2026 for January 1970

RBS-15 Missile

January 16, 2026

RBS-15 Missile Latest News

Swedish aerospace and defence company, Saab, has showcased the capabilities of its RBS-15 missile to destroy the components of the Russian S-400 system.

About RBS-15 Missile

The RBS-15 (Robotsystem 15) is a fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile with land attack capability.
The missile was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics.

RBS-15 Missile Features

It has a length of 4.35 m, a fuselage diameter of 0.5 m, and a wingspan of 1.4 m.
The launch and in-flight weights of the missile are 800 kg and 650 kg, respectively.
It can hit targets up to 200 km, moving at a subsonic speed of Mach 0.9.
Warhead: 200 kg high-explosive (HE) blast and pre-fragmented warhead.
It is a low sea-skimming missile performing unpredictable evasive manoeuvres.
The RBS15 guidance and control system includes an inertial navigation system and a GPS receiver, a radar altimeter, and a Ku-band radar target seeker.
The missile features a low radar cross section and IR signature.
It has sophisticated target discrimination and selection capabilities.
It is extremely resistant to chaff, active jammers, decoys, and other electronic countermeasures (ECM).
The missile engagement planning system (MEPS) provides an advanced user interface for generating plans for different scenarios.

Source: WEEK

RBS-15 Missile FAQs

Q1: What type of missile is the RBS-15?

Ans: It is a fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile with land-attack capability.

Q2: Which company developed the RBS-15 missile?

Ans: It was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics.

Q3: What is the maximum range of the RBS-15 missile?

Ans: It can hit targets up to 200 km.

Q4: What stealth features does the RBS-15 missile have?

Ans: It has a low radar cross section and low infrared signature.

Finke River

January 16, 2026

Finke River Latest News

The Finke River, known to the Arrernte people as Larapinta, is believed to be the world’s oldest river system.

About Finke River

It is a major but intermittent river of central Australia.
Course:
- It starts in the MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory.
- The river forms where two smaller creeks, Davenport and Ormiston, meet.
- It flows for about 600 kilometers (370 miles) towards the Simpson Desert in South Australia.
It is often called "the oldest river in the world."
- A combination of geological records, weathering profiles, and radionuclide measurements in the surrounding sediments and rocks has enabled scientists to date this river system to the Devonian (419 million to 359 million) or Carboniferous (359 million to 299 million) period.
Most of the time, the Finke River looks like a series of waterholes. But after heavy rains, it can turn into a powerful, fast-flowing river.
During big floods, its water can even reach the Macumba River and eventually Lake Eyre.
Some of its main smaller rivers that flow into it are Ellery Creek and the Palmer and Hugh Rivers.

Source: IT

Finke River FAQs

Q1: Where is the Finke River located?

Ans: It is a major but intermittent river of central Australia.

Q2: Where does the Finke River originate?

Ans: It originates in the MacDonnell Ranges.

Q3: What is the approximate length of the Finke River?

Ans: About 600 kilometres (370 miles).

Q4: Why is the Finke River often called the oldest river in the world?

Ans: Geological records, weathering profiles, and radionuclide measurements date the river system to the Devonian (419 million to 359 million) or Carboniferous (359 million to 299 million) period.