system. SAKO M85 Mistral: Naval turret with 6 Mistral missiles based on Finland SAKO 23 M85, remotely operated. Airborne system ATAM: Helicopter version used as an air-to-air weapon with 2 missiles on each module. Submarine air defence system On 26 September 2012 DCNS at the company's Le Mourillon plant announced plans to design and build a submarine canister-based air defence weapon based on the Mistral. The concept is similar to the British Submarine Launched Airflight Missile developed by Vickers in the 1970s and tested on and three boats of the . Service history Mistral missiles used by the Rwandan forces in the Second Congo War shot down a Zimbabwean Air Force BAE Hawk fighter on 23 March 1999. Two automated SADRAL launchers (re-cycled from the retiring s) and each equipped with six Mistral Mk 3 surface-to-air missiles are to be fitted to three s of the French Navy in the 2021–2023 period. The system replaced the previous Crotale SAM system in order to provide a modernized defence against sea-skimming targets. The Mistral Mk 3 carries an infrared imaging seeker and possesses advanced image processing capabilities. This allows it to engage low thermal signature targets such as: UAVs, turbojet-powered missiles and fast craft at long range, while reportedly offering resistance to countermeasures. The system is also carried on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the s and is planned for installation on the French Navy's Jacques Chevallier-class support ships. Two Sadral turrets for Mistral were also installed on the raised deck on each side of the helicopter hangar of the former s. Space for the SADRAL/Mistral system is also provided for on the French s but, as of 2021, has not been installed on those vessels. Norway sent 100 Mistral systems to Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Operators Current operators : Used as air-to-air missiles for HAL Prachand and HAL Rudra attack helicopters. : First contract consists of 406 launchers and 2,760 missiles. : Delivered by France and Norway as military aid in anticipation of and during the 2022 Russian invasion. : Used on Skjold-class corvettes Future operators Former operators (not listed among current Finland Army equipment by IISS Military Balance 2020) (not listed among current New Zealand Army equipment by IISS Military Balance 2017) See also Anza (missile) Misagh-2 Qaem FIM-92 Stinger Grom (missile) Starstreak missile 9K38 Igla RBS 70 QW-3 References External links Video of a