Ukraine's New Weapon: Sweden-made Monstrously Powerful "CB90" Fast Assault Craft

Sweden and Netherlands will provide 13 CB90 fast assault crafts to Ukraine in 2024 (10 Sweden and 3 Netherlands).
The CB90 is an extremely fast and agile boat capable of carrying and deploying a half platoon of amphibious infantry (18 men) fully equipped. It is equipped with twin water jets that allow it to operate in shallow coastal waters at speeds of up to 40 knots (74 km/h) and to slow down from top speed to a complete stop in 2.5 boat lengths.
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[@daviddunne4737]

Excellent craft for modern highly mobile warfare. Well done Sweden. SLAVA UKRAINI. I am always amazed at the array of incredible weapons produced by Sweden. Excellent. Welcome to NATO.

[@Karl44444]

Thank you 🇨🇦

[@geoffgill5334]

That boat is a beast!!!

[@andersgrassman6583]

Perhaps beeing a small country, with a relatively small budget (well, we're rich, but still, we are only 10million people), and trying to really be able to take care of ourselves ("neutrality"), can lead to some pretty amazing "bang for the buck"!

[@daviddunne4737]

@@andersgrassman6583 I'm a very envious neutral Irishman. Well done at your end . Thank God Sweden has joined NATO. Slan leath from Dublin. SLAVA UKRAINI.

[@andersgrassman6583]

@@daviddunne4737 Thank's!😃

[@thomaskaiakapu2672]

Damn Vikings can sure build a mean fighting ship!

[@marisagarcia-luna490]

❤😂

[@ljprep6250]

And not a single oar in sight! I wonder how they compare with the riverine ships used back in Nam...

[@dbz9393]

@@ljprep6250 it's the big guns strapped to a floating jet fort

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

I've been to Sweden. They don't want Freedom of Movement. This is all B.S.

[@Patrik6920]

@@ljprep6250 the modern Riverine(US 2012) is a modified US market CB90 version

[@wathaet1386]

I have seen these in action in Norway. Very capable craft. They take sea well, fast as F and and well made.

[@gr83172]

The russians will be blowing their minds trying desperately to copy them!

[@user-ef6vp7ho1z]

How abŏut RPGs?

[@peabase]

@@user-ef6vp7ho1z It would prove a very lucky hit. Maybe an ATGM? Our coastal troops are trained to counter amphibious assault craft with Spike ATGMs. Ideally, you'd take the shot when the craft is beached or otherwise immobile.

[@Patrik6920]

​@@peabase think he wounders if has/can be eqipped with heavier weaponds... it can be equipped with a wide variety of stuff, from macine guns, anti-tank missiles, rockets, anti-ship rockets, 40mm canons, smoke etc... its a modular design

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

how about sea mines or kamikaze sea drone boats? can it handle those well? @@peabase how fast does the F'er go without the whitewater jetspray out the back?

[@theonemesis5217]

Swedish hyper technology! I'm happy that we Greeks have obtain these fantastic vessels! I'm also happy that soon our Ukrainian brothers will also add them to their armory, and I wish them, the very best!

[@danielandersson7485]

Humble friend, you laid the very philosophical foundation** that European society's built on -so those CB90's lucky to serve such a noble purpose! ** (no, it sure weren't the _financial_ foundation you laid (thank Jesus!) 🙄... kidding!!😆😜😂😇😝) -

[@alfredonavarrete2007]

THANKS A MILLION SWEDISH CITIZENS, LOVE YOU

[@jack_themansv4944]

🇸🇪From Sweden. Gee, thanks. But please don't overpraise, we are just doing our best to help.😁😅🇸🇪

[@spacemanspiff3052]

Wow! This boat is one svelte beast! It’s certainly a modern day nod to its Viking heritage.

[@annabackman3028]

It lays nearly on top of the water, making landing and entering easy, like the ships the Vikings used for raiding. Yeah, good description.

[@peabase]

@@annabackman3028 The shallow draught also leaves them less seaworthy. The Baltic Sea is manageable, but the Ukrainians had better not venture too far out on the Black Sea when the weather is rough.

[@bfelten1]

@@peabase Why would the Baltic Sea be more manageable than the Black Sea? They are the same size. I think that the passengers on the ferry Estonia beg to differ.

[@m0rvidusm0rvidus18]

Modern Sweden has nothing to do with Viking heritage, they couldn't care less and in fact their future isn't even white.

[@peabase]

@@bfelten1 The northern Baltic has vast archipelagos, and that's where the CB90 is in its element. It's easy to take shelter behind islands whenever the weather gets too rough. The Ukrainians don't have the same luxury in the Black Sea. The Estonia had an improperly constructed bow. Cruise ferries ply the route to this day, often in worse weather.

[@heilerko9349]

This craft is awesome, SAAB really knows their stuff. Welcome to NATO Sweden!

[@AndyWoohoo666]

Not a SAAB product, made by "DockstaVarvet" Sweden. Edit: However SAAB bought it in 2017 but still built and developed by Dockstavarvet.

[@andreasv9472]

Cheers!

[@KennethiSlite]

@@AndyWoohoo666 and in former days every CB90 with an even number was built on Gotlands varv (a shipyard on Gotland)

[@AndyWoohoo666]

@@KennethiSlite Helt riktigt, Fårösundsvarvet.

[@s.4893]

あのスピードからの急停止が凄いですね 前から乗り降り出来るのも素晴らしい

[@HereIam-rg3vy]

Water jet propulsion system

[@redrust3]

Swedes first arrived in eastern Europe a thousand years ago, establishing the trading post now called Kyiv, and are referred to as the Kievan Rus (red). Muscovy was then a swamp. Still is. Nice to see them reestablishing ties.

[@cristitanase6130]

Kiev was the name of the place. Rus was he name of the people that live in the place called Kiev. Russians are the old Greek name for the Rus people. Russia is the old Byzantine name for The land of the Rus. Kiev was destroyed and sacked by the Mongol invaders. The Rus moved their capital to Moscow. They are the same people.

[@Loff3t]

@@cristitanase6130 Rus - mostly slavic people governed by (vi)kings from Roslagen (They have some blonde genetics for a reason even today, especially in Kiev obviously)

[@cristitanase6130]

@@Loff3t nothing you say contradicts my statements

[@hakkebrakke8575]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@cristitanase6130There is no direct historical lineage from Kyiv being the capital of a Kievan Rus state to Moscow being the capital of Russia. The Rurik dynasty of Kyiv Rus (who had its origin in Novgorod) had started to fracture already before the Mongols invaded. Different linages created rather independent principalities. And there were a bunch of capitals of different principalities of the Kievan Rus, that the Mongols came to invade and control by outmaneuvering them against each other. Vladimir-Suzdal was one of those principalities. Tver was then the capital of Vladimir-Suzdal. Moscow had essentially just been a fortress, also sacked by the Mongols. And not until later were the capital moved from Tver to Moscow. Still under rule of the Mongols. Moscow being rather distant to the Mongol rulers, and hence later could muster a force to start ousting the Mongols. But the Mongols were also defeated at other places by other forces. Three different linages of the Rurik dynasty formed, creating different principalities. Vladimir-Suzdal expanded through different means (obviously often through violence) and the Grand Duchy of Moscow became the outcome. All different linages of the Rurik dynasty ending while borders moved constantly between principialities. The Grand Duchy of Moscow transferring into a tzarsom, where the tzar gave himself the title “the tzar of all Russia”, so to spell out the ambitions that he and his linage were the true rulers of all of Russia. Obviously such a self acclaimed title doesn’t make it true. Russia is a name taken for imperialistic reasons. Not because it is a proof of absolute continuity Kievan Rus->Russia that ratifies an invasion of the original lands of the Rus and the Rurik dynasty. Just like adapting the doubble eagle doesn’t make Russia the successor to Rome and Constantinople. Moscow is not the inheritor of Kyiv. It was just one of many Rus states with a Rurik dynasty that appeared in the aftermath of the Mongol invasion. Really, Russia perhaps should call itself “Earth” and do some historical tricks to create a linage from Adam and Eve. Obviously that would make it the true ruler of all nations.

[@cherchezlesoir7166]

Sweden has one of the best coastal vessels...in addition with ifv,arty and fighters

[@AugustKling]

Swedish people like peace! Nato is just from the regime!

[@theTeknoViking]

Also submarines.

[@Patrik6920]

and air carriers

[@theTeknoViking]

@@Patrik6920 Haha, nah. We don't have any aircraft carriers, DIY or otherwise. Unless you count Gotland as the worlds biggest aircraft carrier. Which it kinda is... 😁

[@peabase]

@@theTeknoViking Good comeback.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

Seeing those guys "storming" the beach reminds me of some of the maneuvers we had in the Marine Corp! We only had 6 magazines of blank ammo each, so shooting full auto was out of the question if you wanted to remain "alive." You run out of ammo and you're automatically "dead!" I was in charge of taking "captured" enemies back to base. We let them keep their weapons, because they were responsible for them, but I confiscated all of their blank ammo. Towards the end, when everyone was low on ammo we knew the enemy would rush us and I handed out all of the "extra" ammo. When they came we waited until they were close and started firing full auto! The referee was laughing his butt off as he declared their whole enemy team was dead! This was at Camp Geiger, North Carolina during Intensive Combat Training in 1973! After that they changed how the "extra" ammo was dealt with! LOL!!!

[@geoffgill5334]

Semper Fi

[@zoolkhan]

i would imagine though that in the immediate landing suppressive fire would make sense, so spray as fuck (at least from the stationary guns on the boat)

[@SonsOfLorgar]

The soldiers firing full auto is likely the SAW gunners with 5.56×45mm 200rnd belt boxes. Then there's two fixed forward M2HB HMGs on the boat for assault supression in addition to any railing mounts and the main ring/weapon station mount that often mounts a .50 M2HB or 40mm GLMG or a launcher for the Swedish light anti-ship version of the Hellfire missile 😊

[@user-wn1nw2hk3s]

Sweden is so sweet! Brings badass boat to the battlefield! Nice! Thanks “sweeten!”! Ukraine has the best of friends these days!!

[@hakkebrakke8575]

USMC from time to time these days practice together with the Swedish “Coastal Ranger Company” who uses these boats. Among other things I believe CB90s launching from larger USMC amphibious assault ships. The US Navy’s NECC also has two of these boats. Manly for use in rivers it seems. The Swedish archipelagos are full with small islands like everywhere. And the Swedish military strategy is mainly defensive. To repel an aggressor on its own territory. Moving from island to island with relatively small units. The US doesn’t seem to have much of those kinds of archipelagos, and I would suppose USMC’s strategy is more offensive and about launching way larger amounts of Marines against a shoreline. So I assume the CB90 isn’t the best option for that. What deserves to be mentioned though is that the USMC, when on an exercise in Sweden, didn’t stand a chance against possible the toughest units of the Swedish militia. Who deployed unconventional weapons the Marines hadn’t trained to encounter: Swedish kids armed with snowballs! Sorry guys…!

[@laars0001]

Beastly and fast looking boats; get in, do the thing, get out! ❤️🇸🇪🇺🇦

[@moose4488]

Agree live preservers are on board for good reason. 😊

[@stevenstreets695]

Now that is a 21st century update to a genuine VIKING WARSHIP.

[@user-ot6fk7vs3n]

VIKINGS HELPING EUROPE ......NOW I HAVE SEEN IT ALL.......

[@lesferenczi5716]

A modern Viking long boat, I want one 🤘

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Tank you, Sweden!

[@andreasv9472]

No worries mate! (Can I say that as a sweed? XD Well I guess I helped pay for like 0.000001% of the boats, so it still counts?)

[@alanmcmillan6969]

@@andreasv9472 Yes, very definitely. Well done. These boats look fantastic!

[@Acomov]

@@andreasv9472 Du betalade ungefär 9 kr för 10 båtar till ukraina

[@juhajuntunen7866]

Vikings has boats in Ukraina again.

[@zoolkhan]

after they founded the "rus" ... some thousands years ago..

[@user-ot6fk7vs3n]

europe could use hundreds of old school VIKINGS about now

[@AugustKling]

Sweden lost the war against Russia like Hitler and Napoleon!@@user-ot6fk7vs3n

[@GMan-yg1og]

The nazis have panzers as well

[@peabase]

@@GMan-yg1og Yeah, you can tell them apart by the Z markings. Always invading, those Nazis.

[@TheFrewah]

I remember seeing these passing by in the Swedish archipelago. I’m happy Ukraine has some of them now

[@johnspruit7296]

Fantastic Commando attack Boat for Crimea . Don't waste them on the Dnipro River where there are too many Orc drones. Wish they had TOW missiles or similar , not just machine guns ???

[@Sam_Guevenne]

They have rbs 15

[@AndyWoohoo666]

They are modular, you can add grenade launchers, missiles etc.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​​@@Sam_Guevenne no, you are thinking of the Rb17, a beam riding ground launched anti-ship modification of the US Hellfire missile. The Rbs 15 is far too big for the CB90.

[@peabase]

Our coastal troops routinely carry ATGMs aboard amphibious assault craft. That said, target acquisition may be a wee bit challenging from a small boat like this. I'd much rather beach the boat somewhere behind an island and take the shot from terra firma.

[@MrMcdanger]

I wonder how much support Germany would get if they fight the Russians and had just a company Nazies fighting for them, I dont think much 🤔

[@shamrock6378]

制動力が半端ねえ

[@kathleenmann7311]

Your country is beautiful ! I wish I could go there and visit for a while. Thank you for standing up for Freedom ! 🙏🇸🇪🤝🇺🇦✌️

[@andersgrassman6583]

I was curious about going to Odesa for summer vacation a year and a half before the full scale invasion. Feels strange. And I get angry and sad. We have to make sure you win! (And then I can come for vacation, and spend some tourist money!)

[@erikisberg3886]

Thank You, my son used to work for this company. Amazing fact is that these great boats are designed and built by a small private company that merged with SAAB just a few years ago. In Swedish sevice they are "Stridsbåt90", all recently modified and upgraded. Hope they make a difference against the invaders in Ukraine! 🇺🇦👍

[@fnordianslippers]

The stopping distance is very impressive.

[@herpederpe4320]

First move over the sea extremely fast, then quickly stop and deploy the troops. This boat is meant for invasion.

[@Lankhor]

From full speed 42 knots to stop about 11.5 meters. It is quite impressive.

[@geraldhagen2989]

Big thanks to Sweden and Holland.

[@bfelten1]

Not Holland, the Netherlands. There are two regions in the Netherlands, Noord and Zuid Holland, but no Holland only.

[@oleksandrzubchenko210]

Thank you very much for your support and solidarity, dear friends! We will be victorious! UA✊

[@guru9132]

😎😘✊🔱🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@AndyWoohoo666]

Sweden have long history with Ukraine and will provide all they can for as long as they can. Now with Sweden getting into NATO you will see more equipment and probably even Gripen. Slava Ukraini!

[@-aKa-AL_7-]

Уже победили.В ближайшем времени вновь появятся таблички Вход с едой, собаками и украинцам запрещён, это было всего лишь 80 лет назад и вот ваша победа уже близко🤣 мои поздравление кастрюлям...

[@guru9132]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦😘🥰😘🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@oleksandrzubchenko210]

@@AndyWoohoo666Heroiam Slava! (Glory to Heroes!) We appreciates this efforts very much indeed.

[@bobbyjohnson6240]

I hope Ukraine can continue to stand up to these mad men

[@variaxaxis1176]

You mean Zelensky? Yes he is a mad clown..

[@Ukrainian__Patriot]

@@variaxaxis1176 Article 5 now! Because my real statement about Muscovy would be deleted, Igor.

[@americanfortruth]

Yep, Zelensky is much worse Than Hitler, and all those henchmen of his grabbing boys, old men and women off the street and tossing them into vans.

[@americanfortruth]

@@Ukrainian__Patriot I feel real bad for the average Ukrainian just as I do for the average American. But you all should have known better than to believe in Joe Biden and that witch Victoria Nuland handing out cookies. Much of your farmland and gov't owned properties have been sold to BlackRock, JP Morgan and others.

[@jnb756]

@@variaxaxis1176 You calling someone a clown is projection at it's finest

[@householdemail1305]

That’s a hard reverse thrust. Stops good though

[@vegas1a]

Never saw a boat that size come off plane as if it hit an invisible brick wall!!

[@fiskmasadventures]

It makes a full stop from full speed (40+ knots) in ~2,5 boat lengths (about 35 m).

[@SonsOfLorgar]

What makes it possible is that it doesn't have any propellers that could get damaged, just a pair of heavy duty impeller water jets inside the hull with two different methods of reversing. One for crash stops by dropping the thrust reverser scoops on the back, the other for backing off when beached by reversing the impellers to pull water in through the thrust vector nozzles at the back and push it out through the intakes underneath to form a water cushion underneath the boat if it came onto the beach a bit too fast😊

[@annabackman3028]

Sweden likes to both start and stop fast. ('The Griffin', Gripen)

[@peabase]

@@annabackman3028 That would be the Viggen, which, rather uniquely, had a thrust reverser. In theory, the pilot could brake and put the Viggen in reverse in mid-flight (but only in theory).

[@mja4wp]

That stopping power is impressive...Very!

[@piggysleft]

My favourite combat vessel

[@loukosa7738]

Always loved driving that boat!

[@pinjam100]

Yay Sweden

[@user-yo9pv1ni6t]

quick, gets Marines in fast, before enemy has a chance to respond,, then picks up the crew and away they go back to port. NICEEEEEEEE

[@saskiaisskra3240]

I'm with Ukraine 100 percent. I'm American. Thank you Sweden !! Democracy , freedom, free and fair elections. Against autocracy and dictatorship and evilness

[@vladimirtrifonov405]

Ura😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jorgerobles628]

WOW!!!!! Sweden surely knows a thing or two about building military ships!!!! Hopefully these units will help and enhance Ukraine's NAVY!!!!! VIVA POR SUECIA!!!! SLAVA UKRAINIA!!!!

[@Tam0de]

3:52 - coming in at you at a great rate of speed then a full stop merely a few feet away is both impressive & scary. "Hey guys, what's up?"

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

scott the seamine entered the chat: can we be friends boaty mcboatface? boaty mcboatface: no. Seamine: explodes with rage.

[@Tigerfan50]

Thank you Sweden and Netherlands!!

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

Holland is just washing money and tax dodging Europe. Worthless really!

[@bfelten1]

Seeing one of those doing 40 knots (in peacetime, in wartime it can go much faster) in narrow straights, using secret unchartered routes, between some of the 270,000 Swedish islands is impressive. It has a draught of only 0.8 m so not many enemy boats would dare to follow.

[@paulvarn4712]

I'm impressed. This boat would be like the PT boats in WWII but modern. Would do serious damage to shore defenses. Ukraine would use them well.

[@kirgan1000]

The Swedish boat have capacity for mine laying, and Sweden did give mines (as in smart sea mines) to Ukraine, and I am sure they will find some clever use of them.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@kirgan1000 or depth charges depending on what's needed on the same rails.

[@user-dw7ph2jb9r]

1,000's of yrs of vessel building experience, they look agile, Scandinavian know boats

[@frankrothe7023]

Those Vikings! [😮 ... slowly headshaking smiley]

[@kobasima3]

ブラジル陸軍？がアマゾンで走行してる姿がカッコよかった

[@theldraspneumonoultramicro405]

i love how we are providing Ukraine with top of the line equipment that we and other countries is actively using today instead of old antiquated equipment on its last leg and about to be retired and replaced, and the live combat the equipment will see in Ukraine will provide us with invaluable data on its performance so we can further develop and improve it.

[@user-hs5ir7gu8q]

前から降りられるのいいね。

[@NanaMacTwins]

This is fantastic. Incredible feature is the ability to stop on a dime! Really makes it a fast assault weapon. Thank you Sweden! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@user-hd1oy9ry9e]

Excellent boats, best assault craft in the world.

[@amazingdany]

Another hopeful wonder weapon.

[@AlexKall]

​@@amazingdany it will be helpful for Ukraine.

[@amazingdany]

@@AlexKall Oh sure, the billions in NATO hardware totally helped to shrink the red part of the map.

[@theTeknoViking]

@@amazingdany And that's just a drop in the sea of EU/US/NATO/1st world funds. Poor tankie, go eat some potatos.

[@peabase]

@@amazingdany They're called game changers. Each time, Russia has to figure out how to play the new game, wrong-footing it and robbing it of its iniative.

[@rokguitarstar]

That's badass!

[@SanctuaryLife]

Wow Sweden makes cool gear doesn’t it? Even Australia I recall we have borrowed or bought designs for things designed in Sweden. Go Sweden, we will need you.

[@aprilrains9921]

These look like fun to drive.

[@andersgrassman6583]

Yes they are!😃

[@martinpicasso4401]

Peru also operates the CB90,the navy have 24.

[@Gerard-Red]

Bullshit. SIMA Perú is assembling a downgraded copy modified for interdictions, not for assault. The peruvian version has a smaller and cheaper Diesel Caterpillar engine instead of the Scania of the Swedish version. The Peruvian version only carry 6 soldiers in its interior plus 3 crew. It does not have so many heavy machine guns emplacements, only have 1, and carry three times more fuel, because its main task will be patrolling Peru´s EEZ. So far has assembled only 4. The intention is to buy 3 o 4 more lots of four, but so far has adquired one lot of four.

[@toastrecon]

You know what's missing from this: a launching and recovery platform for scout and attack drones. The ability for each boat to have someone in the cockpit that was flying or tasking recon drones and ones that could drop munitions would be a game changer. Pull up to the shoreline, launch two or three drones from the squadron of boats, search up and down the area, identifying enemy positions for the gunners to suppress and finding gaps or weak points to exploit. Send a few attack drones in to take out armor or vehicles. Way easier for the landing party.

[@hakkebrakke8575]

It’s rather close between the islands in the archipelagos. I would believe once you have control of one island it is easier to launch drones from a more static position. You also wouldn’t want to launch drones so the launching position (the boat) is identified. But there are likely a bunch of different drones that can be easily carried along with the CB90. The drone wars have just begun, so I would bet there’s a bunch of research and evaluations on their use in Ukraine going on. Likely the Ukrainians will experiment. Counter-drone technology is likely more important. But they’re too fast for the types of drones mostly used in Ukraine. I’d say you would need a laser guided missile or similar.

[@user-qm2wl9ry9n]

What an impressive super fast attack boat , as the title describes it , wow ! That is impressive.

[@kathleenmann7311]

The word, “juggernaut” comes to mind. 👍🇸🇪👏. ✌️🇺🇦🚩

[@PeterK_53]

dang impressive, I want one for water skiing

[@2011granit]

Some officers used CV90 tho waterskiining in the 90s :)

[@user-vo6vqS1016]

お疲れさまです､いつも楽しみに見てます

[@doubleslit9513]

Omg! I started Tim “ the tool man” Tayloring out in cave-man grunts watching these assault boats in action. I don’t even much care for the water but seeing these things go through their paces made me want to join the Ukrainian Navy! 🇺🇦 ⚓️

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

if you are 16 or over, good health, and such, and have a passport, why haven't you become a PMC fighting for the Ukies? nothing stopping you from actually enlisting to the front. just you. and or reality.

[@micaelhildenborg5712]

I was doing some recreational fishing from the cliffs of an island of the west coast of Sweden when a military exercise was going on. One of these boats suddenly came at full speed directly towards me, and while I was almost shitting my pants, it did a full stop just before hitting the cliffs and then gently tapped the rock. Very impressive indeed!

[@gherkamum]

Sweden thanks.....🇺🇦

[@Dwayne_the_Fitness_Guy]

thank you Sweden and the Netherlands

[@chrismitchell4622]

Great news thank you Sweden and Netherlands

[@the2233233]

バトルフィールドで自分で動かすも良し修理要員になっても楽しい最高なやつ

[@kai-uweoch1159]

If you look at a map of Sweden in detail you will see why in many regions small fast highly maneuverable make much more sense than large vessels. Along the coast there are many regions that are made up of a labyrinth of islands and inlets, with very narrow passages and shallow water. So those boats can attack larger vessels in open water and quickly escape and hide between those islands. They are also perfect for landing troups on those islands, that's why the front hatch is so useful.

[@Frinea]

Because we have such a small population, we can put our military expenses into technology instead of feeding millions of troops. Small nations should not be underestimated in terms of firepower

[@troypierce9517]

Awesome equipment !!

[@sashasakhnyuk4496]

Perfekt! Respekt!!! Tacksamhet!!! Ukraina 💛💙🇪🇺 NATO

[@MrRebTyree]

That reminds of my early days riding in USN PBR's.

[@larsrons7937]

This vessel is a beast. They will be good for operations across the Dnipro river (and elsewhere?)

[@andersgrassman6583]

That's the plan.😉 Now that we are also finally part of NATO, Gripen fighter jets will also be coming. There is overwhealming political support. Good thing about Swedish arms, is that they are specifically designed to fight an asymetric war with Russia, so designed for Ukraine's war.

[@larsrons7937]

@@andersgrassman6583 Exactly, designed for Ukraine's war. I too would love to see Gripens for Ukraine. They wouldn't be in huge numbers at least to start with. They could serve important roles, f.ex. stationed more forward for a fast response role where F-16 bases could be more vulnerable. I believe the Gripen would be a great asset for Ukraine.

[@MrGreg771]

Congratulation!Ukraine has won a ticket home to Russian Federation!.

[@theTeknoViking]

Crimea beach party! CB90 Tactical Party Boat!

[@peabase]

@@andersgrassman6583 The CB90 isn't quite that ideal for Ukraine. In the northern Baltic, these boats can dart between islands and seek out shallows that are out of bounds for larger watercraft. For riverine operations, like in the Dnipro with its vast open expanses, they're not that ideal.

[@pampermenetwork]

Oh snap. That looks like a beast.

[@philiplewis8213]

These will go well with the existing river patrol boats Ukraine already has

[@cyclonemouse]

Have to be a big river. Think the other boats given by Sweden is better suited for that task.

[@rubenskiii]

They are good for seas as well, can drop of people everywhere nearly and very fast. Ukraine has some huge rivers so could work there probably but drones are always a danger.

[@cyclonemouse]

@@rubenskiii id say its more probable they will be used for special forces missions om krym than krynky

[@philiplewis8213]

Dnipro is a pretty big river!@@cyclonemouse

[@daydays12]

The Dnipro is a big river...don't worry @@cyclonemouse

[@chrislong3938]

These boats are cool as hell! I think if that were a real combat beach landing, there would be a helluva lot of suppressing fire from the boats followed by a lot of smoke as the troops went ashore.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Yup, 2 fixed ma deuces to the front, a third .50 or a 40mm grenade machinegun in the central ring mount, and possibly even railing pintle mount MGs shooting past the driver cab. On each boat... And if in a joint amphibious operation woth our Finnish brothers, they also have a bigger assault boat where they have a couple of support variants mounted with 12cm AMOS and NEMO turrets. (Twin and single tube respectively of breech loaded rapid fire mortars)

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

more equipment onboard means less troop cap. could mod the E version (strip out the medevac stuff) and make that the APC, supply the larger Riverine as a gunboat. some CB90 as mortar or ATGM fire support. might change the course of a skirmish or two. but wont be much more effective than that because we both know the Ukes aren't trained in the usage corretly.@@SonsOfLorgar

[@alexk7705]

Thank you very much for your help and weapons for Ukraine

[@kimiohuynh8102]

Victory to Ukraine.Thanks to Allies for supporting Ukraine in the liberation of all the Russian occupied regions of the motherland. May God protect all of you 🙏🙏🙏

[@theMyouknow]

A good boat to add supplies and reinforcements where needed, behind enemy lines or not, ammo transports - Food logistics, fast in and fast out, a well placed squadron can change the tides and/or save lives.

[@jimsmedley234]

It is amazing to see this versatile Swedish craft - many in the video flying the Norwegian Penant! We are fortunate to have both Finland and Sweden as nato allies now. Back in the day many of my, post WWII, Norqegian friends friends would acknowledge that the Swedes had one thing the Norwegians didn't: Good Neighbours. An oblique reference to the Nazi invasion of Norway during 1940, through Sweden. The world is unfolding as it should. Slava Ukraine.

[@mikecammarano7901]

That boat is sweet through-and-through!

[@mattsapero1896]

That’s what you call BRISTLING with weapons.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Looks like a fun party boat, could even be OK for a bit of water skiing or a fishing trip.

[@user-vc8nx5su8x]

5:58の所、笑顔で一人だけ釣りに来た人が混じってるように見えるｗ

[@greencrossalcohol9154]

nice bird running

[@luckylukekansai9594]

Bedankt Holland voor je genereuze hulp en steun. Samen staan we, verdeeld vallen we.

[@kitersrefuge7353]

Brilliant...they look awesome!

[@jiminhouston34]

I love these vessels. Do you know if any will have MK19 Grenade launchers or Mini-Guns? Or if they have the capability. Thanks!

[@peo9180]

They have it

[@AlexKall]

Not sure what the ones sent to Ukraine will have.

[@cyclonemouse]

@@AlexKall me neither. One can only hope its the granatspruta version.

[@Alex-oc2vi]

They can, but I don't think Mini-guns will be included, at least for Sweden it's a pretty new weapon system on these boats, along with some other capabilities, like dedicated mortar boats.

[@cyclonemouse]

@@Alex-oc2vi I eblive the minigun version doesnt exist yet.

[@machinedrillver.2.219]

海上の戦闘機って感じですね！

[@Congaman41]

I often seen these around Gothenburg. They really fast and impressive.

[@Backwardlooking]

👍🏻🇺🇸✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇸🇪🇳🇴✌️🇺🇦

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

Excellent and bravo for these craft, soldiers and support to Ukraine. It will also be a good idea to send some dozen or two of these craft and soldiers to Yemen at the Red sea providing a passage for commercial ships.

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

they'd be more of a hazard than help to commercial shipping lanes.

[@tomparatube6506]

It's like a fast, powerful tank on water. Bravo Sweden!

[@zoolkhan]

its aluminium i think, so of all things - a tank it is not.

[@robertoborri1233]

right, unarmored and machine guns only @@zoolkhan

[@andersgrassman6583]

@@robertoborri1233 Armement can be varied, including anti ship missiles with a range of 30km. (RBS15) And we've already sent RBS15 to Ukraine in the beginning of the invasion, to defend Odesa.

[@tomparatube6506]

@@zoolkhan U sure it's aluminium and not some kind of metallic alloy? Is aluminium too soft for this kind of stress?

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@tomparatube6506 it's welded aluminium, not armor. My older brother worked a few summers at one of the shipyards that built them.

[@geraldstokes5661]

Thank u , it's good to see brotherhood, iin these strange times, Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@Nintendo1969]

The speed and agility are insane but most impressive to me is the breaking power, never saw a ship stopping like this.

[@Jsederap]

Prod Philippines ❤

[@j.m.7715]

Proves yet again Sweden despite its small size is one of the great powers of weapons manufacturing in Europe. This Bradley on water is awesome. Besides manufacturing Jas Gripen E, perhaps the world's best 4th gen multi role fighter jet, and world class Kockums submarines, Sweden even had a nuclear weapons program they canceled and 2012 gave 6 kilos of weapons grade Plutonium, 3-6 minimal nuke warheads worth of such material, to the US government. Welcome to NATO, Sweden!

[@johanlittorin2765]

Adding Archer, AT4, Carl Gustaf, NLAW, Taurus, CV90, SBS. Yeah, a lot of great stuff from a small country.

[@zoolkhan]

@@johanlittorin2765 taurus? Manufactured in Germany by Taurus Systems GmbH - and gripen can launch it, but as far i know - sweden is not even an operator. So maybe take that off the list... its not developed or designed in sweden.

[@HansenSWE]

​@@zoolkhan Taurus Systems is the partner-baby of both German company MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics. Edit: I get your point. But I get Johan's point too.

[@bengtmowitz5012]

Gripen E is to be described as a 4. 5 gen. Fighter. A&C is gen 4.

[@metalmeltdown31]

Very impressive maneuverability for a ship of that size.

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

Anyone else notice how fast those things decelerate? They can literally go full speed until they are just a few meters from the shore and suddenly stop and be immediately ready to let the men out, making a landing much faster than anything ever. It looks so simple thing, but someone must have spent an awful lot of time to shave a few seconds off to give the marines a few seconds advantage.

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

Those vessels could be very useful for Spain

[@jeffaggson874]

Awesome news! When in late 2024 will they be receiving these boats?

[@larszenthio1012]

The Ukrainian marine must be trained and learn how they work in exercises and then delivered to Ukraine. Everything can be ready in a few months.

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

if starting today, then by around August. if starting a few months ago and we are hearing about it now to stop potential info going to orcland, then anytime within the next week or so. if starting in a few weeks for training then October is likely.@@larszenthio1012

[@faarsight]

I have travelled in one of those, extreme acceleration.

[@user-px4yo7ns9i]

KickAss AWESOME !!

[@mussydesign7933]

the question is does it explode when hit with a $500 FPV drone?

[@UltraRealTrueJesus]

spectacularily.

[@Salvino110]

Well done, Sweden. Glad you're now part of NATO.

[@brucejackson5]

Thanks

[@MichaelHBallard]

They have speed wow ~ speeds of up to 40 knots (74 km/h) and to slow down from top speed to a complete stop in 2.5 boat lengths. Amazing they can stop in 2.5 boat lengths

[@akegustafsson3816]

🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@tolitsdterrible4785]

For a boat, it's amazing how it can stop almost immediately. How the hell they can do that?

[@Sam_Guevenne]

They reverse the hydrojets

[@AlexKall]

Scoops that are pushed down to redirect the water jet forward.

[@AndyWoohoo666]

It goes from full speed to a stop in about 2½ the boat length.

[@HansenSWE]

They print the daily price for diesel on a piece of paper. Hook the paper on a fishing rod and when they want the boat to stop, they lower the paper infront of it so the boat can read it. It's a very fiscally responsible boat.

[@andersgrassman6583]

@@HansenSWE You sometimes see these second hand (old models), but shit, how the hell do you afford to run it privately?!?