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.Â
- 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.Â
- 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.Â
- 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.Â
- The missile features a low radar cross section and IR signature.Â
- It has sophisticated target discrimination and selection capabilities.Â
- 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.
