History
Vigilant was a private development begun in 1956 by the Vickers-Armstrongs Guided Weapons Department at Brooklands, Surrey for the anti-tank role in the British Army, the name being formed from VIsually Guided Infantry Light ANti-Tank missile. Vigilant was wire-guided and optically tracked, like its successor Swingfire. As well as infantry use, it could be mounted on vehicles such as the Ferret armoured car and Land Rovers. Vigilant had a short service life: Swingfire started to replace Vigilant from 1966 onwards.
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