Finland’s Defence Forces is buying the RGW110 heavy disposable anti-tank rocket system from Germany’s Dynamit Nobel Defence for about €84.5 million, Iltalehti reported. Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen authorized the procurement.
Deliveries, including training equipment, and training will begin in 2027, according to the Ministry of Defence. The system replaces the Apilas system acquired in the 1980s, Helsingin Sanomat reported. The ministry said the purchase develops the Army’s ability to counter armored vehicles at close range.
“The procurement is part of a broader development in which the focus of material procurements is shifting to the Army,” Häkkänen said in the ministry’s statement. “The material development of the Army is a strategic investment with which we strengthen our entire defence system.”
The ministry described the heavy disposable rocket as an easy-to-use close anti-tank weapon for every unit that complements the Army’s layered anti-tank capability. “With the disposable rocket, fire can be concentrated simultaneously on the same target from several different locations,” the ministry said. It allows lighter logistics and a smaller load for the unit using it.
An individual weapon must be usable with the soldier’s equipment in all conditions.