Halmstad Air Defence Regiment

Sweden to replace its entire anti-aircraft system

Published by Novinite on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 10:56

The current anti-aircraft system used by the Swedish Armed Forces is ageing, and is to be replaced in full amid airborne threats changing character, The Local writes.
Sweden's surface-to-air Hawk missiles (Robotsystem 97) were first developed by Raytheon in the US at the end of the 1950s. The system has since been upgraded many times, but now needs replacing.