RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG with Irish Army

The Irish Army has conducted a live firings exercise with RBS 70 and the RBS 70 NG ”to enhance their soldiers operational capability to engage both aerial and static targets” at the Bofors Test Centre in Karlskoga, Sweden. Besides simulated training and technical support, the soldiers fired ten missiles against aerial and static surface targets. Eight missiles were fired from the RBS 70 system against both target types and two missiles were fired from the latest generation, the RBS 70 NG, also at both target types.