Rheinmetall to bolster Ukraine's air defense with advanced Skyranger 35 systems
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Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:41:00 +0300

The company made a statement about this.The company announced that it will deliver additional Leopard 1–based Skyranger 35 air defense systems to Ukraine. The order is worth hundreds of millions of euros.The statement emphasized that the systems are being funded with assets frozen from Russia. Production and system integration will be carried out by Rheinmetall Italia SpA at its headquarters in Rome.“We are grateful for the trust that Ukraine has placed in us,” said Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG. “We would also like to thank the EU country for the support, which underlines our continued efforts to support Ukraine.”The Leopard 1 Skyranger 35 combines the mobility and protection of a tracked vehicle with the exceptional effectiveness of a gun-based air defense system. The Skyranger 35 is equipped with a KDG 35/1000 35mm x 228 revolver cannon with a rate of fire of 1,000 rounds per minute.It has a range of up to 4,000 meters and a high level of compatibility with the Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk 3.
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