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{{Infobox Weapon
|is_missile=yes
|name=Rb 05A
|image=
|caption= 
|origin= 
|type=[[anti-ship missile|anti-ship]], [[land-attack missile|land attack]] and [[air-to-air missile|air-to-air]]
|used_by=
|manufacturer=[[Saab Bofors Dynamics|Saab-Scania, Missiles and Electronics]]
|unit_cost=
|production_date=
|service=1967 - 2005
|engine=[[Solid_propellant#Liquid_propellant_rockets|liquid propellant rocket motor]]
|weight=305 kg (672 lb)
|length=3.6 m (11.8 ft)
|diameter=0.3 m (11.8 in)
|wingspan=0.8 m (31.5 in)
|speed=[[supersonic]]
|vehicle_range=9 km (5.6 mi/4.9 nm)
|ceiling=
|altitude=
|filling=160 kg [[high explosive]]
|guidance=[[MCLOS|optical manual command]]
|detonation=
|launch_platform=[[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ 37 Viggen]]
}}
The '''Rb 05A''' is a short-range [[air-to-surface missile]] that was developed in the 1960s by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] company [[Saab Bofors Dynamics|Saab-Scania, Missiles and Electronics]].

==History==
The Rb 05A was developed as an [[air-to-surface missile]] for the [[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ 37 Viggen]] in the late 1960s. The supersonic speed was deemed necessary to reduce the threat of surface-to-air missiles. The missile would usually be launched after a high-speed attack run on very low altitude and climb to 400m for launch. The aircraft would immediately descend again and the pilot guiding the missile optically with a joystick.

Guidance commands are transmitted via a microwave transmission link. Tracking flares on the missile aid the pilot in guiding the missile on target.

It was later discovered that the missile was effective in air-to-air against non-maneuvering aircraft as well.

A TV-guided variant Rb 05B was proposed to the [[Swedish Air Force]] in the early 1970s, but was turned down in favor of the  [[AGM-65 Maverick|AGM-65 Maverick/Rb 75]] instead.

==Operators==
;{{SWE}}: The [[Swedish Air Force]] operated the Rb 05A on the [[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ 37 Viggen]].

==External links==
* [http://www.yellowjacketsystems.com/jimball/saab/saab.htm Scanned sales brochure of Rb 05A]
* [http://www.vectorsite.net/twbomb_07.html#m8 List of Air-to-Surface guided missiles]
* [http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/text/37viggen.htm#aj37 Info on the Rb 05A with the AJ 37 Viggen]

==Similar missiles==
* [[AGM-12 Bullpup]]
* [[AS-20]]
* [[Kh-23]]

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[[Category:Anti-ship missiles of Sweden]]
[[Category:Weapons of Sweden]]
[[Category:Swedish Air Force guided missiles]]

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