HENSOLDT is equipping air defence systems from Rheinmetall subsidiary Rheinmetall Air Defence AG with radars from its SPEXER 2000 product family. The companies have signed a long-term framework agreement that will remain valid until the 2030s. The agreement covers the flexible provision and delivery of large quantities of radars for ground-based air defence applications – in particular for drone defence solutions and the Skyranger 30 air defence system from Rheinmetall Air Defence. The contract thus has a potential volume in the high three-digit range.
The agreement offers both sides a high degree of planning security and binding purchase conditions and ensures that core components of the SPEXER 2000 product range are available as needed and in resilient supply chains, say the companies in a press release. Various companies within the Rheinmetall Group can place orders under the framework agreement.
The SPEXER radar family offers surveillance radars for various ranges for the automatic detection and classification of ground, sea and low-flying air targets. The SPEXER 2000 is used by the German Armed Forces in field camp protection (ASUL), the high-energy laser for drone defence (HoWiSM) and the air defence system for close and next-range protection (NNbS), among other things.
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https://www.hensoldt.net/news/hensoldt-supplies-radars-for-rheinmetall-air-defence-systems
(Image: HENSOLDT supplies radars for Rheinmetall air defence systems, including the Skyranger air defence system – pictured here is the variant based on the Boxer vehicle, which is also to be operated by the German Armed Forces. Photo: Rheinmetall)
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