US EditionRheinmetall to supply Ukraine with additional Skyranger air defense systems
Rheinmetall will deliver Skyranger 35 systems mounted on Leopard 1 tanks to enhance Ukraine's air defense against drone attacks under a contract worth hundreds of millions of euros.
- Rheinmetall, the German arms manufacturer, said on October 10, 2025, it will supply Skyranger 35 systems on Leopard 1 tank chassis to Ukraine under a three-digit-million Euro contract financed by an unnamed EU member state using frozen Russian assets.
- With Russia intensifying drone strikes, including over 450 drones launched last night, Ukraine urgently seeks cost-effective air defence to protect cities and energy infrastructure ahead of winter months.
- The Leopard 1 Skyranger 35 pairs a tracked chassis with a GDM-008 35 mm automatic cannon firing 1,000 rounds per minute and carries 252 rounds including AHEAD airburst ammunition.
- Production and integration will be carried out by Rheinmetall Italia SpA in Rome, and Ukraine previously received truck-mounted Skyranger 35s; DW News noted this is the second German air-defence system entering Ukrainian service before Germany.
- Rheinmetall notes that AHEAD airburst rounds make the Skyranger 35 a cost-effective option, and the system could be fitted with missiles in future, despite NASAMS missile costs of $600,000 to $1 million.
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German defense company Rheinmetall is to deliver additional Skyranger 35 air defense systems to Ukraine, the company said. The order is being financed by an EU member state, which is using proceeds from frozen Russian assets to cover the purchase.
The German concern Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with new Skyranger 35 anti-aircraft systems at the Leopard-1 tank base. The supply will strengthen Ukraine's mobile air defense systems in the face of ongoing Russian aggression.
German defense giant Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with Skyranger 35 air-defense systems
German defense group Rheinmetall AG announced it will deliver a new batch of Skyranger 35 air-defense systems based on the Leopard 1 tank to Kyiv to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses. The contract is valued in the hundreds of millions of euros, the company said in a statement released. The deal will be financed by an EU member state under the EU’s Windfall Profit Mechanism initiative. Production and integration will be carried out by Rheinmetall It…
The German defence giant Reheinmetall will provide Ukraine with Skyringer 35 systems, on the basis of a contract concluded with an EU country, announced on Friday, October 10, the company related to Kyiv Independent.
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