system Published 06 Dec 2021. LONDON – A British air-defense system that has only been in service for a few months is being deployed to Poland to bolster that country’s capabilities, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced during a visit to Warsaw March 17. Sky Sabre: All you need to know about the new 'cutting-edge' air ... Das neue Flugabwehrsystem Sky Sabre mit CAMM-Flugabwehrraketen (Common Anti-air Modular Missile) soll die seit 1971 bei der britischen Armee im Einsatz befindlichen Rapier-Flugabwehrsysteme ersetzen. According to the Army at a press event, Sky Sabre is due in service in 2020 and will prove to be a step change in the UK’s air defences, taking it from short to medium range capability. Developed for Rafael Advanced Defense Systems by the 50% Rafael-owned company Mprest, it is the same … Late last year, on December 6, 2021, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that it had launched an "advanced detect and destroy defence system". Sky Sabre is operated by the 7 Air Defence Group's 16 Regiment Royal Artillery, based at Baker Barracks on Thorney Island, West Sussex. The UK MoD is deploying the Sky Sabre air defence system to Poland amid Eastern Europe's unease at Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Defence Secretary announced last week that the UK would deploy the Sky Sabre medium-range, anti-air missile system to Poland with about 100 personnel to help protect her airspace. Sky Sabre air defense missile system was recently unveiled by the British Army. Britain's Sky Sabre air defence system is not up and running a month after arriving in Poland. The cutting-edge new system is now in the hands of UK troops. 007: Meeting the real-life 'Q' The Sky Sabre is an advanced air defence capability that will replace the British Army’s Rapier air defence system. The Sky Sabre programme involves the integrated effort of Saab, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and MBDA. Sky Sabre | Modern weapons The system’s Giraffe Agile Multi Beam 3D medium-range surveillance radar can cover 360 degrees to a range of 120km. The new Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) used by the Sky Sabre has three times the range of the Rapier and can reach speeds of 2,300mph and can target fighter aircraft, drones and laser-guided smart bombs.