MANTIS Air Defence System
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MANTIS Air Defence System, formerly titled NBS-C-RAM, is a very short range air defence protection system, intended for base-protection. It is produced by Rheinmetall Air Defence, a subsidiary of Rhei
A MANTIS turret of the in service with the German Air Force
Skyshield
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Skyshield is a modular, light weight, short range air defense system developed by the Swiss corporation Oerlikon Contraves, now a subsidiary of Rheinmetall of Germany. The successor to the Skyguard of
MANTIS Air Defence System
…detect, track and shoot down incoming projectiles before they can reach their target within very close range. The system is based on Oerlikon Contraves' Skyshield air defence gun system. A MANTIS system consists of six 35 mm automatic guns (capable of firing 1,000 rounds per minute), a ground control unit and two…
A pair of Indonesian Air Force BAE Hawk 209 flying over a Skyshield revolver gun Mark 2, with a Fire Control Unit in the background, at Supadio AFB
Ammunition used by the Skyshield: AHEAD, Training, and Dummy rounds
At Eurosatory 2018, Rheinmetall displayed a Boxer fitted with the Oerlikon Skyranger 35 air defence system.
The complete Skyshield air-defence array with a SAM module in the back right