Rheinmetall to supply the Bundeswehr with Skyranger 30 on Boxer platform
The Düsseldorf-based Group will soon be supplying the German armed forces with the Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system.
The Düsseldorf-based Group will soon be supplying the German armed forces with the Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system.
The Skyranger 30’s breakthrough in Austria sets the stage for further advances in Europe. Orders from Germany and Denmark are expected soon.
The Oerlikon Skyranger is a mobile ground based air defence (GBAD) system which can be deployed against air targets at short and very short range and against ground targets.
The A1 configuration of the Skyranger 30 underwent a successful testing and live-fire campaign at the Group’s Ochsenboden proving ground in Switzerland.
The German defence industry giant Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract to develop the Skyranger 30 Lynx short-range air defence turret.
Rheinmetall is displaying the Skyranger 30mm turret on Textron Systems’ Ripsaw M5 RCV at AUSA 2023 to demonstrate leading c-UAS technology.