Next major order for Hensoldt: Rheinmetall Air Defence has commissioned the German sensor specialist to supply Spexer air defense radars for use in the new Skyranger 30 air defense tower of the German Armed Forces and German Armed Forces army. The order is worth just under 100 million euros.
Rheinmetall Air Defense is providing the Skyranger 30, the successor to the Gepard anti-aircraft tank in the Bundeswehr’s new air defense force. With the Spexer 2000, it will be equipped with a radar whose high detection performance will allow the effectors of the new anti-aircraft tank to develop their full potential. The decisive factor here is the extraordinarily high quality of target classification and the ability to track targets precisely even while on the move or in flight. Under a framework agreement concluded with Rheinmetall Air Defence in 2023, the Spexer 2000M 3D MkIII is part of Rheinmetall’s offering to various end users.
The radars now ordered will be used to equip the Skyranger tanks of Germany and Austria. Denmark has also announced a corresponding procurement. The German Skyranger 30 is based on the GTK Boxer, additionally equipped with the Stinger guided missile. The Austrian system is based on the Pandur Evolution. In addition to the 30-millimeter revolver cannon, the Austrian Skyranger 30 is equipped with the Mistral guided missile.
The Spexer radar family offers high-performance surveillance radars for various ranges for the automatic detection and classification of ground, sea and low-flying air targets. The Spexer 2000 is used in the German programs cUAS Feldlager (ASUL), qualified air defence, HoWiSM (high-energy laser for drone defence) and NNbS, among others.
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