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Saab Showcases RBS-15 Missile Capability Against Russia’s S-400 Components
Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab showcases the capabilities of its RBS-15 missile to destroy components of the Russian S-400 system. The development is relevant due to the claimed capability against identified S-400 components.
RBS-15 (Robotsystem 15) Missile:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile; provides for land attack capability |
| Developer | Developed by Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics |
| Dimensions | Length: 4.35 m; fuselage diameter: 0.5 m; wingspan: 1.4 m |
| Weight | Launch weight: 800 kg; in-flight weight: 650 kg |
| Range and speed | Can hit targets up to 200 km; moves at subsonic speed of Mach 0.9 |
| Warhead | 200 kg high-explosive (HE) blast and pre-fragmented warhead |
| Flight profile | Low sea-skimming; performs unpredictable evasive manoeuvres |
| Guidance and control system | Inertial navigation system and GPS receiver, a radar altimeter, and a Ku-band radar target seeker |
| Signature features | Features a low radar cross section and IR signature |
| Targeting capability | Has sophisticated target discrimination and selection capabilities |
| Resistance to countermeasures | Extremely resistant to chaff, active jammers, decoys, and other electronic countermeasures (ECM) |
| Planning system | Missile engagement planning system (MEPS) provides an advanced user interface for generating plans for different scenarios |