Ukraine gets first Skyranger 35 systems on Leopard 1 tanks
Rheinmetall said the tracked variant uses airburst ammunition to counter drones and other fast targets, with production financed by frozen Russian assets.
- Ukraine's 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment has reportedly received the first Rheinmetall Skyranger 35 air defense systems mounted on Leopard 1 chassis, according to tracking account GAU.
- Rheinmetall announced the contract in October 2025, with an unnamed European Union country financing the deal using proceeds from frozen Russian assets under the Windfall Profit Mechanism.
- The Leopard 1 chassis provides tracked mobility and armor protection, allowing operations closer to the front line than wheeled versions; the KDG revolver cannon fires 35x228mm ammunition at 1,000 rounds per minute.
- While Ukraine previously fielded truck-based Skyranger 35 units, this tracked variant supplements an existing fleet of roughly 170 Leopard 1 tanks, with about 25 confirmed damaged or destroyed according to Oryx.
- Germany's military ordered 19 Skyranger systems following reports of unidentified drones in European airspace; the system fires airburst rounds to counter Shahed-type drones and FPVs.
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Ukraine Reveals Secretly Delivered Skyranger 35—and the Footage Suggests There’s More Than One
Ukraine has finally shown Rheinmetall’s cutting-edge Skyranger 35 in action—but the biggest surprise is not that the system has arrived. Footage released by the Ukrainian military suggests the powerful 35mm drone killer may have been quietly defending Ukrainian skies for months before its existence was publicly acknowledged.
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The Air Force first showed the Skyranger 35, which Ukraine received secretly The Air Force first demonstrated the Skyranger 35 on the <p>Leopard 1 chassis. System hits 35mm air targets programmable ammunition.</p>
The air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine first published an official video with the new German anti-aircraft artillery system Skyranger 35 from the company Rheinmetall. The footage was carried out by the 1020th anti-aircraft missile artillery regiment, which indicates the transfer of a specified number of these installations to secrecy and without further notice. At the same time, the video itself was made as if at least spring, about which…
Ukraine gets first Skyranger 35 systems on Leopard 1 tanks
Ukraine’s Armed Forces have shown footage of what appears to be one of the first Skyranger 35 short-range air defense systems mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis to reach Ukrainian units. GAU, an account that tracks German military assistance to Ukraine, identified the unit in the footage as Ukraine’s 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, part […]
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