Torped 62
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Torped 62 is the latest and most modern torpedo used in the Swedish Navy
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In the late 1980s, FFV (today Saab Bofors Underwater Systems), began to develop a replacement for the older Torped 613
, the main heavy torpedo used be the Swedish navy. In 1991 the company was awarded a contract of 200 million SEK to complete developing of the torpedo.
Scheduled to enter service in the mid 1990s, different problems delayed the torpedo for several years. In 2001 the first torpedoes was delivered to the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for early testing.
The first batch was delivered to the Swedish armed forces in 2004 and was officially handed over to the Swedish Navy by early 2010.
The torpedo has a pump jet propulsion system giving it a maximum speed of over 40 knots. It can also track several targets and classify them at the same time.
Swedish Navy
The Royal Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps .In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes...
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In the late 1980s, FFV (today Saab Bofors Underwater Systems), began to develop a replacement for the older Torped 613
Torped 613
Torped 613 is an older heavyweight torpedo still in use by the Swedish Navy. It is wire-guided and has a passive sonar sensor, which sends back information through the wire. The torpedo was developed in the 1970s as an cooperation project between Denmark, Norway and Sweden...
, the main heavy torpedo used be the Swedish navy. In 1991 the company was awarded a contract of 200 million SEK to complete developing of the torpedo.
Scheduled to enter service in the mid 1990s, different problems delayed the torpedo for several years. In 2001 the first torpedoes was delivered to the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for early testing.
The first batch was delivered to the Swedish armed forces in 2004 and was officially handed over to the Swedish Navy by early 2010.
The torpedo has a pump jet propulsion system giving it a maximum speed of over 40 knots. It can also track several targets and classify them at the same time.