Mosquito (missile)

The Mosquito was an Italian wire-guided anti-tank missile developed by the Swiss firm Contraves AG in close cooperation with the German firm of Bölkow, and produced by its Italian subsidiary Contraves Italiana SpA.

It entered service with the Italian Army in 1961 and Indonesian armed forces.

The missile is transported in a cuboid container that also acts as a launcher.

It is steered in flight by vibrating spoilers in the wings, and spins for additional stabilization, with a pyrotechnically spun gyroscope providing stabilization.

Some Mosquito missiles are on display at the Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full.