리투아니아, 사브 MSHORAD 단거리 방공시스템 주문

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리투아니아가 사브에 MSHORAD 이동식 단거리 방공 시스템을 주문했네요. 계약금액은 13억 크로나(1억 2,300만 달러)이고 JLTV에 장착해 운용된다고 합니다. 인도는 2025년~2027년 예정이네요. 리투아니아는 이미 RBS-70 기존형을 사용중이었네요. 

MSHORAD는 Giraffe 1X 레이더와 GBAD C2 전투관리시스템, RBS-70NG 레이저 빔라이딩 유도미사일로 구성된 체계입니다. 

https://breakingdefense.com/2024/07/saab-awarded-123-million-air-defense-order-from-lithuania/

Saab awarded $123 million air defense order from Lithuania - Breaking Defense

Saab awarded $123 million air defense order from Lithuania

"One of the tasks for me, I would like to create a Lithuanian hedgehog, which could be so strong [that it would be] uncomfortable for bigger Russia to swallow," Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence, said today.

By   TIM MARTINon July 09, 2024 at 1:49 PM

A Saab MSHORAD missile firing unit sits atop of an Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (Saab)

BELFAST — Swedish manufacturer Saab secured a new air defense order from Lithuania today, valued at $123 million and based on the company’s Mobile Short Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution.

Saab said in a statement that the order was placed within a framework agreement between itself, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the Lithuanian MoD. The package specifically covers mobile firing units, mobile radar units, a command and control (C2) system, a training package and the RBS 70 NG trainer.

Saab will equip MSHORAD firing units on to US firm Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) prior to customer deliveries, scheduled to take place between 2025 and 2027.

“MSHORAD is designed to ensure the protection of certain facilities, areas and critical infrastructure,” said Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence. “The advantage of this system is mobility, so it is an extremely necessary system that will significantly strengthen the capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. We are currently using the older generation RBS 70 air defence system and Bolide missiles.”

Saab added that the MSHORAD system is made up of a mobile radar unit based on the Giraffe 1X radar, a mobile unit evolved from the RBS 70 NG short range air defense system, both of which are connected to the company’s Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) C2 solution.

Speaking at a Politico event today on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, Kasčiūnas pointed to air defense as one “big capability gap” the eastern NATO nations have, one that must be shored up to deter Moscow.

“One of the tasks for me, I would like to create a Lithuanian hedgehog,” he said, “which could be so strong [that it would be] uncomfortable for bigger Russia to swallow.”

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Investment in new air defense systems by Lithuania has accelerated significantly since Russia invaded Ukraine. Vilnius struck a €200 million ($216 million) deal with Norway’s Kongsberg in December 2023 to acquire additional National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS).

In a June post on X (formerly Twitter) the Lithuanian MoD shared that based on new approval of an additional €136 million, its defense budget amounts to a “record” €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion), equivalent to over 3 percent GDP. At that time it also noted that the new funding would be put toward air defense systems and new infantry fighting vehicles (IFV).

Earlier this month, Kasčiūnas told local reporters that an acquisition of tracked IFV’s will go ahead, pending conclusion of an analysis and negotiation phase, and in support of a plan to form Lithuania’s first-ever tank battalion, according to a report from Lithuanian National Television and Radio (LRT). Lithuania’s State Defence Council has already approved an order for German made Leopard 2 main battle tanks.

“It is very important to have tracked IFVs. Depending on the budget possibilities, either one battalion or two battalions” will be acquired, Kasčiūnas is quoted as saying by LRT.

Lithuania completed the first phase of its 2016 IFV Boxer program, valued at €670 million in January, after announcing it had taken delivery of 89 production standard wheeled vehicles and two prototypes.

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MSHORAD

Air threats are ever-evolving. Our MSHORAD Solution provides a highly mobile and formidable anti-air capability to effectively identify, deter, or neutralize airborne threats.

Key features

Identifies and counteracts all aerial threats

Detects targets, reacts and strikes fast

Fills in the gaps in existing defence

Safe sky, secure ground

Aerial threats are continuously evolving. To counter these evolving threats, modern radar systems must contend with high energy laser weapons, electronic warfare, unmanned aerial vehicles and guided munitions, without letting any target go unnoticed.

The future of mobile air defence

Transforming ground-based air defence

DETECT

Giraffe 1X

• Extensive range
• 360-degree coverage
• Fast and accurate target detection

• Extensive range
• 360-degree coverage
• Fast and accurate target detection

ASSIGN

GBAD C2

• Local air picture compilation
• Threat eval‎uation and weapon assignment
• Time-to-fire calculation

• Local air picture compilation
• Threat eval‎uation and weapon assignment
• Time-to-fire calculation

ENGAGE

Mobile Firing Unit

• Unjammable laser-guided missiles
• Automatic target tracking
• Multi-taget capability

• Unjammable laser-guided missiles
• Automatic target tracking
• Multi-taget capability

Identifies, reacts, removes

Our Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution unites the Giraffe 1X radar, C2 command and control communication platform, and RBS 70 NG Remote Weapon Station (RWS) for quick and effective identification and counteraction of air threats. In short, MSHORAD will detect any target, react and strike when time is of the essence.

MSHORAD journey

Saab's Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution acts as a protective shield for moving units. It enables them to identify and counter air threats quickly, effectively and with ease.

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Fills in the gaps

Our Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution – comprising Saab's Giraffe 1X, C2 and RBS 70 NG Remote Weapon System (RWS) – enables moving units to identify and counter air threats quickly and effectively.

In action

MSHORAD is designed to travel alongside units, offering relentless protection and defence in a moving combat area.

In an operational scenario, a vehicle with Giraffe 1X first manoeuvres to a secure position some distance behind the unit.

The command and control system (C2) creates a local air picture, eval‎uates the threat and provides automatic engagement support.

Once data is received, RBS 70 NG’s missiles engage within five seconds. The product also features visual 3D cueing.

For any vehicle

Small, lightweight and man-portable, each component can be easily installed onto any vehicle platform for exceptionally versatile deployment. The solution’s modular design means it is incredibly flexible and can be installed alongside existing equipment.