RBS 70 missile system
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The RBS 70 missile system is a Swedish man-portable, laser-guided short-range air defense system designed to engage low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
man-portable air-defense system
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short-range air defense system → surface-to-air missile system → |
| ceiling |
up to about 5 km
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| countermeasureResistance |
high resistance to electronic countermeasures
→
high resistance to infrared countermeasures → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Sweden
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| crew |
2
→
3 → |
| deployment |
ship-mounted
→
tripod-mounted → vehicle-mounted → |
| developer |
Saab Bofors Dynamics
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| engagementCapability |
adverse weather (limited)
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day → night (with thermal sight) → |
| exportStatus |
widely exported
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| fireControl |
optical sight with laser transmitter
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| guidanceSystem |
laser beam riding
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| guidanceType |
command to line-of-sight
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| hasVariant |
BOLIDE missile
→
RBS 70 Mk 2 → RBS 70 NG → |
| intendedTarget |
helicopters
→
low-flying aircraft → |
| intendedUse |
air defense
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| launcherComponents |
missile canister
→
optical sight → power supply unit → tripod → |
| manufacturer |
Saab Bofors Dynamics
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| mobility |
man-portable
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| natoDesignation |
MANPADS (category)
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| operationalRange |
up to about 8 km
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| propulsion |
solid-fuel rocket
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| role |
point air defense
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short-range air defense for ground forces → |
| seekerType |
non-imaging (no IR seeker)
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| serviceEntry |
1977
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| usedBy |
Australian Army
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Brazilian Army → Czech Armed Forces → Finnish Defence Forces → Indonesian Armed Forces → Iranian Armed Forces → Irish Defence Forces → Latvian National Armed Forces → Lithuanian Armed Forces → Norwegian Armed Forces → Pakistan Army → Royal Thai Army → Singapore Armed Forces → Swedish Armed Forces → United Arab Emirates Armed Forces → Venezuelan Armed Forces → |
| warheadType |
high-explosive fragmentation warhead
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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RBS 70
("RBS 70 Mk 2")
→
RBS 70 ("RBS 70 NG") → |
hasVariant |
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Royal Australian Artillery
("RBS 70 surface-to-air missile system")
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notableEquipment |
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Saab AB
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product |
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Swedish Army
("RBS 70 air defence system")
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uses |