Forbes: Sweden, Lithuania, and Ireland send Ukraine a highly mobile air defense system that needs only three soldiers

Sweden, Lithuania, and Ireland have formed an unprecedented alliance to provide Ukraine with a complete Swedish-made air defense system, Forbes reports. The package includes Saab’s integrated defense components: RBS 70 missiles, Tridon guns, and Giraffe radars.

“Good news for Ukraine,” declared Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda about the arrangement.

Forbes war correspondent David Axe describes the RBS 70 as “an air-defense classic” – a 120-pound (54 kg) launcher firing laser-guided missiles capable of targeting aircraft up to five miles (8 km) away and three miles (5 km) high. Three soldiers can transport and deploy a unit within minutes, making it highly mobile for battlefield conditions.

Sweden, Lithuania & (neutral!) Ireland sent Ukraine a powerful new air defense system:

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