The Bumbar is a wire-guided, man-portable, short-ranged missile system for use against ground targets.

The missile is propelled by two main rocket motor exhaust vanes located at mid body.

For example, if the missile has to move to the left, the right thrust vector vane will actuate at the correct time.

It is protected against electronic countermeasures through the "use of CCD matrix sensors, fast image-processing computer and robust tracer recognition algorithm.

[3] However MBDA has never supplied Serbia or the former Yugoslavia with technical or engineering information regarding the Eryx.