Rb 08 | |
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Type | Anti-ship missile |
Place of origin | Sweden |
Service history | |
In service | 1966-1995 |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Saab |
Specifications | |
Mass | 900 kg (2,000 lb) (missile) 315 kg (694 lb) (launch rockets) |
Length | 5.72 m (18.8 ft) |
Diameter | 0.66 m (2 ft 2 in) |
Wingspan | 3.01 m (9.9 ft) |
Warhead | High Explosive |
Warhead weight | 250 kg (551 lb) |
Detonation mechanism | contact fuze |
Engine | Turbomeca Marboré turbojet |
Operational range | 70 km (43 mi) |
Maximum speed | 900 km/h (560 mph) |
Guidance system | radio command (initial) Active radar homing (terminal) |
Launch platform | Halland-class destroyer |
Robot 08 (Rb 08) was an anti-ship missile developed in Sweden by Saab during the early Cold War. It was the first operational ship-based anti-ship missile.[citation needed] The design was a development of the French Nord Aviation CT20 target missile and was manufactured by Saab. The project to develop the weapon was initiated in the 1950s and the missile entered sea-going service in 1966 aboard the Halland-class destroyers, later also serving in a land-based coastal defense role with the Swedish Coastal Artillery. Guidance was via radio command and active radar homing. The missile was replaced by the RBS-15, being retired in 1995.