Rheinmetall To Supply Ukraine With Skyranger 35

(RTTNews) - Rheinmetall (RHMG.DE) said the company is supplying Ukraine with further Skyranger 35 air defence systems based on the Leopard 1. The order is worth a three-digit million euro figure. The production and integration of the systems will be carried out by Rheinmetall Italia SpA at its headquarters in Rome.

The Skyranger 35 is equipped with a KDG 35/1000 revolver cannon in 35 mm x 228 calibre with a firing rate of 1,000 rounds per minute. It has an effective range of up to 4,000 metres and a high degree of commonality with the Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk 3.