Article Posted on : - Aug 16, 2012

Surface-to-Surface Missile RBS15 Mk3. A Saab photo.

STOCKHOLM (BNS): Swedish Defence and Security Company Saab has received an order from its German partner Diehl BGT for Surface-to-Surface Missile RBS15 Mk3.

The order value is SEK 168 million ($25 million) and includes options with a total value of SEK 83 million ($12.5 million). Deliveries will take place during the period 2014 to 2016, the company said.

Saab's RBS15 Mk3 is a heavy weight Surface-to-Surface Missile system with a range of more than 200 km and the added capability to combat land targets. The system has previously been sold to Germany, Poland and Sweden.