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| Germany To Bet Big On Skyranger Gun System To Address Growing Drone Threat |
| 2025-08-14 |
| [TWZ] The 35mm cannon with programmable ammo mounted on an 8x8 armored fighting vehicle gives Germany an efficient hard-kill point defense solution. Speculation over a very large-scale German order for anti-aircraft guns, as part of a broader air defense initiative focusing, to a significant degree, on counter-drone capabilities, has brought these kinds of weapons back under the spotlight. Last week, it was reported that German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall is awaiting a multi-billion-dollar order from the German Armed Forces for its Skyranger anti-aircraft gun. During a recent earnings call, the firm’s CEO, Armin Papperger said that he expected Skyranger contracts from the German military worth between $7-9 billion to be signed this year. The systems would be delivered by 2035. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 going back to a proven model? |
| Posted by: mercutio 2025-08-14 08:52 |