List of operators of the RBS 70
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This is a list of operators of the RBS 70 (Robotsystem 70), a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS).
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Current systems
ASRAD-R
Finland (16)- The Finnish Armed Forces ordered four batteries of the ASRAD-R system, known locally as the ItO 2005 (Ilmatorjuntaohjus 05).[1]
- The order was made in August 2002, deliveries between 2004 and 2008. The contract was valued at €120 million:[1][2]
- 1 battery based on the Sisu Nasu, with 4 systems by battery.
- 3 batteries based on the a UNIMOG 5000, with 4 systems by battery.
- The Finnish ASRAD-R is composed of:[1]
- a UNIMOG 5000 platform or a Sisu Nasu
- a radar from Saab, the HARD (3D, AESA, air search radar)
- a launcher with 4 RBS 70 BOLIDE missiles ready to fire
Saab MSHORAD
Czech Republic (24)- The Czech Republic ordered 24 Saab MSHORAD system in July 2025, and will be delivered in 2028-2030. The contract is valued at SEK 1.8 billion.[3][4]
- Each fire unit is made of 2 vehicles:
- a MARS S-330 "Mobile Firing Unit", equipped with a launcher with 3 RBS 70NG missiles ready to fire.
- a MARS S-330 "Mobile Radar Units", equipped with the GBAD C2 (command and control) system and a Saab Giraffe 1X radar.
Saab M-SHORAD launcher on the Oshkosh JLTV
Lithuania- Lithuania operates fire units made of 2 vehicles:[5]
- an Oshkosh JLTV "Mobile Firing Unit", equipped with a launcher with 3 RBS 70NG missiles ready to fire.
- an Oshkosh JLTV "Mobile Radar Units", equipped with the GBAD C2 (command and control) system and a Saab Giraffe 1X radar.
- Orders from Lithuania:
- Lithuania ordered the Saab MSHORAD system in July 2024, and will be delivered in 2025-2027. The contract is valued at SEK 1.3 billion.[6][7]
- Lithuania ordered additional Saab MSHORAD systems in October 2024, and will be delivered in 2026-2029. The contract is valued at SEK 1.2 billion.[8]
- Lithuania ordered additional Saab MSHORAD systems in December 2025, and will be delivered in 2026-2030. The contract is valued at SEK 1.4 billion.[9]
Sweden- Sweden ordered 2 Saab MSHORAD system in January 2024, and will be delivered in 2024-2026. The contract is valued at SEK 300 million.[10][11] Each fire unit is made of 2 vehicles:
- a Bv 410 "Mobile Firing Unit", equipped with a launcher with 3 RBS 70NG missiles ready to fire.
- a Bv 410 "Mobile Radar Units", equipped with the GBAD C2 (command and control) system and a Saab Giraffe 1X radar.
- Sweden ordered additional Saab MSHORAD systems in 2025, and will be delivered in 2027-2028. The contract is valued at SEK 1.5 billion.[12][13]
- Each fire unit is made of 2 vehicles:
- a Sisu GTP "Mobile Firing Unit", equipped with a launcher with 3 RBS 70NG missiles ready to fire.
- a Sisu GTP "Mobile Radar Units", equipped with the GBAD C2 (command and control) system and a Saab Giraffe 1X radar.
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Tripods on military vehicles
Pakistan- The Pakistan Army operates a RBS 70 base launcher on a pintle mount on two vehicle types:
- M113A2 APC[14]
- Mouz APC, a APC Talha vehicle equipped with the RBS 70 launcher.[15]
Potential sales
Thailand- Saab is collaborating with Thailand to supply a SHORAD air defence system as of April 2025.[16]
Singapore- Saab is collaborating with Singapore to supply a SHORAD air defence system as of May 2025.[17]
Retired systems
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Iran- The Iranian Armed Forces used a RBS 70 launcher based on a Land Rover Defender during its war against Iraq in the 1980s. It is believed that the system caused most of the aircraft losses of Iraq.[14]
Norway- The Norwegian Army operated the NM195 (Luftvernpanservogn), a M113A2 during the Cold War.[18]
- Singapore
- The Singapore Armed Forces was operating the RBS 70 launcher on a pintle mount of its V200 Commando armored cars.[19][14] The Commando fleet was retired by 2015.
- Sweden (48)
- The Swedish Army converted Infanterikanonvagn 103 and Infanterikanonvagn 102 into a self-propelled anti-aircraft system known as the Luftvärnsrobotvagn 701 in the 1980s. The system was used a RBS 70 on a pintle mount. The vehicles were in service from 1984 to 2000.[20]
