Rheinmetall has achieved an important success in the marketing of the new Skyranger 30 air defense system as part of the European Sky Shield Initiative: NATO and EU member state Hungary has commissioned Rheinmetall Hungary with the conceptual development of the Skyranger 30 turret for the future air defense variant of the Lynx KF41. The contract was signed in Budapest on December 15.
The development contract represents an order intake of almost 30 million euros for the company. With the customized development of the Skyranger 30 turret for the Lynx tracked vehicle tracked vehicle and the integration of further active agents will meet the needs of the Hungarian customer in view of the current threat situation and thus add another important member to the Lynx family in the future. “The order underlines the Group’s leading global role in short-range air defense and its innovative strength in the further development of state-of-the-art air defense systems,” according to a recent press release from the company. It continues: “Skyranger 30 offers the ideal solution in current scenarios, for example to defend against drone attacks or other threats from the air. The system offers an optimal combination of mobility, protection, flexibility and precision to meet the growing requirements of challenging threat scenarios in the near and close range.” As a hybrid solution, its turret combines a powerful 30-millimeter cannon, surface-to-air missiles and the necessary sensor technology on a single platform. Depending on customer requirements, various modern guided missiles can be used, for example Mistral, Stinger or Chiron. https://militaeraktuell.at/rheinmetall-wie-funktioniert-der-skyranger-turm/ Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG: “With the Lynx Skyranger 30, Rheinmetall
is making an important contribution to the security and defense capabilities of our customers. The company remains committed to offering innovative solutions that meet the ever-changing threats. With this development contract, we are once again setting new standards in air defense technology. The Lynx Skyranger 30 offers an outstanding capability to defend against a wide range of threats, including ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. We are proud to offer our customers worldwide an advanced solution that optimally meets their security needs.” The development project is part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), which aims to significantly improve air defense in Europe in the coming years. The aim of ESSI is to be able to protect the European NATO states more effectively against attacks from the air in the coming years. In order to achieve this quickly, the ESSI member states want to jointly procure, use and maintain corresponding systems such as radar systems, guns, cannons and air defense missiles. The German Armed Forces intends to rebuild the army’s air defense capability. The procurement of around twenty Skyranger 30s is being considered, in this case based on the 8×8 Boxer wheeled armored vehicle. In Austria, up to 40 Skyranger turrets based on the Pandur could even be procured in the near future, according to Brigadier Georg Kollmann from the Procurement Directorate recently indicated in an interview with Militär Aktuell. Previously, the Kingdom of Denmark had already decided to purchase around 15 Skyranger 30 mobile air defense systems based on an 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle.
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