ASRAD-R

ASRAD-R (Advanced Short Range Air Defence System - RBS) is a vehicle-mounted short-range air defense system, designed by a joint German-Swedish effort between Rheinmetall and Saab Bofors Dynamics.

The main sensor is Saab's (formerly Ericsson Microwave System) HARD AESA air search 3D radar with an instrumented range of 20 km or an Infra-red search and track, depending upon the customer's specifications.

The effector is the latest version of the Saab Bofors Dynamics RBS 70 surface-to-air missile, called Bolide.

Each unit is equipped with four ready-to-fire missiles and an optical day and night sight to continually point the laser beam at the target.

Since the laser receiver is located at the back of the missile the system is practically immune to jamming but the method can be hampered by very low-visibility atmospheric conditions.