API LAS

摘要

Description. The APILAS (Armor Piercing Infantry Light Armament System) is a man-portable anti-armor weapon. Sponsor. The prime contractor initially pursued the program as a private venture. The French Ministry of Defense, through the French Army, sponsored further development and French Army procurement of the APILAS. Status. Development through serial production. Total Produced. Through 2010, we estimate the prime contractor produced 142,393 APILAS munitions. Application. A lightweight, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-armor weapon system optimized for use by infantrymen. APILAS fills the French Army's 300- to 600-meter (328.08- to 656.16-yd) range requirement for the Anti-Char Courte Portee (short-range anti-tank weapon). Price Range. In the French Army's initial 1984 procurement contract, the APILAS carried a unit price of $2,400. In 2011 U.S. dollars, the APILAS reportedly maintains a unit price of $6,062.