The Bundeswehr has adopted another modernized version of the Wiesel light tracked Armoured Weapons Carrier, adapted to fire Israeli Spike anti-tank guided missiles, which are produced in Germany under license and are called MELLS.
The process of replacing the TOW ATGM on the Wiesel-1 ATM with Spike ATGM has begun. In Germany, this ATGM is called MELLS (Mehrrollenfähiges Leichtes Lenkflugkörper-System - Multipurpose Light Missile System}. In mid-December 2022, the first firing of the new ATGM with Wiesel 1 was carried out.
Wiesel, adapted for MELLS missiles, are a serious reinforcement of the anti-tank defense of the Bundeswehr. After all, one of the main advantages of Israeli ATGMs is that they can be used in the “fire and forget” mode.
According to data from the German manufacturer that produces the aforementioned missiles, the MELLS ATGM is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 4 km.
