These A/A missile vehicles combined the chassis of the M548 cargo carrier with the Rapier missile system to provide a mobile A/A system rather than the fixed towed system that was used in the Falklands in 1982.

The vehicle was developed for the Shah of Iran but after the revolution there they were taken over by the British Army  in 1983 and used until the 90’s when it was replaced by the Starstreak on the CVRT Stormer chassis.