RBS15 Mk3

Anti-Ship Missile System with

Land Attack Capability
 Diehl BGT Defence and Saab Dynamics
have developed and produced missiles
for various applications for more than
50 years. One of their most significant
developments is the RBS15 anti-ship mis-
sile family, which is in service or procure-
ment with several defence forces, such as
Sweden, Germany, Poland, Finland and
others. Three versions are available – ship-
launched, truck-launched and air-launched.

RBS15 Mk3
New Generation Anti-Ship
Missile System

The RBS15 Mk3 new-generation anti-ship

missile system, is a state-of-the-art system
For prese
that meets the demanding requirements and future
of today’s and future naval scenarios. The
system is jointly produced and marketed
requireme
by Diehl BGT Defence, Germany and Saab
Dynamics, Sweden.

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ent The RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missile system has
the capability of precision engagement of both
e surface and land targets at long range. It is
thus well suited to be the primary above sur-
ents face warfare weapon for ships of almost any
size.
It is an all-weather, true fire-and-forget,
sea-skimming, cruise type missile with an
active radar target seeker. The RBS15 Mk3 is
equipped with a GPS, which provides the sys-
tem with significant capability to engage both
littoral and land targets.
Besides the system’s unrivalled operational
capability in scenarios ranging from traditional
blue water to littoral warfare and land attack,
Electronic
Countermeasures
The RBS15 Mk3 defence penetration capability
the ability to acquire the correct target in order
to avoid collateral damage, will be even more
important in the future. Requirements will more
than ever before focus on properties like target
identification, precise navigation and excellent
defence penetration. Countermeasures are likely
to become even more sophisticated. The new
generation of missiles must be able to withstand
and cope with the target’s expanding range of
both hard-kill and soft-kill options.
The RBS15 Mk3, with its inherent growth poten-
tial, will meet all these stringent requirements in
the complex future naval scenario.
Surface-to-Air Close-In Weapon
Missiles Systems
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 Operational The RBS15 Mk3 is designed for superiority in
different scenarios:
Scenarios Open-sea engagements

In a hostile environment, threats may suddenly

appear. The RBS15 Mk3 is prepared for the
situation through its advanced decision sup-
port, permitting a rapid response to the threat.
The long flight range also makes it possible to
strike from a stand-off distance. Pinpointing
and selecting true targets in an invasion fleet
and disregarding other vessels is also essential.
Consequently, the RBS15 Mk3 has a highly
evolved target discrimination and selection abil-
ity.

Littoral warfare

The combination of an extremely versatile tra-

jectory and seeker intelligence offers a unique
capability for engaging targets very close to
land or among islands or on land.

Land attack

The RBS15 Mk3 includes a state-of-the-art nav-

igation system with GPS, which provides the
system with a significant capability of engaging
concealed littoral targets as well as certain land
targets.

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Engagement Planning
An advanced user interface is provided
for operational support and to optimize the
engagement of the system in different
scenarios. The Missile Engagement Planning
System (MEPS) contains features such as:
The Missile Engagement Planning System
• Graphic user interface
• Extensive decision support
• Automatic engagement plan generation
• Individual missile preparation
• Tactics simulator for pre- and post-firing
analysis as well as extensive training
Combat mode
Display of automatically generated
engagement plans
Simulation mode
Simulated missile firings in user-
defined scenarios for training and
tactics development
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 Main Characteristics

The RBS15 Mk3 is a “fire and forget” anti-ship

missile with all-weather, day and night opera-
tional capability.

The main characteristics are:

• Operational and tactical versatility with a very
flexible trajectory, including
- flight range of 250+ km
- large number of waypoints and altitudes
- extremely low sea-skimming with sea-state
adaptation
• Sophisticated target discrimination and selec-
tion
• Land attack capability
• High defence penetration capability
- Soft-Kill resistance
- Hard-Kill resistance
• Easy engagement planning, including exten-
sive decision support
• Stealth features: low radar cross section and
IR signature

Long Firing Range

Using the ship’s own sensors (radar, ESM etc.)

in combination with external sensors (e.g.
other ships or airborne early warning) allows
maximum exploitation of the RBS15 Mk3’s fir-
ing range, from extremely short to very long.

Not only can attacks be mounted beyond the

range of the opponent’s offensive systems, but
they can also be carried out beyond the tar-
get’s radar horizon.

The long flight range, combined with the use

of multiple waypoints, permits advanced tactics
such as attacking from any selected direction
and making use of terrain, such as islands, to
mask the missile’s approach. It also gives a re-
attack capability.

Tactical advantages of long flight range

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Target Discrimination and Selection

In littoral warfare and multi-target scenarios, a target discrimi­

nation and selection capability is vital, as is the need to avoid
collateral damage. With the RBS15 Mk3, specific target selec-
tion is achieved by a high-resolution radar seeker, intelligent
signal processing and a number of programmable parameters
such as target priority, search area size, target size, masking and
attack direction.

Target discrimination and selection

Soft-Kill Resistance

The RBS15 Mk3 is designed to be highly resistant to all kinds

of ECM. Chaff, active jammers, decoys and other types of elec-
tronic countermeasures are effectively countered by the unique
combination of the inherent characteristics of the target seeker
itself and the sophisticated signal processing.

Resistance against chaff, active jammers etc.

Hard-Kill Resistance

The success of a mission also depends on the ability to pen-

etrate a target’s missile and gun defences.

The RBS15 Mk3 combines sea-state adapted extremely low sea-

skimming with unpredictable evasive manoeuvres and increased
thrust in the terminal phase. To further improve the hit prob-
ability against heavily defended targets, RBS15 Mk3 can be sal-
vo-launched. Missiles in the salvo are individually programmed
to arrive simultaneously at the target from different directions,
thereby saturating the ship’s defences.

Resistance against missiles, guns, CIWS etc.

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 Example of K130
System Configuration

Cost Effectiveness

Based on half a century of solid experience in

developing, producing and supporting advanced
missile systems, and applying modern methods
such as Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle
Support (CALS), Saab Dynamics and Diehl BGT
Defence are prepared to deliver the most opera-
tionally capable and cost effective anti-ship missile
system.

The cornerstones of the RBS15 Mk3’s high relia-

bil-ity and its low life-cycle cost are:

• State-of-the-art electronics and carefully selected

subunits
• Maintenance concept with on-line function
monitoring and built-in test
• Long-term support, throughout the system’s
lifetime
• Extensive supply support
• In-customer-country maintenance
• Low life-cycle cost

RBS15 Mk3 canister

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Missile Design
Cruciform wings, retracted
during storage Turbojet engine

Propulsion section

Warhead and fuel section

Guidance and electronics section

Missile configuration

The missile has cruciform wings and canards Missile

with elevons on the wings. In its ship- and truck-
launched version, it is launched by means of two Length 4.35 m
Fuselage diameter 0.50 m
booster motors. Sustainer power is provided by
Wing span 1.40 m
a variable-thrust turbo-jet engine. The state-of- Weight excl. boosters 630 kg
the-art guidance and control system consists Weight incl. boosters 800 kg
mainly of a high-performance inertial measure-
ment unit and a GPS receiver, a radar altimeter Canister
and a sophisticated radar target seeker. Weight 800 kg

The inherent characteristics of the target seeker

(e.g. high resolution, frequency agility, jittered
PRF and high processing power) make it highly
resistant to ECM.

The devastating effect is ensured by an opti-

mized heavy HE blast and fragmentation war-
head.

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 The RBS15 Family

Ship-launched

The RBS15 Mk3 is easily installed on

naval craft ranging from fast patrol
boats upwards. Integration with
the Combat Management System
is simple and can be done either
stand-alone or fully integrated.

Air-launched

The tactical range of the air-

launched version gives a powerful
and in-depth anti-invasion defence.

Truck-launched

The truck-launched missile battery

is highly mobile and can be rapidly
deployed. Overland flight capability
allows missile firing from concealed
positions far from the coastline.

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The effect is devastating

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 Saab Dynamics’ and Diehl BGT Defence’s policy
is one of continuous improvement, offering the
customer the latest development.

In addition, flight altitudes, waypoints, target

seeker programming, terminal manoeuvres etc.
can be adapted to give a customer-unique set
of characteristics.

Continous Product Improvement will allow the

RBS15 Mk3 to be up­graded during its lifetime
in order to adapt to the evolving threat and to
meet new tactical requirements.

Saab Dynamics and Diehl BGT Defence will fur-

ther enhance operational potential with a pre-
cision land strike capability based for example
on incorporation of a dual-mode radar/imaging
IR seeker, enhanced warhead and data link
capability for target updates and missile redi-
rection.

SAAB DYNAMICS Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG

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