At this year’s Eurosatory 2026 in Paris (15 to 19 June 2026), Rheinmetall is exhibiting its Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system, based on the Lynx KF41 combat vehicle.
At its core is the 30mmx173 KCE revolver cannon, which has an effective range of up to 3,000 meters. “Through the use of programmable airburst munitions (Ahead), the system achieves an extremely high probability of hit
against micro-drones,” said the company in a press release. “For longer ranges, the turret is modular in design and can flexibly accommodate short-range air defence missiles (SHORAD). An integrated search radar and electro-optical sensors enable seamless 360-degree reconnaissance and target tracking, allowing the system to operate completely autonomously or as part of a networked system.”
In Germany the Bundeswehr has commissioned Rheinmetall to deliver 19 Skyranger 30 air defence vehicles based on the Boxer platform. A first prototype was already delivered on schedule. The Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer) have ordered a total of 36 Skyranger 30 systems under a major contract worth a mid-triple-digit million euro amount, which will be integrated into the national GDELS Pandur EVO wheeled armored vehicle platform. In December 2025, a major order in the range of hundreds of millions of euros followed for the delivery of Skyranger systems for mobile and forward-deployed operations by the Dutch armed forces. As part of a historic, comprehensive defense procurement package totaling EUR5.7 billion, Romania has ordered the system in the Skyranger 35 variant based on the state-of-the-art Lynx combat vehicle family to sustainably modernize its ground-based air defence. Denmark also plans to procure the Skyranger 30 solution. In addition, the system is intended for the Ukrainian armed forces to strengthen air defence there in the short term.
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