Hellfire Shore Defense System
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.
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Hellfire Shore Defense System
Marinmuseum (The Swedish Naval Museum) · This is photograph No. 021027399241 from the Naval Museum of Sweden (Marinmuseum) collections. · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Robot 17
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- Sweden
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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.
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• Name — Robot 17 • Origin — Sweden United States • Type — Anti-ship missile • Service — In active service • Used By — Ukraine Sweden • Wars — 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine • Designer — Bofors • Manufacturer — Bofors • Weight — Weights: Warhead Total • Is Explosive — yes • Is Missile — yes • Unit Cost — £25,000 Per Missile • Guidance — Laser-guided • Speed — mph Mach
Sweden
Sweden
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".
Ukraine
Ukraine
In June 2022, Sweden publicly stated their intent to assist Ukraine against Russia's invasion of Ukraine by sending a number of Robot 17. 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.
Robot 17 är en svensk sjömålsrobot med god precision, ämnad att verka från land mot fartyg. I grunden är det den amerikanska pansarvärnsroboten AGM-114C Hellfire som vidareutvecklats av Bofors för att kunna verka mot sjömål samt transporteras och avfyras på land. Systemet ingår i Amfibiekåren (AMF), som använder snabbgående stridsbåtar för att transportera den mellan land och öar, varefter avstign
Marinmuseum (The Swedish Naval Museum) · This is photograph No. 021027399241 from the Naval Museum of Sweden (Marinmuseum) collections.
RBS 17 in Ukrainian service
АрміяInform · https: armyinform.com.ua/2023/08/10/pekelnyj-vogon-dlya-voroga-voyin-zsu-pro-robotu-raketnogo-kompleksu-agm-114-hellfire/ https: armyinform.com.ua/2023/08/
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- 1.Armed Forces Europe. RBS-17. Anti-Ship Missiles – Missiles – European Defence Equipment.
- 2.Försvarsmakten. Robot 17. Information och fakta.
- 3.Nilsson, Maja. Sverige bistår Ukraina med sjömålsroboten Robot 17. Nyheter. SVT. June 2, 2022.
- 4.Ozberk, Tayfun. How Can Swedish RBS-17 Anti-Ship Missiles Help Ukraine?. Naval news. June 5, 2022.
- 5.Helfrich, Emma. Ukraine Now Using Donated Hellfire-Based Shore Defense Systems Against Ground Targets. The Drive. 22 October 2022.
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