 Latvia, Lithuania live-fire Saab's RBS 70 NG Riga, Latvia (UPI) Jul 6, 2016 - The Latvian and Lithuanian air forces successfully live-fired Saab's RBS 70 NG air defense system last month, the company announced Wednesday. The firing of the NG and its earlier-generation RBS 70 systems took place during the Baltic Zenith 2016 military exercise in Latvia, the company said in a statement. The RBS 70 NB VSHORAD is a man-portable system that features fully integrated all-target capabilities for use in air defense combat situations. It sports an integrated sighting solution, enhanced missile operator aids and an unjammable laser guidance, Saab said. About 90 soldiers and national guardsmen from Latvia and soldiers with the Lithuanian military's air defense unit took part in the exercise. Troops were able to successfully hit flying targets after a few hours of training, which showcases the system's ease of use, Saab said. NATO placed a $12.4 million order for the RBS 70 Bolide missile system earlier this year.
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Russia's new Tor-M2U anti-aircraft missile defense systems have arrived in Siberia's Eastern Military District.
The system arrived at a tank formation stationed in the Buryatia republic, Russia's Tass news agency reported.
The tank formation's air defense units had undergone retraining to qualify to work with the new system, studying the equipment, tactical and technical characteristics while learning to load the launcher and search and detect air targets.
Russia's Ministry of Defense said in March that air defense units had carried out the first Tor-M2U firings at the Telemba specialized range in Buryatia.
The system detected, tracked and identified small-sized aerial target simulators.
Tor-M2U is the next generation off the Tor short-range air defense series, and is designed to protect military and state facilities from warplane and helicopter strikes by cruise missiles, guided missiles, glide and guided aerial bombs and drones.
The combat vehicle can engage and track four targets at once, Tass reported, and cited prior district reports stating the latest system will replace the Osa-AK air defense system.
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