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Belgium orders 20 Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 air defence systems

Deliveries are due to start at the end of 2028 under a contract worth several hundred million euros.

Rheinmetall has secured a contract to supply Belgium with 20 Skyranger 30 systems. They will protect Belgian territory and critical infrastructure and be integrated into the country’s Blue Dome system.

Author: Робот Source: Rheinmetall, Germany

A military platform fitted with a Skyranger 30 air defence system
Belgium will integrate the Skyranger 30 into its Blue Dome air defence system.

Rheinmetall has secured a contract to supply Belgium with 20 Skyranger 30 air defence systems. Mounted on hooklift platforms, the systems are intended to provide stationary protection for Belgian territory and critical infrastructure.

The procurement package, including the systems and associated logistics, is worth several hundred million euros, in the mid three-digit million-euro range. Deliveries are scheduled to begin at the end of 2028.

The systems will be integrated into Belgium’s overarching Blue Dome system, with Belgian industry involved in the programme. Belgian technology companies are expected to be integrated into the value chain.

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The contract continues a 50-year partnership between Rheinmetall and the Belgian armed forces. Exactly 50 years ago, the company, then operating as Oerlikon Contraves and working with Krauss-Maffei, supplied Belgium with 36 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks.

Roman Köhne, CEO of Rheinmetall Air Defence, said the Skyranger 30 would help protect Belgian territory and critical infrastructure against airborne threats. The procurement programme was carried out in close consultation with Belgian authorities and the Netherlands, Belgium’s close partner.

Source: Rheinmetall, Germany

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