Saab’s RBS15 Mk3 for German ships
Saab has received an order to deliver anti-ship missile RBS15 Mk3 ship systems for the German Navy’s new K130 class ships, the company announced on 2 August.
The order is valued at around $18 million, with deliveries set to take place during the period 2019 to 2024.
The German Navy is buying additional K130 class ships; the order contains the necessary infrastructure to equip the ships with the RBS15 missiles.
The order was received from Diehl Defence, industrial prime for the RBS15 procurement in Germany.
The RBS15 Mk3 is a long-range anti-surface weapon designed to operate in a wide range of scenarios including anti-ship engagement in blue to littoral waters as well as land attack missions. The autonomous all-weather operable missile has a range of more than 200km.
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