Rheinmetall, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of advanced air defense systems, has been contracted by an international customer to modernize their 35mm cannon-based air defense systems. The order, which is worth a figure in the low three-digit million-euro range, also includes ammunition and other components for the modernized Skyguard air defense batteries.
Work on the modernization is set to begin in 2023 and will include upgrading the customer’s 35mm twin guns to the latest Oerlikon GDF009 standard. This upgrade will enable the country to protect itself and its vital assets from a wide range of aerial threats, including small unmanned aerial systems. Rheinmetall Italia is handling the order.
The contract is a significant one for Rheinmetall, as it not only strengthens a strategic customer relationship that has existed for decades, but it also underscores the high degree of confidence in Rheinmetall’s world-leading expertise in the field of ground-based air defense, the company said in a press release.
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