of the La Fayette-class frigate Surcouf.