Brazil acquires 50 Saab RBS-70 MK2 missiles for US$2.95 million
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Army, through the Brazilian Army Commission in Washington (CEBW), has acquired a new batch of 50 RBS-70 MK2 surface-to-air (anti-aircraft) missiles manufactured by Swedish company Saab. Under contract PC-1016/2021, each of the missiles is valued at US$59,000, bringing the value of the transaction to US$2.95 million.
The new order for the RBS-70 MK2 confirms the success of this system in the Brazilian Army, which has been employing it in the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Groups since 2014.
Particularly effective in low-altitude anti-aircraft defense, these missiles can be launched in complete safety from urban areas without endangering the population they defend.
Operated by a laser beam guidance system, these devices are resistant to enemy anti-missile countermeasures and can be destroyed remotely if it is necessary to abort a shot already in flight.
RBS-70 SYSTEM
The RBS-70 is a short-range anti-aircraft defense system with interception capability between five and seven kilometers away and altitude coverage up to 4,000 meters.
These weapons are part of the directive that created the Remote Control Missile Section Weapons System, which is part of the Army Strategic Project – Air Defense.
The directive of the Army General Staff, through Ordinance No. 21-EME, dated February 6, 2014, sought to “regulate the necessary measures for the acquisition and deployment of the Weapons System of the Low Altitude Remote Controlled Missile Section.”
The RBS-70, in its different versions, arrived in Brazil in a complementary operation to the acquisition of the Russian competitor Manpads IGLA-S 9M342 Manpads. The weapon is manufactured by KBM Scientific Production Concern, a Scientific Production Association of High Precision Systems JSC member.
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