RBS15 Mk3Anti-Ship Missile System with Land Attack Capability

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RBS15 Mk3New Generation Anti-Ship Missile System

Diehl Defence and Saab Dynamics have

developed and produced missiles for vari-

ous applications for more than 50 years.

One of their most significant develop-

ments is the RBS15 anti-ship missile fam-

ily, which is in service or procurement

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

For present and future requirements

The RBS15 Mk3 new-generation anti-ship

missile system, is a state-of-the-art system

that meets the demanding requirements

of today’s and future naval scenarios. The

system is jointly produced and marketed

by Diehl Defence, Germany and Saab

Dynamics, Sweden.

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The RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missile system has the capability of precision engagement of both surface and land targets at long range. It is thus well suited to be the primary above sur-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,

For present and future requirements

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.

Electronic Countermeasures

Surface-to-Air Missiles

Close-In Weapon Systems

The RBS15 Mk3 defence penetration capability

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The RBS15 Mk3 is designed for superiority in different 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.

Operational Scenarios

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Engagement Planning

Simulation modeSimulated missile firings in user- defined scenarios for training and tactics development

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:

Combat modeDisplay of automatically generated engagement plans

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

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Main Characteristics

RBS15 Mk3

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

Resistance against missiles, guns, CIWS etc.

Resistance against chaff, active jammers etc.

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.

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.

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.

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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 Defence are prepared to deliver the most operationally 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

The missile has cruciform wings and canards with elevons on the wings. In its ship- and truck-launched version, it is launched by means of two booster motors. Sustainer power is provided by a variable-thrust turbo-jet engine. The state-of-the-art guidance and control system consists mainly of a high-performance inertial measure-ment unit and a GPS receiver, a radar altimeter and a sophisticated radar target seeker.

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.

Length 4.35 mFuselage diameter 0.50 mWing span 1.40 mWeight excl. boosters 630 kgWeight incl. boosters 800 kg

Weight 800 kg

Missile

Canister

Cruciform wings, retracted during storage Turbojet engine

Warhead and fuel section

Propulsion section

Missile configuration

Guidance and electronics section

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The RBS15 Family

RBS15 Mk3

Ship-launched

Air-launched

Truck-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.

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.

The tactical range of the air-launched version gives a powerful and in-depth anti-invasion defence.

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Diehl Defence’s and Saab Dynamics’ policy is one of continuous improve-ment, 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 up graded during its lifetime in order to adapt to the evolving threat and to meet new tactical requirements.

Diehl Defence and Saab Dynamics will further enhance operational potential with a precision land strike capability based for example on incorporation of a dual-mode radar/imaging IR seeker, enhanced warhead and data link capa-bility for target updates and missile redirection.

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