Rheinmetall upgrades the customer country's twin 35mm cannons to the most modern Oerlikon GDF009. These use airburst-capable AHEAD ammunition. This enables the armed forces of the customer country to combat a wide range of threats from the air - including small unmanned aerial systems. Rheinmetall Italia is managing the order.
Rheinmetall Upgrades Skyguard 35mm Air Defence Systems
Rheinmetall Upgrades Skyguard 35mm Air Defence Systems
An international customer has commissioned Rheinmetall to modernise its gun-based 35mm anti-aircraft systems. The order also includes ammunition and other components for the modernised Skyguard batteries. Work will begin in 2023. The order value is in the low three-digit million euro range.
