Saab Receives Order for RBS15 Mk3 Surface-to-Surface Missile

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from its German partner Diehl BGT for the RBS15 Mk3 Surface-to-Surface Missile.

The order value is SEK 168 million*, and includes options with a total value of SEK 83 million. Deliveries will take place during the period 2014 to 2016.

“The order for RBS15 Mk3 is important for us in the long-term cooperation with our partner Diehl and for the continued development of the system,” says Tomas Samuelsson, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Dynamics. “From a broader perspective, it is yet another evidence of our ability to deliver on Saab’s long-term strategy to increase sales outside Sweden.”

Saab’s RBS15 Mk3 is a heavy weight Surface-to-Surface Missile system with a range of more than 200 km and the added capability to combat land targets. The system has previously been sold to Germany, Poland and Sweden.


Source: Saab AB News - 21 August 2012

Photo: The Sweden Saab RBS15 Mk3 Surface-to-Surface Missile (Photo by SAAB)

(21.08.2012)