Saab has received an order for RBS 70 Bolide surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the company announced on 22 December 2023.
The order value amounts to SEK 350 M (EUR 31.66 M) and deliveries will take place during 2027.
“Through the order from the NSPA, we see NATO countries’ continued interest in our missile systems. This order is proof of their trust in our knowledge and in the RBS 70 system,” Görgen Johansson, head of Saab’s Dynamics business area, was quoted as saying in a company press release.
The RBS 70 system has an installed base in more than 19 countries, with 1,600 RBS 70 systems and more than 18,000 missiles delivered. The Bolide missile is Saab’s third-generation, all-target, short-range air defence missile for the system.
With the Bolide missile the RBS 70 system can target a complete threat spectrum: from fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft down to small targets such as cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The missile has a range of more than 9 km and an altitude coverage in excess of 5,000 m.
