Swedish Military Helicopter projects

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Sweden is generally a very small player on the helicopter market, however, there are a number of projects throughout history. If you know any little information, please post here.

Below i put a Westland Lynx armed with eight RBS70 anti aircraft missiles, probably a mockup, iirc from 1989.
 

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The RBS70 pack mades an appearance in the book Modern fighting helicopters by Bill Gunston and Mie Spick from 1986, available on the Agusta-Bell 212 (page 99) and Westland Lynx (page 166).
 

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From the Bofors BUSTER thread. Second image shows the system fitted to a CV90 chassis for those wondering.

Translation of first image (Bofors 350 år, 1996):
BUSTER is the working name of the next generation anti-tank missile system, which Bofors, on behalf of FMV, have studied since 1987. The study work shall clarify what possibilities exist in fifteen years' time to increase performance, so that sufficient effect is obtained against future tanks.

BUSTER is a system which uses a high-velocity missile. Effect is achieved through a dart shaped warhead made of heavy metal which penetrates tank armor through high kinetic energy. Kinetic energy means great speed in combination with high weight on the penetrator. High demands on both penetration ability and range mean that the missile must have a velocity in the trajectory of more than 2000 meters per second.

In the years 1990-1992, feasibility studies were carried out to find out the conditions for achieving sufficient speed. Ongoing studies are focused on the beam riding link to the missile as well as on questions concerning the missile's control and aerodynamics. In addition, various platform arrangements on ground vehicles and helicopters are studied.
 

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Swedish Huey, helikopter 3A (hkp 3A: s/n 03306) trialed with 6x robot 53 (rb 53) Bofors BANTAM missiles in 1966. Trials successful but no Hueys could be allocated to anti-tank duty, thus new helicopters had to be bought, eventually resulting in the Bo 105 CBS (hkp 9A) in 1984.
 

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Saab/Emerson HeliTOW, iirc developed from the Saab-Scania Helios roof sight.
 

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Saab-Scania Helios roof sight.
 

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