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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Skynex |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | point-defence system[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | — |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany) |
Width
Single source3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
Mass
Single source47.5 t (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | — |
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| Armor | conventional steel[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 17.5 PS/t[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | — |
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| Developer | — | Rheinmetall Air Defence AG[source] |
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| Capabilities | — | C-RAM and C-UAS capabilities[source] |
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| Architecture | — | network centrism, an open network architecture, designed to use a range of weapons[source] |
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| Compatibility | — | Skyshield and Skyguard air defence systems[source] |
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| Combat management system | — | Oerlikon Skymaster[source] |
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| Sights and sensors | — | Oerlikon X-TAR3D, IFF[source] |
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| Supported effectors | — | Oerlikon Revolver Gun Mk3[source]Currentlyusednamed effectors, no gunparameters assignedtobattery |
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| Potential effectors | — | Oerlikon High Energy Laser[source]Potentialfuture effector only, not currentoperativeinstalled laser |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 23, row 24, cell 2; revision 1377349156; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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