Germany Eyes Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 Air Defence Order
Germany is getting ready to improve its air defence by possibly ordering up to 600 Skyranger 30 systems for between €6 and €8 billion by the end of the year.
Skyranger News
Land
Land
Denmark Orders Skyranger 30 SPAAG
Danish MoD announced that a contract had been signed for German Skyranger 30 SPAAG on GDELS’ PIRANHA 8x8 armoured vehicle.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Germany Tests Renewed Skyranger 35 Air Defence System
Rheinmetall has tested the new version of the Skyranger 35 gun-based air defence system on a Leopard 1 MBT chassis.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Germany Integrates Skyranger 35 AD System on Leopard 1 MBT
Head of Rheinmetall Landsysteme Björn Bernhard has announced that the 35 mm air defence weapon is being integrated into Leopard 1 MBT chassis for Ukraine.
Weapon / Missile
Germany Orders Skyranger 30 Air Defence System
German Army has placed an order for a Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system armed with a new 30 mm revolver cannon and four-way radars.
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