Waiting for the Archer SAU and RBS 70 man-portable air defense systems: Sweden promises to transfer modern weapons to Ukraine

Sweden plans to transfer modern weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Here's What We Know

Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson said about it in the interview to a local newspaper Dagens Nyheter, writes Euractiv. There is no information about what kind of weapon, but it is supposed to be man-portable air defense system RBS 70 and SAU Archer. The Ministry spoke about this back in September.

Flashback

The RBS 70 is a man-portable surface-to-air missile system developed in Sweden by Bofors Defence (now Saab Bofors Dynamics). The system uses laser guided BOLIDE missiles. They can hit targets at ranges up to 8 km and altitudes up to 5 km. MANPADs reload time is just 2 seconds.

Archer is a modern Swedish 155 mm self-propelled artillery unit based on Volvo A30D 6×6 chassis. It is designed to destroy manpower, artillery batteries and bunkers, as well as to provide passages in minefields and field barriers. The SAU is served by 3-4 men. It can hit targets at distances up to 60 km (with Excalibur rounds).

Source: Eurointegration