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What is the RBS-15 Missile?

Jan. 16, 2026

Swedish aerospace and defence company, Saab, has showcased the capabilities of its RBS-15 missile to destroy the components of the Russian S-400 system.

About RBS-15 Missile:

  • The RBS-15 (Robotsystem 15) is a fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile with land attack capability.
  • The missile was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics.
  • Features:
    • It can hit targets up to 200 km, moving at a subsonic speed of Mach 0.9.
    • It is a low sea-skimming missile performing unpredictable evasive manoeuvres.
    • The RBS15 guidance and control system includes an inertial navigation system and a GPS receiver, a radar altimeter, and a Ku-band radar target seeker.
    • The missile features a low radar cross section and IR signature.
    • It has sophisticated target discrimination and selection capabilities.
    • It is extremely resistant to chaff, active jammers, decoys, and other electronic countermeasures (ECM).
    • The missile engagement planning system (MEPS) provides an advanced user interface for generating plans for different scenarios.

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