According to information published by the German MoD on June 3, 2022, the German Navy's corvette Oldenburg fired anti-ship RBS 15 Mk3 missiles at a land target for the first time in Norway.
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Braunschweig class corvette Oldenburg firing RBS 15 missile (Picture source: German Navy)
Oldenburg (F263) is the fourth ship of the Braunschweig-class corvette of the German Navy. Oldenburg was laid down on 19 January 2006 and launched on 28 June 2007 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 21 January 2013.
The K130 Braunschweig class corvettes feature reduced radar and infrared signatures ("stealth" beyond the Sachsen-class frigates) and will be equipped with two helicopter UAVs for remote sensing.
The Braunschweig class corvette has a length of 89.12 m (292 ft 5 in), a beam of 13.28 m (43 ft 7 in), and a draft of 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in). They will reach a top speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph).
About RBS 15 missile
The RBS 15 (Robotsystem 15) is a long-range fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile. The later version Mk. III has the ability to attack land targets as well. The missile was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics.
The RBS15 Mk3 missile has a length of 4.35 m, a fuselage diameter of 0.5 m, and a wingspan of 1.4 m. The launch and in-flight weights of the missile are 800 kg and 650 kg respectively. It can strike targets within the range of 200 km while traveling at a subsonic speed of 0.9 Mach.
