Rheinmetall AG, Rapidly evolving threats, new forms of deployment during multinational operations and the specific requirements for protecting rapid reaction forces call for the introduction of a new, highly mobile and flexible system for dealing with air and ground threats.
On the basis of the 35 mm Skyshield fire unit, Ahead technology and the Asrad missile launcher, Oerlikon Contraves has developed a self-propelled multi-mission system for engaging air and ground targets. Short system reaction times, a management system optimised for modern threat scenarios and high flexibility in the selection of effectors, combine to guarantee the protection of rapid reaction forces, peace-keeping troops and mechanised units, as well as stationary assets.
Threat scenarios in recent years have changed fundamentally. Defence against saturation attacks from the air as well as from ground-based systems have emerged as a central issue of survivability. Added to this comes the growing importance of the asymmetric threat and terrorism, whose potential knows no bounds. Increasingly, multinational, mobile units find themselves deployed in war and warlike situations. These formations require a form of permanent protection that does not impair their mobility. Skyranger, the latest development from Oerlikon Contraves, is a self-propelled multi-mission system that accompanies the troops during operations, providing effective protection from air and ground-based threats.
The Skyranger family
Oerlikon Contraves enjoys internationally acclaimed expertise in the field of short-range air defence as well as the unique Ahead technology, enabling extremely small targets and area targets alike to be engaged very effectively. The Skyranger concept emerged on the basis of this expertise, coupled with various platform vehicles. Included in the Skyranger family of products are the Skyranger Gun System, the Skyranger Missile Launcher System and the Skyranger Search Radar and Control Centre. Depending on the tactical situation, different effectors can be selected
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