Moench on the Road: RBS 70 NG - A New Generation of VSHORAD Systems

摘要

On a cold, but clear September day, Saab introduced a new accurate, reliable and flexible very short range air defence system (VSHORAD) system with 24/7 all-target capability has been developed for any combat situation: the RBS 70 NG. Featuring a new sighting system for improved precision and increased all-target capability, on 6 September 2011 at Karlskoga in Sweden, the RBS 70 NG was first test fired before representatives of 17 countries and five targets were taken out - three in the daytime and two at night time, with three direct hits and two proximity hits. Targets included a dummy missile placed on a vertical platform around 4.5km away and an aircraft-towed aerial target flying at a height of 500m, tracked from a distance of 6km and requiring an elevation of around 30 degrees. This aerial target had a vertical height of around two feet. Such targets typically have a Hot Spot, which raises the temperature of the target by a few degrees above the surrounding air. The test-target had no Hot Spot, though.