27 February 2024
by Nicholas Fiorenza
The Bundesheer and Rheinmetall signed a contract on 21 February for the German company’s Skyranger 30 turret. (Georg Mader)
The Bundesheer (Austrian Armed Forces) and Rheinmetall announced on 23 February that they had signed a contract for the German company’s Skyranger 30 turret, making Austria the launch customer for the air-defence system.
Austrian Minister of Defence Klaudia Tanner and Rheinmetall Air Defence CEO Oliver Dürr signed the contract on 21 February for 36 Skyranger turrets to install in the same number of the 225 Pandur Evolution (EVO) 6×6 armoured vehicles Austria ordered from General Dynamics European Land Systems-Steyr (GDELS-Steyr) on 19 February. Under the contract, valued in the mid-three-digit million euro range, deliveries are scheduled for 2026–30.
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/austria-becomes-launch-customer-for-rheinmetalls-skyranger-30-air-defence-system
