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 1 of 2
Type 91 surface-to-air missilelarger figure on 1 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 | Type 91 surface-to-air 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 surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | Japan[source] |
| In service | 1977–present[source] | 1994–Present[source] |
Type 91 surface-to-air missile · 約 · Approximate (約)
Single sourceOperational; Operational range · source measurement 1
Single sourceOperational; Operational range · source measurement 2
Single source250 m – 9 km[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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[source] | Toshiba[source] |
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| Unit cost | 3.3 million EUR in 2023[source] | $ 145,000 (As of 2006)[source] |
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| Warhead | 1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge[source] | — |
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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] | Solid Rocket Motor Mach 1.9[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 5,000 m[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Laser beam riding missile[source] | Infrared homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship[source] | Kawasaki OH-1 Toshiba Type 93 Surface-to-air missile[source] |
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| Used by | — | Japan[source] |
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| Designer | — | Toshiba[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1979-1990[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1991–1993 (Original) 2007–Present (Type 91 Kai)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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