Skynex air defense systems will be launched in Ukraine: what is known about anti -aircraft installations (video)

The system was designed to fight, in particular, with unmanned aerial vehicles and shedding ammunition at a distance of up to 4 km. The Skynex Air Defense Battery was delivered to Ukraine by Rheinmetall Italia. The complex was provided on December 31 as part of an agreement worth $ 174 million funded by the German government. This was reported by the Defense News Viewers on January 26. The contract was signed in December 2022.

The first battery has already arrived in Ukraine, the second will be set in March this year. "We were told that Skynex is working well in Ukraine, and the reviews will be very important for further improvement of the system," said Alessandro Ercolny ​​CEO. The Skynex anti -aircraft complex is the evolution of the Sky Guard system that has a radar with a range of 50 km, a command point and four guns, each of which is equipped with electro -optical sensors and a radar of tracking.

Guns are able to produce 1000 pieces of 35 mm shells per minute, affecting the target at a distance of four kilometers. When approaching the whole ammunition, the system is opened, ejecting hundreds of small tungsten cylinders that form a destructive cloud. To open the projectiles at the right moment, their speed is controlled by the sensor when they fly out of the gun trunk, and the electronics in the trunk program the time of opening the projectile accordingly.

The range of the target reaches 4 km, according to Erlany, Skynex was designed to fight, in particular, with unmanned aircraft and barrading ammunition. "The advantage of the system is that it was designed to combat small, low and slow threats, and it is cost -effective compared to the use of a missile worth millions to destroy the drone," he added.