Sweden orders mobile air-defence systems

Sweden orders mobile air-defence systems

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19 January 2024

by Nicholas Fiorenza

The FMV has ordered two MSHORAD systems with RBS 70 NG missiles mounted on the roof of the Bv410 and two EldE 98s with four IRIS-T missiles on the back of the ATV (pictured). (Försvarsmakten/Jessica Krantz)

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) ordered mobile short-range air defence (MSHORAD) systems from Saab during the fourth quarter of 2023, the agency and company announced on 17 January.

Saab valued the contract at SEK300 million (over USD28 million) and said the contract period ranged from 2024 to 2026, while the FMV expected deliveries of two different types of MSHORAD systems, both integrated into the Bv410, the Swedish designation for the BvS10 all-terrain vehicle (ATV), starting in 2025 for a demonstrator programme in view of a larger acquisition of a new short-range MSHORAD system for the Swedish Army.

An FMV spokesperson told Janes


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