Ukraine Scores First Hit with 'Iconic' SAAB RBS 70 Laser Guided MANPAD, Taking Down Russian Chopper

August 17th's morning brought significant activity for the Ukrainian air defense, as they successfully targeted and destroyed two highly sophisticated Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopters. One incident occurred near Robytyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and the other took place near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast. Notably, one of Ka-52 Alligator helicopters was taken down by the 47th Mechanized Brigade using a Swedish RBS-70 MANPAD. The deployment of the RBS-70 MANPAD, which has been captured on video, marks the first visible confirmation of Ukraine employing this system in combat.
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[@PerStrand]

I did my military service as a technican on RB70 in the swedish army. Great weapon to shoot down helicopters. They have no chance to avoid the missiles. After the cold war most air defence regements were closed in Sweden. So Sweden have had many RBS70 in storage that now have been send to Ukraine. Bofors and now SAAB have now improved the system with night time ability and the adaption of AI.

[@mattdowning7281]

You Swedes can make anything. I am not surprised that you have a copter-killer. Much respect to 🇸🇪 from 🇺🇸, and welcome to NATO, brothers and sisters!

[@michaelnorling5062]

​@@mattdowning7281Thanx together well squeeze the crap out of the orchs. 👍

[@junkscience6397]

Thanks for the info!

[@Ivan-Bor]

For 84 launches just one hit! Good system 😂

[@Ivan-Bor]

​​@@michaelnorling5062first of all squeeze the crap out of your head

[@MrMacavity]

Swede here also, this makes me VERY happy to see our systems put to good use in Ukraine ❤ Heja Sverige! 👍😀 happy to be able to help Ukraine in their fight for freedom. RBS70 is a very solid piece of tech, and as we can see the Russians did not expect this one.

[@nikolakrstic7139]

Heja,heja Sverige!God bless you!😆😆😆😆😆

[@dommazeti18]

You guys really eat up this propaganda eh . This whole situation has been a movie set .

[@Waaaasss]

@@dommazeti18 "denial is a river in egypt" I think this quote fits you perfectly.

[@dommazeti18]

@@Waaaasss when I was in grade 10 , they taught us about hitlers success in politics and how his people voted him in through the success of his propaganda . We were also taught that history is written by the powerful. NATO and it’s allies are the ones who run the news and want to drown Russia . We are in a new age of propaganda .

[@dommazeti18]

@@Waaaasss holy shit , your quote just proved my point . You literally copied a quote that trended on tiktok without doing any research 😂😂 imagine trying to act smart and instead quoting a meme 😂 it’s supposed to be “denial is not just a river in Egypt”

[@JohnSmith-fg7rd]

Thank you Sweden !....... from the USA

[@anaconda6147]

Quality from Sweden! Heja Sverige! 🇺🇦🇸🇪🇺🇦🇸🇪

[@hansludwig4732]

Der är der vad Susen gör

[@urkadurka]

Schkåhl!!@@hansludwig4732

[@larsandersson5974]

As a swede this warms my heart

[@Retsler54]

As another very system hostile native Swedish I think this is a disgrace. Our oligarcs enjoy this as the war very much since it does enrich them, enrich them on the expense of Ukrainan blood and nation. Russians suffer somewhat too but thank God they are triumphant on the battle field. Intelligent by woke west? Intelligent to let US backed Ukraine shell Donbass for 7 years?? Well Russia responded and is whipping the crap west real good and has been doing so for 1 1/2 years (but sure, this was one helicopter downed). Dream on about WUNDERWAFFEN. Russia remains triumphant defending its own lands for centuries back.

[@maheshweerasuriya4543]

Sweden is a best country . Trying to go there one day

[@leversforever9748]

I bet it does!!

[@JH-jo9wt]

Well you should learn about Barbara Lerner Spectre and her organisation, its about wiping about Swedes in a racial genocide. The same people that have caused this war work with Barbaras organisation This is not good for white christians in Europe But it is a great weapon nonetheless

[@alexanderdimitrov8201]

I feel the need to remind you who obliterated the Swedish Empire. Wait for it...drumroll: Tsardom of Russia becoming the Russian Empire as a result. Better stuck with neutrality and stay away from the criminal organization NATO but some counties still think that the rule "safety in numbers" is applicable. We will surely know more in the next 10-20 years but things do look grim.

[@henriyoung3895]

As former Saab 900 Turbo owner, it warms my heart too. Saab is an AWESOME company.

[@kennethjarbratt8022]

Developed by Bofors and Ericsson!

[@-gk-pretorian4250]

I am trained on RBS70 system by the Swedish Army. It is a brutal weapon that can´t be countered by flares or electronic jaming , even if the shooter would miss the target it has proximity sensors that detonate and launch 2000 round steal balls on the target and rips it in to shreds.

[@mattiasdahlstrom2024]

I think a Ka-52 helicopter has laser warning system, so the pilot will be made aware he is illuminated and can take evasive maneuver.

[@loboxx337]

@@mattiasdahlstrom2024 Yeah sure.

[@steveneaston2658]

The long range version will be key in blunting the Russian attack helicopter advantage. Sweden has some impressive kit for a small nation. I hope they continue to provide Ukraine with these amazing systems

[@protonneutron9046]

Sweden has had a long history of a strong anti aircraft weapon export market. The US has used their AA weapons since before WW 2. Their AT weapons are awesome too

[@protonjinx]

Sweden has a long history of excellent anti-Russian weapons...

[@alexbuuks8529]

Душа радуется когда видишь огромное количество подбитой натовской техники на всех направлениях. 😅🤣👎🇬🇧🇺🇸 а мировое зло сша англиЯ ожидают наверно своего судного дня. Русские ждут ф 16 чтобы они были уничтожены как и вся авиация украины😅

[@andreasandersson9688]

Exactly. We build weapons to counter the russians first of all. If you're up against other countries that adopt russian shite tactics and equipment (which quite apparently happens a lot), then our stuff is grade fucking A for fighting those also.

[@pliashmuldba]

@@protonjinx WELL. if you knew Sweden's war history, you would not say that, you would say its a excellent anti-Danish weapons, CUZ we and the Sweden been at war for over 3 decades. Actually when your country start to whimper over having been at war with someone for a decade or two, well give us a call.

[@hangemhigh7069]

@@pliashmuldba Thanks but we not need Nato we need to send home 2million gold diggers and go out from EU! SWEXIT!

[@mammakamel]

Swedes has been very supportive in the war, standing with Ukraine. Intel sharing was agreed upon between the two a month ago, strenghtening their bond.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Where were you when Ukraine were attacking and killing innocent Russian citizens in 2014 - 2021 ?

[@joman388]

@@Bacrenfencing Sad but true ,"innocents" are almost always killed when another country attacks a sovereign nation. thanks

[@BPo75]

@@Bacrenfencing Do you mean the innocent civilians lead by the Russian Nazis bussed into Donbas by GRU, who later had to have the likes of Girkin take over because the "separatist movement" was failing? Feel free to watch the old "Russian Roulette"-series by Vice here on KZbin. I especially appreciated the mistreatment of "peaceful protestors".

[@pen7759]

@@Bacrenfencing You red it wrong. It was the other way around. It was russia attacking to Ukraine and killing civilians and taking Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. This is the way it went, and now Ukraine is going to take it back from those russian morons.

[@dezent]

Robot 70 is great! I did my military service on this system. Reason it will not be jammed is that it will ride a laser beam from the launcher where the shooter aims the laser on the target. Only way to jam this system is to get in between the shooter and the robot 70.

[@williamzk9083]

It can in theory be jammed by a counter laser temporarily blinding the operator or the RBS-70 launcher optics by back tracking the targeting lasers.

[@Detvanliga]

Hej! Lv4? :)

[@WindowsCostumize]

hej själv :) 83-84@@Detvanliga

[@ruskiessuck3337]

LOL ok troll@@williamzk9083

[@ugvadugvaw]

What about thick smoke?

[@mariadekelver2240]

I’m glad Ukraine got this much needed weapon. They’re obviously using it very well. Thank you Sweden. 🇨🇦🇺🇦

[@Whatta33]

We are winning. Moscow next

[@fredfreddy8684]

Me too. Great the Ruzzians lost two helicopters AND two trained flight crews.

[@dommazeti18]

@@fredfreddy8684why would you wish death upon random soldiers ? You’re just as bad as Putin and zelenski . 21st century propaganda still works . In 2060 they’ll teach this propaganda to students in grade 10

[@MrMyrisch]

@@fredfreddy8684 the russians lost dozens of helicopters and planes. But at the end... the infantry rules. not the F-16 or RBS... the troops in tranches. It can't go on like this. Such a development of the war will lead to a catastrophe for Ukraine. The are running out of soldiers. :(

[@fredfreddy8684]

We'll get those trespassing Russians out of Ukraine. I'm not interested in fake right wing excuses for aiding Russia in Putin's expansion-into-other-people's-nations projects.@@MrMyrisch

[@btbd2785]

RBS 70NG is an effective Missle! I love the fact that many.of Sweden systems are hard to jam!! Thats why the KA 52 couldnt detect it and jam it!! Same goes woth there Anti Ship missles!!

[@carroll89012]

Unless newer models have changed, the RBS 70 uses a rear looking sensor that detects where the missile is located in the guidance beam The power level of the laser is low and at a different wavelength than the more common 1.06 Micron NDYAG lasers. If a laser warning system does not carry a sensor just for the RBS 70 missile, they won't detect the beam. But a standard missile warning system would detect its launch.

[@JK-br1mu]

Where, in this sect-or..........are the Stinger missiles located?

[@miroslavdockal9468]

On chaws.

[@williamzk9083]

@@JK-br1muStinger is being Jammed by the Vitebsk V370 DIRCM system. Something that was predicted in 2016 but the upgrade to a AIM-9X Like seeker put off on budget grounds.

[@williamzk9083]

For this type of guidance it would be normal to offset the missile for at least half the flight both to avoid the missile obscuring the target and also to limit the possibility of alerting the target. Image processing algorithms track the target and direct the laser in “assisted tracking” (manual only can be used). I imagine that when the missile appears smaller than the target the laser can be directed on to target without offset. I suspect the missile is also tracked and the laser only used when it drifts of target.

[@miroslavdockal9468]

@@williamzk9083 , so the target, should target the laser signal, which stay on place you deem there. And thats reality. Thank you sir William.

[@raeme16AD]

You are only 50% correct with your information. I have been involved and used the RBS70 for over 15 years. The rear of the missile contains a monitoring system that keeps the missile inside the laser corridor. The exhaust is from four concentric exhaust nozzles about a third of the way up fro=m the base of the missile. Well done on your coverage and keep it up

[@jeffploetner]

Is it only accurate to if the laser beam is directly on the moving helicopter target, or does it just need to get close then the missile figured out the rest and knows when to detonate close?

[@idomaghic]

IIRC the missile can be set to automatic proximity detonation but also triggered manually by the operator. On another note, again IIRC, I think the operator also gets audio feedback if the unit is aiming towards the target as guided by a radar that can be (and probably should be) in a completely different location (mobile radar unit PS-90 is pictured in the referenced facebook post, which was somewhat designed to be used in conjunction, but I think other radar units could be used as well). Perhaps @raeme16AD remembers/knows.

[@darkiee69]

@@jeffploetner You need to keep the laser beam on the target at all time, but that's pretty easy on slow moving targets.

[@darkiee69]

@@idomaghic You get the audio feedback before firing, if the target is coming from the left or right, and how close you're aiming at the position it will be coming from. And one of the radar units shown was a PS70 or PS701. The PS90 works too, but it was developed for the RBS 90 system.

[@idomaghic]

@@darkiee69 I did my military service on a PS90, guiding RBS70 units. Shown radar is most certainly a PS90; the PS70 antenna had a more oval/less rectangular shape, also, IIRC it didn't have neither the protection cage on the back when folded down, nor did it have the raised front ventilation tower/"square bump". Sweden also had no PS70s to supply to Ukraine as they were decommissioned several decades ago. What's perhaps confusing is that the PS90 is based on the Giraffe 75, and PS70 is based on the Giraffe 40.

[@CaptainTrips2020]

The lack of a firing signature is the most impressive part of the whole system. there was almost no smoke at all. The MANPAD system is an essential piece of any modern army, but if the operators are constantly counterfired and taken out of the fight, then the systems effectiveness is greatly reduced. It's mostly a psychological problem. a soldier firing a MANPAD that knows he'll be seen vs. knowing he wont be seen is a game changer. In the US army we were taught that we had a max of 3 minutes to displace before we would most likely have incoming rounds. This was in the 90's so that standard may have changed.

[@benktlofgren4710]

it has changed in the the west, but in Mordor not so much.

[@HayilAl-Qadhaafi-ws9of]

Glad to have this one in our arsenal. Keep it up Saab.🇮🇪👏🇸🇪

[@jean-francoislaforge7484]

Slava Sweden, Slava Ukraine, Slava SAAB ! From Canada

[@Serge9595]

Obviously, SAAB’s military and aviation divisions have not let GM anyway near their facilities. My two SAABs applaud the work of these missiles!

[@robertjpayne]

I will drive my SAAB 9-3 Aero with particular pride today!

[@petter5721]

Excellent weapon system 👍🏻 US Apache crews training in Sweden hated the RBS70 since it was impossible to find or avoid.

[@frankfrank2572]

Big seller for the Swedes now. A tried and tested weapon They helped Ukraine when Ukraine needed it. Unlike the Swiss bankers. Their defence industry will get a boost too.

[@AakeTraak]

Our weapons do more good in Ukraine than in storage. Now they do what they are supposed to. They have waited for this moment so long :)

[@lattehour]

they where really smart to make this weapon but it`s not going to be a big seller at least not in this form they might make 4missile batteries automated with machine learning to guide the laser on drones and etc , to deal with helicopters nato in general will use fighter jets

[@dethray1000]

keep wishing for ww 3--your going to get it and we will all die--sweden will be ash in 3 minutes of launch--all of euro land will be ash,russian payback from ww 2 when they took the brunt of death

[@el_chico1313]

as a swiss I wish my government would do more instead of playing this cowardly neutrality card!! i am sick of swiss politicains playing always the same card

[@zackworrell535]

@@el_chico1313 Your country banks the wars of europe and beyond. I love switzerland, the people though can be not always nice or even arrogant. No country is perfect. Look at the idiots running my country. 50% of Americans want a criminal for president. The other 50% are too concerned with rainbows and which day they feel like a man or woman or neither. In the end the West will win the philosophy of the world because freedom is the best option. BTW Swiss watches are bad ass!

[@Grenadier1976]

This is an absolutely superb weapon.

[@fiftycal1]

The RBS-70 and The British Starstreak both use a laser aimed by the user. This makes it almost impossible to jam.

[@Bialy_1]

also it makes it not a fire and forget system... like in case of Polish Piorun...

[@zainulabideen10]

a counyer stratigy could use of laser dazlers

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

​@@zainulabideen10that would not work, the missile is looking back at the launcher, not forward to the target. The only thing you can really do is take out the shooter, but you won't have time to do that.

[@XxBloggs]

And it makes it very difficult to keep aimed.

[@Farekim]

@@XxBloggs Paired with Giraffe radar - you dont have to aim. It will lock on to the tracked target and all you have to to is to look at its general direction.

[@EuroRus2024]

Bravo Ukrain! Bravo Sweden!

[@climatehero]

Remarkable weapon.

[@siraff4461]

Pilot - "I've got one of the most advanced things in our arsenal - I'm going to kick some butt" UAD - "We have Swedish manpads". 😂😂😂

[@Munakas-wq3gp]

Rumor says the spent tube doubles as a Swedish penis pump.

[@phj223]

You're very welcome Ukraine. :) /Sweden

[@GeorgeLong-gw4xm]

Crush Putin🥸

[@Cotictimmy]

RBS took down a Russian helicopter eh? That’s the first positive news I’ve heard about the Royal Bank of Scotland in years!

[@pabloernesto8044]

😂😂 best joke of the day!

[@Evocati-Augusti]

since 1987 ,I and my family have always had a Saabs as a summer car...and I just picked up another, its very rare one of my cars is not a Saab..

[@BPo75]

Wrong company, but nice cars none the less :)

[@Evocati-Augusti]

No..Saab made cars and Military Jets,Subs..same company, there commercial says we make fighter Jets back 20 years ago..."Saab Cars...Born from Jets"@@BPo75

[@Mediocre_JT]

Manpad. 3000 tungsten spheres=terrifying. The Humvee Avenger with four mounted Stinger missiles are the coolest imo

[@Dazzxp]

Starstreak is better again much like the RBS70 laser guided so can't be jammed or prone to countermeasures and since each warhead has 3 missiles each trained on the target while communicating with each other in very close proximity in case one loses track it will require from the help of the other 2 darts.

[@jamesjohnson427]

Stinger easily fooled and jammed by ka-52. But not laser guided

[@Bialy_1]

@@jamesjohnson427 Piorun is not easily fooled and jammed by ka-52 and have no laser to warn the target + you can fire and forget->aiming your laser on the real battlefield is not so cool when you are siting in the open on a launcher chair not covered by any armor...

[@mattdowning7281]

Good call. I had forgotten.

[@dirreeN]

Have you seen SAAB's version? They have one aswell with the RBS 70, think it's called "MSHORAD"

[@sheva4ever1]

Thanks Sweden. Tack så mycket.

[@IrenESorius]

🇸🇪💞🇺🇦

[@hakkebrakke8575]

My taxkronor hard at work. Just wish we could send some of the SAAB Gripens too when now F-16 are being sent. But unfortunately there aren’t really any “extras” produced and I suppose one would want a more unified air force armory than just a few aircrafts of each make. The JAS 39s are however tailored for this kind of war.

[@DenisKorablevich]

How about nuke Stockholm?

[@Jonasjonkable]

Varsågod!

[@adamroth9168]

You are more than welcome.. I hope that we soon can send the JAS Gripen to our bothers and sisters in Ukraine. Slava Ukraina / Adam

[@thomashorstedt3059]

Did my training on the RBS90 but nice to see RBS70 in action🙂

[@wavemaker54]

Great weapon for close in support.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

The launcher has a little tripod. I remember this one. I know the starstreak has a similar setup, but the operator has to lift it. Time to get down the gym I guess lmao. Thanks for the vid.

[@steeltalon2317]

The real benefit of the RB70 is its range and laser range finder. A Stinger can't go beyond 4,000 meters, the RB70 can do 6,000 meters. The KA-52s anti-tank rockets can do VIKHR anti-tank missile 8,000-,9000 meters. So the KA-52 has to stay out of the RB70s range and still be high enough to fire its rockets. That is tricky on a battlefield where the KA-52 doesn't know exactly where the RB70 is located until the rocket is almost on top of the helicopter.

[@rgeraldalexander4278]

I hope Ukraine has as many and the best of these systems as can be provided. Slava Ukraini!

[@monaliza3334]

Losing the country way to go😂😂😂

[@skymaster4121]

@@monaliza3334I just read russia is gonna cancel their military show “zapad” because they lack soldiers and equipment since it has been destroyed in Ukraine 😂😂😂😂😂😂 How’s the “3-day special military operation” going, Vladimir? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@winstonsmith7801]

@@skymaster4121 Going really well. 400,000 eliminated Ukrainian Fascists is a heroic feat by the Freedom loving Russians.

[@dethray1000]

keep wishing for ww 3--your going to get it and we will all die--sweden will be ash in 3 minutes of launch--all of euro land will be ash,russian payback from ww 2 when they took the brunt of death

[@Hiznogood]

@@monaliza3334Russia lost another of its “heroes” and now you’re demolishing all the Wagner graves! Guess being a “hero” in Russia only get you killed and then written out of history? How many more “heroes” are Uncle Volva ready to sacrifice on a un-winnable war? How many widows will Russia have before everything comes tumbling down? Well, I guess Kadyrov will get more girls for his harem? If he survives that long i.e!

[@Mr7826]

Heck of a Back Blast from the RBS 70.

[@paulbade3566]

I noticed that also. The missile might not have a visible smoke trail to give away the launch position, but the dust cloud raised by the back blast would do it. If time permits, he crew should stake down a good tarp behind them to keep dust, leaves, etc. from being blown into the air, or plan on bugging out quickly after a shot.

[@chillwill5080]

@@paulbade3566 Just have another launcher or two ready for anyone stupid enough to turn around and come looking. ;-)

[@jeriksson7686]

Nice to see Swedish weapons making a difference in Ukraine. Victory and glory to the heroes of 🇺🇦

[@winstonsmith7801]

Sweden is a Dump.

[@loki76]

I guess you could even use it against ground vehicles, but of course it wouldn't have the penetration needed for armor, since it's to take out flying object/aircraft. But it rides a laser-beam so I mean it likely would do some good damage towards a van or something like that. But that is beside the point. The beauty is that it cannot be defeated other than escaping its range and perhaps "deke" out of the way at last moment or something. Not going to happen with slower moving flying craft.

[@Alex-oc2vi]

Not the first, according to the ukranian operators the RBS 70 system now got 2 SU-25 and 8 helicopters confirmed.

[@gilbs72]

As more technology is learned and Ukraine and Western technology replaced fast depleting Soviet era weapons and ammunition, accuracy will increasingly become the name of the game in this war. The fastest, efficient, military grade chips and software are in Western hands, while Russia can't even make a cellphone or PC.

[@timothye5936]

Now I’m missing my SAAB 9-3. Great logo to look at on a daily basis.

[@AK47z]

Never knew SAAB made weapons, you really do learn something new everyday on here.

[@petter5721]

SAAB started as a military aircraft company in 1940s

[@victord.4388]

Excellent video. Thank you! 😊🇺🇦

[@andrewjohnalexanderjordan3449]

0:50 those are Aussies. wtf. weapon, check, main weapon, check. trees, check, background check. thats Australia

[@normanriggs848]

I think we need to be reminded that it would be a bad thing indeed if we pissed off the Ukrainians or the Swedes.

[@spartan-s013]

Well when you speak about Ka-52's countermeasures, you are wrong. You consider just flaires and chaff, but you are forgetting about ECM which a laser beam would trigger for sure. So doubt the legimacy of this video

[@dammitbobby283]

This video script has been generated by ChatGPT, which tends to employ the term "furthermore." Additionally, it exhibits repetition in various akin expressions as the content grows to satisfy the duration needed for the video timeline.

[@highphysics3617]

Excellent presentation. Well put together,and very informative. Great stuff SAAB!

[@paulmelonas7263]

What happens to the lazer guidence when the target alters speed i.e. faster, slower, faster again or alters line of flight, i.e. going up and down?

[@SpeccyMan]

There is no Z in LASER. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.)

[@paulmelonas7263]

@@SpeccyManThank you for the spelling lesson but I was hoping for an answer to my question.

[@nilsolsson4670]

If I remember correctly there are actual several laser beams involved here, one that the gunner tries to aim on the target and a second laser beam, that "follows" and help guide the missile (aimed at the sensor disk located in the back of the missile, engine exhaust is on the side of the missile). If the pilot would try to avoid the missile, by flying like you describe, and if the missile misses the target slightly, the laser beam following the missile would be longer then the laser beam to the target, causing the missile to explode and the metal balls would then add some extra "air condition" holes in the target.

[@coole6825]

What happens is that the target will be destroyed....

[@kallebengtzon5240]

I had a classmate that during his military service got the role to carry the rbs 70 stand he hated that stand after his military service.

[@dereklucero5785]

I’m liking the content, but as a former soldier and seeing the setup (seat, base, etc) I have to ask how many soldiers does it take to move this from the truck to the employment spot assuming the distance and time required speed. Ie, it looks big to be really portable.

[@idomaghic]

IIRC from my military service (on the radar side), there were three soldiers per RBS70, and they would usually be rolling around in CV90s, but could carry the parts split on those three soldiers for longer distances as well.

[@darkiee69]

3 (two if one is really strong) One carrying the sight unit as a back pack, one carrying the base, with the seat (it's one unit) and one to carry two launch tubes. If the one carrying the sight unit is strong, and it's a short distance on easy terrain he can take the base on his shoulder too.

[@vonMohl]

Alligators should not fly, they should be grounded.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

It's like an Starstreak - marvolous

[@cubismo85]

The RBS70 are very old but reliable as it uses laser to direct the missile, interesting to see it is being in use in war for the first time since its production started in 1975. Im swedish and have been in the military, altho not using this system (i was in the navy)

[@Coole-ee1vg]

Karlskrona och Gullmars basen 1974-75..💪💪💪✌✌✌

[@loki76]

If a Chopper or a jet, (more so a chopper since slower) enters into the range of the RBS-70 the only way to survive is to get out of range. It's laser guided, unjammable and no flares etc will have an effect on it.

[@bobthebomb1596]

Not entirely un-jammable, but the one method of countering missiles of this type is not that reliable.

[@loki76]

@@bobthebomb1596 It's not even using conventional lasers so it's not even easily detectable. The way to "jam" it would be to have an object in between you and the missile/operator riding the laser beam. Other than that I'd say you can't "jam" it.

[@bobthebomb1596]

@@loki76 Only a matter of time before the actual laser wavelength is found; it's a cat and mouse game as with most defence technologies. You have to consider the whole loop when looking at protection systems.

[@johnmarshall6702]

This is 50 year old tech. Certainly during the 1980's and beyond, laser detectors were updated to detect this frequency, given the RBS70 was deployed by a number of countries. For defense, modern laser sensors should be able to determine origin of a beam, tag the coordinates, and direct weapons against it. Much higher velocity cannon fire could get the operator first, or explode into thick smoke in between to block the laser beam. Even a close miss will throw the operator off his aim. The Russians didn't expect this weapon in Ukraine, so initial surprise and success. But they should be able to adapt their tactics to rapidly fire on any laser emitter of that frequency. At least, a Western military could. Russian?????? One thing that is certain in war -- things are always changing, and technical advantages are very fleeting. Especially with a weapon the Russians have likely been training against since the 70s.

[@olovgiertz3937]

@@johnmarshall6702 doubt most of what you say. but russians have the best of the best stuff. therefore it goes so well for them in ukraine......

[@lesgl]

The Australian Army has been using them for some time..

[@nijamase]

The map at 0:27 is severally outdated, it looks more like august 2022 and not august 2023. Kherson and the land west of Dnieper was liberated in November 2022. And the location of where one of the helicopters was shot down is also incorrect.

[@gotama1219]

much respect SAAB!

[@nicholasmaude6906]

Russia has now lost almost half of its Ka-52 Hokum-Bs in Ukraine.

[@skymaster4121]

Thats a staggering loss, a huge defeatin itself. They might reach to loose them all before the war is ended

[@recoil53]

And over half of their modern tank fleet. This is why I've been saying even if Russia wins, they are mostly a spent force. They've been mounting an offensive in the north part of their lines and they aren't really moving forward. I always wonder who the Kremlin's talking heads are trying to impress when they threaten to march into NATO countries.

[@winstonsmith7801]

Rubbish.

[@bobloomis246]

Seems like a brilliant idea. I wonder how hard it is to keep the beam on target,

[@torehaaland6921]

Depends on the target size, speed, manouvers, and the general visibility.

[@fladderconny]

A helicopter is no problem at all

[@kweenqueen]

It's actuially not that hard after a bit of practise. The system i equipped with very precise optics to guide the laser beam. You literally steer it with the tip of your thumb on a tiny knob on top of the handle. I am a trained field enigineer on this system so I know this for sure. A fantastic system.

[@idomaghic]

@@kweenqueen The operator usually also gets some audio guidance provided by a (separate) radar, iirc?

[@olovgiertz3937]

I had problems in the beginning, just testing it,but after a weeks training i think you will be a fullfledged gunner/aimer.

[@jackdimond7810]

They also make great cars! I love my Saab 93 2.0T

[@tfp0052]

The first thing I noticed was the launch crew standing in the middle of a field completely exposed. I suspect they would not last very long. Brings a whole new meaning to 'fire and forget!'

[@Alex-oc2vi]

Doubt that, they are probably positioned in one of the windcovers/treelines/hedgerows that exists all over the place in Ukraine to protect the farmfields from wind erosion.

[@bastogne315]

I had a Saab 900s. Fu ckin rocked❤❤

[@uruguayarms]

Es uno de los mejores sistemas antiaéreos de corto alcance portables del mundo. Usado por muchos países, calidad precio es lo mejor que hay.

[@ukman9797]

Do not underestimate the Swedish. They have brilliant technology. Nice to see other countries systems in action. If i were a Russian soldier id be very concerned about the technology in ukranian hands. The russian equipment looks really poor against these type of systems.

[@darrencorrigan8505]

Thanks, Military TV.

[@Nubbe999]

The need for them is bigger than the amount available in Ukraine. Hopefully Ukraine will get more of them and the latest version

[@joegregoire8107]

Your right. A laser guided flying shot gun is way more sexy.

[@rjbrown6942]

Thank you for saying miles.

[@frankschmitt6399]

Is it possible to give the measures in dezimal system.

[@toxicoplasmoze2936]

O problema do Ka-52 não está no helicóptero em si, mas sim em seu armamento

[@myronburrows8804]

🔥🔥🔥🔥💥1:42💥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@silentblackhole]

Full send! Damn teh Ukraiians are getting good at air defence! What a skillful shot to aim the laser for the whole way to the target! I wonder how far away it was. Nice work to the operators and of cause Sweden! ! Good work all round!

[@user-qw2qm5hw4x]

Javelin downing ka 52? There was article about, but without a video evidence.

[@mathewdoyle2872]

Those videos of the helicopter dropping flares in the very beginning were from very early in the conflict. I remember already seeing the vid

[@kiptanoi4422]

Me to, It was show verry early in the war, so I dont know how truthful this video is.

[@henrik5761]

@@kiptanoi4422 it's a illustration to the message.

[@dilkifernando5147]

Oh yah, Ukraine is winning, they even got those F-16S from Jurassic period.

[@JohnQuickWick]

This reminds me of Arj Barkers history channel joke. "This is a M1 Abrams tank. It's indestructible. But, if you want to take it down. Put a grenade here, here, or here. Why are you telling us this?! Keep a secret!" 😄

[@0e32]

It sucks to be a russian pilot these days :-) Greetings from Sweden.

[@petergustafsson1670]

Rätt åt ryssjävlarna!

[@shkoddi]

The ratio of losses of helicopter pilots to infantry, which is trying to shoot down - 1vs 1000. Greeetings from Russia.

[@0e32]

Apparently some Russian planes were on fire last night 🙂@@shkoddi

[@shkoddi]

@@0e32 shit happens. Plane can be rebuild, but thousands of ukrainians will not be resurrected. And the whole world knows that "Western democracies" are responsible for their deaths

[@Zodomizerify]

​@@shkoddihey man were u Hilding patriot? OH yeah on KZbin watching a failure. Putin will lock u up for that.

[@hangemhigh7069]

I'M SO PROUD TO BE A SWEDE! Can we see the Archer too? I subscribe direct!❤😊

[@e-drummer2479]

You should be proud! Small but resourceful nation, on the right side! Thank you for helping stopping expansionist Russia!

[@winstonsmith7801]

@@e-drummer2479 Russia is not expanding . Russia is protecting it's borders from the NATO terrorists.

[@hansludwig4732]

As an Austrian me too is proud of Sweden! Hasta la vista

[@winstonsmith7801]

Sweden has now made itself a target .Will you ever learn ?

[@ger13nunyah56]

This is the way

[@summa7545]

What's the range?

[@greenbean1967]

When 🐊 crash and 🔥

[@rafaelbatista5452]

After a year and half of war , now we going to make a documentary of a single lucky shot.

[@evanhainey2101]

They are very very similar tye RBS and Javelin i love seeing both in action tbh beautifuly made weapons

[@CatSatW]

That 30 year old bird with old tech , instruments . Wait for ka-52m . It was originally build has a spotter and information hub relay point.

[@Ivan-Bor]

For 84 launches just one hit 😂

[@Langhammar]

From Sweden Gotland: 🇸🇪 + 🇺🇦 Two countries in the present, together traceable historical friendly roots to the Viking Age - Слава Украины!

[@Retsler54]

Why not push for one of our brigades to be sent to the Ukraine? Just let Ulf Kristersson and Magdalena Andersson and Carl Bildt know how eager you are to see it happen. Push for Sweden declaring war. Hurray! (Russia would crush the Swedish brigade, it would be another Poltava. Send Swedish troops therer and there is no longer "special military operation". It would be war for our woke military to fight). Donbass and the Crimea is by the way not Ukrainian. Odessa is not Ukrainian.

[@tomeng9520]

@@Retsler54 Hey Ivan go back to Russky.

[@Retsler54]

@@tomeng9520 I look forward to return but I am not Ivan. I am Swedish but not woke Swedish. I am A FRIEND OF RUSSIA!

[@tomeng9520]

@@Retsler54 Почему русские носят подгузники? Да потому что они все дети.

[@wor53lg50]

​@@tomeng9520really?, is that the best you can do?, isn't they 12 age restriction on these channels anyhow, or dosnt yer mommy and daddy give a shit what you do just as long as your out their hair?, this is the problem in the world today and why the west is turning to shit, with pathetic very immature childish comments like that, kiddos should be careful when spouting about things they are not old enough to understand, they might slip of the tongue say something that really can upset someone and they make it a mission to do something about it.

[@ovalwingnut]

Well done

[@warwarneverchanges4937]

Compared how dificult it is to even lock on with their older system Igla, this is a huge upgrade for Ukraine.

[@whiskey_tango_foxtrot__]

Helos have had laser warning systems for a generation. Will be interesting to see additional counter measures.

[@drrajstravelphotography]

Only supersonics can securely escape them because of speed factor. Having said that I wish Slava Russia but Victory How????? Ukraine has support of NATO Plus. Unlimited money and arms. Soon Will have F16. Just annihilate and end it man.

[@whiskey_tango_foxtrot__]

@@drrajstravelphotography Not pulling for either side but plenty of ways to defeat this weapon system. It is Line of Sight (LOS). It is hand aimed. It has a heat and launch signature. It tracks a laser that can be reflected, blocked are redirected. It has to see the laser so can be blinded. Etc.

[@dragononwall8733]

@@drrajstravelphotography Wtf, you support the invader? My russian burn in hell for starting this war!

[@drrajstravelphotography]

@@whiskey_tango_foxtrot__ Main question is why fight a bunch of NATO plus conspirators and cowards just annihilate them . POOR RUSSIANS are dying for nothing.......

[@The-Vega-Islands]

The laser doesn't track, the sights are optical. There is no laser that is tracking the target. to reflect it you have to put something between the pad and the missile ore to take out the operator. It is not a beam rider. @@whiskey_tango_foxtrot__

[@fpk1954]

Zum Glück gibt es noch Länder, die die Ukraine unterstützen und auch sehr gute Waffen liefern, wie Schweden. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 👍👍👍 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 💪💪💪 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 👍👍👍 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@RitchieMatos]

See that @WarThunder, it only takes one AA missile to take down a Russian chopper. Not 4.

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

Bravo for Ukraine defence force and also for the Manufacture of this system. SAAB.

[@BurntKittyForge-pl8ol]

...they had a chopper shot down in somalia back in the day and that day there was one main mission i've heard about, it involved three parts, to recover a top secret electronics box containing flight data, if it could not be removed to destroy it using incindiaries on the craft, and to retreive the bodies of dead comrades if possible ....they found one had battled with his pistol to death but they came into a zombie scene and were not acknowledged and it continued and they don't roll like that...edit: i worded that off, the third part was the craft was to be destroyed regardless the box retrieved or not possible

[@jackt6112]

They had one defect just recently. It obviously had what people wanted to check out to see if they have anything significant because it was well orchestrated including getting the pilot's family out of Russia.

[@MarkoJurisic-mc5ve]

how many miles they have range

[@daytwo6343]

Great job, men!

[@51madmitch]

Whatever they used, as long as it brings down the KA-52 brilliant, 🇺🇦😃🇺🇦

[@colinhall8998]

Go Ukraine, Go Sweden. Yes! 👏👏👏

[@dethray1000]

keep wishing for ww 3--your going to get it and we will all die--sweden will be ash in 3 minutes of launch--all of euro land will be ash,russian payback from ww 2 when they took the brunt of death