Skyranger 30

Skyranger 30
The latest version of Skyranger 30 turret on a Boxer chassis[1]
TypeVery short-range air defence SPAAG
Place of originSwitzerland
Production history
ManufacturerRheinmetall Air Defence AG
ProducedFrom 2024
No. built71 firm orders
Specifications
Mass2.5 to 3.4 t (5,500 to 7,500 lb) (turret)
Length5.175 m (16.98 ft) (turret)
Width2.568 m (8.43 ft) (turret)
Height1.444 m (4.74 ft) (turret)
Crew3
CartridgeAirburst round
Caliber30×173 mm
Rate of fire1,200 rds/min (nominal rate)
200 rds/min (single shots)
Muzzle velocity1,050 m/s (3,400 ft/s)
Maximum firing range
  • Canon: 3.0 km (1.9 mi) (effective range)
  • Missile: 5.0 to 8.0 km (3.1 to 5.0 mi)
ArmorSTANAG 4569 Level 2, upgradable to Level 4
Main
armament
Oelikon KCE

The Skyranger 30 is a short range air defense turret system developed by Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (formerly Oerlikon) and first revealed in March 2021. Its role is to provide ground units with a mobile system capable of engaging fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, Group I and II unmanned aerial systems (UAS), loitering munitions and cruise missiles.[2][3]

  1. ^ "OERLIKON SKYRANGER® MOBILE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM" (PDF). Rheinmetall.
  2. ^ Rheinmetall Air Defence unveils its Skyranger 30 (upgraded). European Defence Review. 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ Countering RAM, drones and other flying objects with highly mobile assets, Rheinmetall’s solutions. European Defence Review. 1 July 2022.