Posted on 09/23/2011 4:41:34 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
German Navy receives new anti-ship missile
09:31 GMT, September 23, 2011 The official roll-out of the RBS15 Mk3 heavy anti-ship missile for the German Navy took place at a ceremony of the Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement. High-ranking representatives of the Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Office of Technology and Procurement, the German Navy as well as the industrial partners Diehl Defence and Saab Dynamics participated in the event at the naval base Kiel on September 22, 2011.
Diehl delivers the RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missile as the main weapon system of the German Navy´s new K130 corvette. A special feature of this German-Swedish Missile is its additional capability enabling precise engagement of land targets. The launch customers include the German Navy as well as Poland which is equipping its ORKAN class speedboats with RBS15 Mk3 missiles. The delivery of the first missiles began in March 2011.
The long-range, all-weather capable “Fire-and-Forget” missile tracks its target directly above the water surface over distances of more than 200 km. By means of programmed way points, the missile´s trajectory and flight altitude can be altered several times. RBS15 Mk3 is extremely resistant to countermeasures, providing high penetration capability against air defences with guided and tube weapons. The RBS15 Mk3 version is an upgrade of Saab´s RBS15 Mk2 proven in the Swedish Navy and additional naval forces.
Diehl and Saab have been cooperating in production and marketing of the RBS15 Mk3 program since 2000.
Diehl Defence Holding GmbH
Company or Organisation Portrait: Diehl
Diehl is a worldwide operating industrial group based in Nürnberg/Germany. The Diehl Defence corporate division concentrates all business activities in the fields of defence and security. The product spectrum ranges from guided missiles, ammunition solutions to reconnaissance, self-protection and training systems. It also includes tank tracks as well as the repair and modernization of military vehicles.
Saab
Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab's business area Dynamics offer a highly competitive product range comprising ground combat systems, missile systems, torpedoes, unmanned underwater vehicles and signature management systems for armed forces as well as niche products for the civil market.
No. That is a ship of the Kriegsmarine, in existance 1935-1945
"Germany Navy" is the english translation of Deutsche Marine (1990-present).
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