Nato’s newest members are moving to close the Baltic Sea to Russian ships in wartime. Sweden has just deployed a new anti-ship missile that ranges far enough to keep Russian ships from leaving Saint Petersburg or Kaliningrad and, by extension, leaving the Baltic to reach the North Sea and the wider Atlantic Ocean.
The ripples from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent enlargement of Nato, continue to spread.
In late December, the Swedish defense ministry tapped Swedish defense firm Saab to supply the Swedish armed forces with the new Mark 3 version of the RBS 15 anti-ship missile. “Sweden will receive a significant capability increase with an anti-ship missile featuring a more advanced target seeker, increased range and a larger warhead,” said Görgen Johansson, a Saab executive.
Nato’s newest members are moving to close the Baltic Sea to Russian ships in wartime. Sweden has just deployed a new anti-ship missile that ranges far enough to keep Russian ships from leaving Saint Petersburg or Kaliningrad and, by extension, leaving the Baltic to reach the North Sea and the wider Atlantic Ocean.
The ripples from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent enlargement of Nato, continue to spread.
In late December, the Swedish defense ministry tapped Swedish defense firm Saab to supply the Swedish armed forces with the new Mark 3 version of the RBS 15 anti-ship missile. “Sweden will receive a significant capability increase with an anti-ship missile featuring a more advanced target seeker, increased range and a larger warhead,” said Görgen Johansson, a Saab executive.