Just before the end of 2025, Lithuania has signed a deal to purchase an undisclosed number of RBS-70 short-range air defence missile systems from Swedish SAAB. Moreover, it buys Carl-Gustaf M4 reusable and AT4 single-use anti-armour missile systems from the Swedish company.
The newest RBS-70 NG has an effective range up to 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) and can climb up to 5 kilometres (16,404 feet). The launching tube is mounted on a tripod-stand. Reloading and shooting the next missile should take less than a minute. RBS is the acronym for Robotsystem; Swedish for missile system. Lithuania pays EUR 320 million for the RBS-70 contract. Although the number of systems is not disclosed, international sources estimate the cost per missile on about EUR 100,000. How much the tripod launcher costs is not known.
Carl-Gustaf anti-tank weapon
The Carl-Gustaf is a legendary Swedish should-launched anti-tank weapon. Depending on the ammunition, it can hit targets up to 2.5 kilometres (1.55 miles). The first versions of the system were introduced in 1948. The M4 system has been around since 2018. It has been battlefield-tested in a.o. Ukraine. | © 2025 Marcel Burger, nordicreporter.com. Press photo of the RBS-70NG: SAAB AB.