The second missile system is the AMX-30R surface-to-air missile launching system, which began development in 1974. Five vehicles of a pre-series were completed by 1977 and then evaluated, prompting the order of 183 vehicles that same year.

Roland 1 – The initial fair-weather, daylight-only, version used by the French and Spanish armies on the AMX-30R chassis with entry into service in 1976. Roland 1 can also fire the Roland 2 and Roland 3 missiles.

Main Battle Tank - France. 3571 built 1965-88. Designed at the same time that the German Leopard, the AMX-30 was France\'s attempt to provide its armoured forces with a potent second generation main battle tank, and the first French medium tank built since the late 1950s.

The AMX-30 Roland was from 1977 until 2006 the main French SPAAML, based on the chassis of the APX-30 and given the all-weather short range Roland missile.

AMX-30R Roland surface-to-air missile system – Like the AMX-30DCA the vehicle had a specialised turret which housed the radar detection system (16km range) both missile launching tubes and an automatic loader which loaded missiles from the 8 stored in the turret. 183 vehicles were ordered for the French Army in 1977.

The French AMX-30R Roland is a Roland SAM launcher mounted on a French AMX-30 Tank hull & can engage aircraft at 5,500m. Its in/been service with 6 nations.

AMX-30R. Former French army AMX-30R on display in a museum with launcher and radar in firing configuration. Source: Rama - © CC BY-SA 2.0

The Venezuelan AMX-30 is modernized with a new fire-control system that has a laser rangefinder, weapon stabilization system, and sensors for wind, temperature, and humidity. A new diesel engine with fully-automatic transmission increases …

The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by GIAT, first delivered to the French Army in 1966. The first five tanks were issued to the 501st Régiment de Chars de Combat (Tank Regiment) in August of that year. The production version of the AMX-30 …

The AMX-30 is the first variant of the AMX-30 main battle tank family. It was designed by Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux (AMX, later GIAT) and first handed to the French Army in August 1966.