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RBS15

RBS15 Mk3

Also Known As
MTO-85 (Finnish designation)
RBS15SFIII

Origin
Sweden

Contractor/s
Diehl-Gruppe
Saab

Applications
Hamina
Helsinki
JAS 39C Gripen
JAS 39D Gripen
K130 Braunschweig
Orkan
Rauma
Saab 37 Viggen
Visby

Description: The RBS15 Mk3 is a long range, sea-skimming, fire and forget, anti-ship missile for use from aircraft, ships and ground vehicles. It features a tactical flexibility trajectory with a large number of waypoints and altitudes to hide the launching location increasing the survivability of the launching platform. It is suitable for blue sea operations and littoral warfare. The missile has two lateral boosters for extended range, without the booster the RBS15 only weighs 630 kg.

The RBS15 guidance system consists of a GPS/INS and radar altimeter navigation system and a terminal phase active radar seeker. The RBS15 missiles are countermeasures resistant and several of them can be programmed to reach the target area simultaneously from different directions to better penetrate the ship's air defenses.

The RBS15 Mk3 is the latest most advanced version of the RBS15 anti-ship missile in service within the Swedish armed forces. The future German 130 class corvettes will be equipped with four RBS15 Mk3 missiles beginning in 2007.

On 22 September 2005, German Federal Procurement Agency (BWB) along with Saab and Dhiel BGT Defence signed a procurement contract for the RBS15 Mk3 missile to equip German Navy's K130-class corvettes. The co-operation agreement was valued at SEK350 million approx. $53 million to Saab Bofors Dynamics. Dhiel was set to work around development, production and marketing of the RBS15 missile.

On 6 October 2006, Saab Bofors Dynamics and the Polish companies MESKO and BUMAR on behalf of its Ministry of Defense signed the 110 million Euro procurement contract for the RBS15 Mk3 missiles to be integrated into the upgrade ORKAN-class corvettes.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 500 mm, Length 4.4 m, Width 1.4 m

Weights: Max Weight 800 kg (1,764 lb), Min Weight 630 kg (1,389 lb)

Performance: Max Range 200 km (108 nm)

RBS15 Mk3 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

RBS15 Mk2 anti-ship missile; items: 8; transferred from Sweden to Poland in 2007
Items: 8

RBS15; items: undisclosed; transferred from Sweden to Germany in 2005

RBS15 SF3/MK3; items: undisclosed; transferred from Sweden to Finland in 2003, 2004 and 2005

RBS15 Mk3; items: 5; transferred from Sweden to Finland in 1992
Items: 5

News
RBS15 Mk3 Surface-to-Surface Missile Successfully Fired

Diehl and Saab Demonstrate RBS15 Mk3 Missile Ability to Engage Land Targets

Polish ORKAN-class Corvettes to Integrate RBS15 Mk3 Anti-Ship Missile

German Navy's K130 Corvettes to Receive RBS15 Missile

Saab to Supply Equipment for Finnish and Norwegian Navies

Saab to Supply RBS15 Anti-Ship Missiles to Visby-Class Corvettes

Operators

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Croatia

Finland

Germany

Poland / 36

Sweden

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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