Sunday, November 23, 2008

Bolide

IOC: 2002

Also Known As
RBS70

Origin
Sweden

Contractor/s
Saab

Applications
ASRAD-R
LeFlaSys
RBS70

Description: Bolide is a jamming-resistant laser beam guided missile for use in lightweight, short-range air defenses. The Bolide has an intercept range of 8,000 meters and can engage targets flying at 5,000 meters of altitude. Its adaptive jamming-resistant laser proximity fuze enables small targets such as cruise missiles and UAVs engagements.

The Bolide missile warhead is a combination of more than 3,000 tungsten pellets and shaped charge. Currently the RBS70 and the ASRAD-R air defense systems use the Bolide missile.

In April 2004, Australia placed the first international order for Bolide missiles worth 160 million SEK ($25 million) to be fired from Australian Army's RBS70 air defense systems.

Following Czech Republic RBS70 selection for its armed forces in December 2004, Czech Republic placed an order for the RBS70 air defense system which included the Bolide missile as well as aircraft IFFs.

Specifications
Weights: Max Weight 27 kg (59.5 lb)

Performance: Ceiling 5,000 m (16,404 ft), Max Range 8,000 m (26,247 ft), Min Range 200 m (656 ft), Service Life 15 yr, Top Speed 664 mps (Mach 2)

Bolide - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

Thursday, January 18, 2007 Finish Army order worth 600 million SEK ($90 million) awarded to Saab Bofors Dynamics for RBS70 weapon systems including missiles and maintenance equipment. Deliveries were expected to begin at the end of 2008 through 2010.

Bolide missiles for the RBS70 air defense system; items: 50; transferred from Germany to Finland in 2007
Items: 50

RBS70 missile; items: undisclosed; transferred from Sweden to Finland in 2006

RBS70 and missiles; items: undisclosed; transferred from Sweden to Czech Republic in 2005, 2006 and 2007

Bolide missiles (RBS70 air defense system); items: classified; transferred from Sweden to Australia in 2003, 2006 and 2007

News
Saab Sells Additional RBS70 Air Defense Systems to Finland

Saab Wins RBS70 Order from Czech Republic

Latvian Air Force Purchases RBS70 Air Defense System

Australia Orders Carl Gustav Ammunition and Bolide Missiles

Australia to Get RBS70 Air Defense Missile System

Operators

see operators map

Australia

Czech Republic

Finland

Germany

Latvia

Lithuania

Singapore

Sweden

Thailand

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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