Engineering:Robot 17
| Robot 17 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Robot 17 | |
| Type | Anti ship missile |
| Place of origin | Sweden United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | In active service |
| Used by | Ukraine Sweden |
| Wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bofors |
| Manufacturer | Bofors |
| Unit cost | £25,000 Per Missile |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Weights: 9 kg (Warhead) 48 kg (Total) |
| Length | 163cm |
| Width | 17.8cm |
| Effective firing range | 8 km |
| Speed | 450 m/s (Mach 1.3) |
Guidance system | Laser-guided |
Robot 17 (Robotsystem 17) is a Swedish anti-ship missile based on the American AGM-114C Hellfire, further developed by Bofors to work against sea targets and be transported and fired on land.[1]
The system is used by Swedish Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren), which uses high-speed boats to transport it between land and islands, after which disembarked soldiers can then quickly position the system and make it ready to fire. By creating a moving and unpredictable threat from anti-ship missiles along the Swedish coast, the Swedish Armed Forces intends to "make it more difficult for an opponent to enter ships in the Swedish archipelago or ports".[2]
In June 2022, Sweden publicly stated their intent to assist Ukraine against Russia's invasion of Ukraine by sending a number of Robot 17.[3][4] In October 2022, evidence appeared on social media suggesting that Ukrainian Ground Forces had started using the weapons in an ad-hoc land attack role.[5]
References
- ↑ edmis4a7. "RBS-17". Anti-Ship Missiles – Missiles – European Defence Equipment. Armed Forces Europe. http://www.armedforces.co.uk/Europeandefence/edequipment/edmis/edmis4a7.htm.
- ↑ "Robot 17". Information och fakta. Försvarsmakten. https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/vapen/robot-17/.
- ↑ Nilsson, Maja (June 2, 2022). "Sverige bistår Ukraina med sjömålsroboten Robot 17". Nyheter (SVT). https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/tredje-stodpaket-till-ukraina-vantas-0150-regeringen-haller-presskonferens.
- ↑ Ozberk, Tayfun (June 5, 2022). "How Can Swedish RBS-17 Anti-Ship Missiles Help Ukraine?". Naval news. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/how-can-swedish-rbs-17-anti-ship-missiles-help-ukraine/.
- ↑ Helfrich, Emma (22 October 2022). "Ukraine Now Using Donated Hellfire-Based Shore Defense Systems Against Ground Targets". https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-now-using-donated-hellfire-based-shore-defense-systems-against-ground-targets.
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