(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) RBS-15 Missile

(JANUARY-2026)

RBS-15 Missile

Swedish aerospace and defence company, Saab, has showcased the capabilities of its RBS-15 missile to destroy the components of the Russian S-400 system.

About RBS-15 Missile:

The RBS-15 (Robotsystem 15) is a fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile with land attack capability.
The missile was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics.

Features:

It can hit targets up to 200 km, moving at a subsonic speed of Mach 0.9.
It is a low sea-skimming missile performing unpredictable evasive manoeuvres.
The RBS15 guidance and control system includes an inertial navigation system and a GPS receiver, a radar altimeter, and a Ku-band radar target seeker.
The missile features a low radar cross section and IR signature.
It has sophisticated target discrimination and selection capabilities.
It is extremely resistant to chaff, active jammers, decoys, and other electronic countermeasures (ECM).
The missile engagement planning system (MEPS) provides an advanced user interface for generating plans for different scenarios.