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Saab Wins Poland Order For RBS15 Mk3 Missile System Maintenance Support

Wednesday, April 19th, 2017

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Saab Wins Poland Order For RBS15 Mk3 Missile System Maintenance Support

RBS15 Mk3 missile test for the Orkan-class fast attack craft. Photo: Saab.

Poland’s Naval Port Gdynia ordered maintenance and logistics support for the Polish Navy’s RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missile system from Sweden’s Saab, the company said Wednesday.The RBS15 Mk3 currently serves on Poland’s Orkan-class fast attack crafts as a main anti-surface long-range missile system. It is designed to operate in anti-ship engagements in blue and littoral waters as well as land attack situations. It also features a pre-launch programmable active radar seeker.The support contract includes scheduled maintenance of the missile system and…

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