Ukrainian Armed Forces use Swedish RBS 70 man-portable air defence systems with laser-guided BOLIDE missiles at the front

By: Myroslav Trinko | 09.03.2023, 11:36

Ukraine has received the Swedish RBS 70 man-portable air defence systems.

Here's What We Know

Photo with MANPADS published by military analyst @UAWeapons. The complex was spotted with a soldier of the newly created 88th separate mechanized brigade of the AFU. It is not yet known how many of these man-portable air defence systems Sweden has betrayed to us.

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 are capable of engaging targets at ranges up to 8km and altitudes up to 5km. Man-portable air defence systems have a recharge time of only 2 seconds.

Source: @UAWeapons