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1979/10 - The Basic Giraffe radar

RBS 70

Giraffe

1979

The Basic Giraffe radar was acquired to complement the RBS 70 missile system, offering low-level surveillance capabilities.

The truck-mounted Basic Giraffe radar was acquired to provide low-level surveillance to complement the RBS 70 missile system, which had no radar capabilities. In October 1979, 12 SADA officers and two specialists attended courses on the Basic Giraffe and RBS 70 in Karlskoga, Sweden.

Mobile air defence radar system on a truck at dusk with the moon in the background

The Basic Giraffe is a low-level radar that complements the RBS 70.

Group photo of RSAF officers and foreign instructors in front of a classroom screen.

The pioneer officers who were trained in Sweden on the Basic Giraffe radar.

RSAF personnel pose beside a military radar vehicle during overseas training.

The pioneer operators who were sent to Sweden for training.

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