The Argentinian Army recently posted some interesting images of the Swedish-made Saab RBS-70NG MANPAD system at play with its companion new RPA 200-M 3-D radar. You know, the principal Western alternative to Stinger and the French Mistral. If interested, the units involved are the Mar del Plata-based Grupo de Mantenimiento de Sistemas de Artillería Antiaéreos 601 (GMSA 601) “Mayor Marcelo Sergio Novoa,” and the Grupo de Artillería Antiaérea Mixto 602 (GAA Mix 602), with the latter having a history that includes the Falklands, where it had Tigercats, Rolands, and Oerlikons and is generally credited with shooting down an RAF Harrier GR.3 near Port Stanley on 30 May 1982. Speaking of the RBS-70 system, it is pushing 50, first fielded in 1977, but is supposedly better than ever and has chalked up numerous kills in Ukraine in recent years. It has an interesting backstory as detailed in this 15-minute video from Saab: It seems very easy to use.
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