The Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive modern German air defense systems Skynex.
What
Known
The Wall Street Journal writes about this:citing Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger. We are talking about two systems. The German government ordered them for Ukraine. The approximate value of the contract is 200,000,000 euros. Weapon deliveries are due to begin this year.
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For those who are not in the know
Skynex is an anti-aircraft self-propelled gun,which is produced by the German company Rheinmetall. The installation was presented in 2021. It has a 35mm Oerlikon Mk3 automatic cannon, which has an effective range of 4,000 meters and a rate of fire of 1,000 rounds per minute. In addition, Skynex is equipped with an X-band tracking radar. It provides offline target search function. Such an anti-aircraft installation is capable of destroying UAVs, as well as cruise missiles.