Rheinmetall Air Defence has awarded HENSOLDT a contract to supply SPEXER air defence radars for use in the new Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft system. 

According to HENSOLDT’s announcement, the order is worth almost 100 million euros.

Skyranger 30 is the successor to the Gepard anti-aircraft systems in the Bundeswehr’s air defence force. With the SPEXER 2000, Skyranger 30 will be equipped with a radar whose high detection performance will enable the effectors of the new anti-aircraft system to develop their full potential. 

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The decisive factor, according to the company, is the extraordinarily high quality of target classification and the ability to precisely track targets even while on the move or in flight. Based on a framework agreement concluded with Rheinmetall Air Defence in 2023, the SPEXER 2000M 3D MkIII is part of Rheinmetall’s offering to various end users.

The radars now ordered will be used to equip the Skyranger systems of Germany and Austria. Denmark has also announced a corresponding procurement. The German Skyranger 30 is based on the GTK Boxer, additionally equipped with the Stinger guided missiles. The Austrian system is based on the Pandur EVO. In addition to the 30 mm revolver cannon, the Austrian Skyranger 30 will be equipped with the Mistral guided missile. 

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The SPEXER radar family offers high-performance surveillance radars for various ranges for the automatic detection and classification of ground, sea and low-flying air targets. The SPEXER 2000 is used in the German cUAS, HoWiSM and NNbS programs, among others.

In addition to SPEXER, the company’s portfolio includes the TRML-4D high-performance radar, which has proven its worth in Ukraine, the Twinvis passive radar and radars for securing ship and air traffic. Both the TRML-4D and the SPEXER are part of the Bundeswehr’s NNbS air defence system for close and short-range protection, which was commissioned in January.

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