The Skyranger 35 is a short range air defence

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system developed Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (formerly Oerlikon). A mobile version of the

Skyshield Skyshield Air-defence system is a modular, light weight, Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) system developed by the Swiss corporation Oerlikon Contraves (now a subsidiary of Rheinmetall of Germany). The successor to the Skyguard defense syste ...

air defense system, it is based on a turret equipped with a 35 mm revolver cannon based on the 35/1000 revolver gun which can be elevated up to 85° with 360° rotation. The unmanned turret weighs 4.25 tonnes loaded and is controlled by two operators inside the vehicle. The gun is optimized to fire AHEAD (Advanced Hit Efficiency And Destruction) ammunition, an

airburst round An airburst round is a type of tactical anti-personnel explosive ammunition, typically a shell or grenade, that detonates in midair, causing air burst effect fragment damage to an enemy. This makes it easier to hit enemy soldiers behind a ...

that releases a cloud of sub-projectiles just ahead of a target, enabling it to engage conventional as well as low, slow and small (LSS) air threats including UAVs and perform C-RAM duties. The cannon can fire single-shots, rapid single shots at 200 rounds per minute or at a maximum rate of 1,000 rounds per minute with an effective range of 4,000 m. Skyranger 35 vehicles have an integrated sensor suite consisting of an X-band or Ku-band tracking

radar Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (''ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, w ...

with a range out to 30 km and an EO/ IR camera with a

laser rangefinder A laser rangefinder, also known as a laser telemeter, is a rangefinder that uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object. The most common form of laser rangefinder operates on the time of flight principle by sending a laser pulse in ...

and automatic target tracking. The turret carries 252 rounds and can be mounted on various wheeled and tracked vehicles; prototypes were integrated on the Piranha IIIH, Piranha IV and

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8×8 armored personnel carriers.OERLIKON SKYRANGER® GUN MOBILE 35MM AIR DEFENCE GUN
'' Rheinmetall Air Defence''. In 2021, the Skyranger 30 was unveiled, which is a lighter version equipped with a 30 mm cannon and short-range

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

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OERLIKON SKYRANGER® MOBILE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM
Rheinmetall. Weapon turrets

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