APortable air defence
RBS 70
Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)
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APortable air defence
Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.32 m[source]
Starburst · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | RBS 70 | Starburst (missile) |
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| Speed | Mach 1.6 (Mark 0/1) Mach 2 (5 km in 12 seconds) (Mark 2/BOLIDE)[source] | — |
| Type | Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source]Starburst |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | United Kingdom[source]Starburst |
| In service | 1977–present[source] | 1990 to present[source] |
139 centimetres (55 in)[source]Starburst
Starburst · Warhead weight
Single source2.74 kg[source]Starburst
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Gulf War[source]Starburst |
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| Manufacturer | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[source] | Thales Air Defence[source]Starburst |
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| Unit cost | 3.3 million EUR in 2023[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge[source] | High explosive fragmentation[source]Starburst |
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| Detonation mechanism | Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 5,000 m[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Laser beam riding missile[source] | Beam-riding[source]Starburst |
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| Launch platform | tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source]Starburst |
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| Designer | — | Thales Air Defence and Thomson-CSF[source]Starburst |
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| Produced | — | 1986 to 2001[source]Starburst |
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| No. built | — | 13,389[source]Starburst |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source]Starburst |
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| Muzzle velocity | — | Mach 2[source]Starburst |
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| Sights | — | Optical sight[source]Starburst |
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