Ukraine Will get Second Skynex Anti-Drone Guns But Demands Quite a few More
Recently announced armed forces support package from the German federal governing administration features vital air defense tools: missiles for IRIS-T SLM systems, bullets for Gepard self-propelled anti-plane guns but most importantly, a manufacturer new Skynex battery. This air protection unit is tailor-made to proficiently choose down small-flying targets like cruise missiles or Shahed-136 drones in quick assortment.
With a maximum amount of fireplace up to 1,000 rpm and the functional will need to expend only a couple pictures to consider down a single of all those slow-moving threats, the new air protection system will shortly come to be an irreplaceable asset integrated into the more substantial air protection functionality of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Even Germany’s Bundeswehr will not have any of individuals novel methods nonetheless as they go from the producer straight to Ukraine.
A battery consists of four Revolver Gun Mk3 models obtaining goal knowledge from the X-TAR3D Tactical Acquisition Radar and a command submit. Importantly, Skynex can operate either as an autonomous unit or in coordination with other methods united in a solitary air defense contour.
In practice, it can be deployed for protection of essential stationary installations and can properly deal with saturation assaults wherever a multitude of enemy threats are incoming all at once. The negatives are its somewhat close engagement variety of 4 km and low mobility.
With this offer, Germany has by now shipped two out of 4 Skynex systems dedicated by the Federal Federal government. Notably, the remaining two were ordered just a couple of months ago, as component of the EUR 1.1 billion army aid deal introduced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz on February 16th, 2024.
Rheinmetall, the company, confirmed it had been commissioned “a further agreement to source Skynex air protection units to a European customer,” the supply estimated above the study course of 2025.
Meanwhile, Germany proceeds to look for for Patriot systems around the world so it can get and hand them above to Ukraine, and ship Patriots from its individual inventory to support Ukrianians in repelling missile strikes, particularly with the use of ballistic missiles Iskander and Kh-47 Kinzhal.
