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Makes sense since it is stationary. I wonder if they'll adapt this for naval vessels so it offers a cheaper option than anti air missiles

These systems were actually put onto trucks so that they have some added survivability. Also, the Rheinmetall Millennium system is basically the ship mounted version of this and is used by a small but growing number of navies

Ah cool, didn't know they had the naval version. It's crazy how we are getting to the scifi tech of auto turrets shooting down airborne targets. Battlefields are going to be unrecognizable in a decade.

€70.000.000 is a ridiculous price for a system with only a 4km range which can't even protect the whole teritorry of one factory. If two drones come from opposite directions, one will hit the target.

Given that one fire unit consists of four guns and multiple targets can be engaged at the same time, what is the base of your claim?

Skynex may be capable, but according to reports it is also hideously expensive at 70 million per battery. This is expensive enough that one Skynex battery costs more than most targets you might want to protect at such short range. Price needs to come down a lot before it will see wider adoption.

soldat-und-technik.de/2025/01/bewa...

Cruise Missile Cost: ~$13 million (What Russia spent to build it). Power plant Repair Cost: $$50 million to $$200 million (To replace massive, custom-built high-voltage transformers that take months or years to manufacture).

Any news on the Skyranger on Leopard 1 platforms?

Not yet.

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Deutschland kann super Waffen herstellen, sie sollten nur viel mehr davon liefern. 100 Einheiten wären gut. Zudem braucht es noch Systeme die noch kleiner und autonomer sind. Damit ganze Feuerlinien gebildet werden können.