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
RBS 70larger figure on 0 of 2
Starstreaklarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.32 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | RBS 70 | Starstreak |
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| Speed | Mach 1.6 (Mark 0/1) Mach 2 (5 km in 12 seconds) (Mark 2/BOLIDE)[source] | >Mach 3[source] |
| Type | Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)[source] | Man-portable/Vehicle-mounted surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1977–present[source] | 1997–present |
1.397 m (4 ft 7 in)[source]
Operational; Operational range · source measurement 1
Single sourceOperational; Operational range · source measurement 2
Single source250 m – 9 km[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; Starstreak Starstreak-II: >
Single sourcePBX-98 per Dart
Single sourceThree Tungsten-alloy Darts
Single sourceThree 0.9 kg (2.0 lb) Tungsten-alloy Darts, 450 g (16 oz) PBX-98 per Dart[source]
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] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[source] | Thales Air Defence[source] |
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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] | Three explosive sub-munitions - 'Darts'[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)[source] | Impact delay[source] |
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| Engine | Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant[source] | First stage: Royal Ordnance 'Brambling' cast double-based propellant blip rocket motor Second stage: Royal Ordnance 'Titus' cast double-based propellant[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 5,000 m[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Laser beam riding missile[source] | SACLOS , Laser-beam guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1980s[source] |
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| Produced | — | November 1986[source] |
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| No. built | — | 7,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 7 km (22,966 ft)[source] |
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Starstreak: 0.3–7 km (0.186–4.35 mi) Starstreak-II: >7 km (4.35 mi)[source]