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Measured figures
turret
Single source5.81 m (229 in) (turret)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Skyranger 35 | ZPU |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ( Very short-range air defence )[source] | Anti-aircraft gun Heavy machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators for users[source] |
| Designer | Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (former Oerlikon Contraves)[source] | — |
turret
Single source2.5 m (98 in) (turret)[source]
turret with EOS
Single sourceturret without EOS
Single source0.83 m (33 in) (turret without EOS), 1.63 m (64 in) (turret with EOS)[source]
with ammunition (252 rounds)
Single source3.95 t (8,700 lb) with ammunition (252 rounds)[source]
L/90
Single source3.15 m (124 in) (L/90)[source]
nominal rate
Single sourcesingle shots
Single source1,000 rds/min (nominal rate) 200 rds/min (single shots)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed |
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2004[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Air Defence AG Rheinmetall Italia SpA (final assembly in Italy to escape Swiss export laws)[source] | Degtyaryov Plant[source] |
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| Developed from | Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Rheinmetall Oerlikon Skyranger 30[source] | — |
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| Shell | AHEAD ammunition ( programmable airburst ammunition )[source] | 14.5x114mm[source] |
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| Elevation | -7° / +80°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Oerlikon Revolver Cannon KDG[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | 360° AESA radar ( S-band (IEEE) ), an electro-optical sensor package (HD camera, cooled MWIR HD camera), and a laser rangefinder[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | A mobile version of the Skyshield air defense system, it is based on a turret equipped with a 35 mm revolver cannon , based on the 35/1000 revolver gun . It can be elevated up to 85° with 360° rotation. The unmanned turret weighs 4.25 tonnes loaded and is controlled by two operators inside the vehicle. The gun is optimized to fire AHEAD (Advanced Hit Efficiency And Destruction) ammunition , an airburst round that releases a cloud of sub-projectiles just ahead of a target, enabling it to engage conventional and low, slow and small (LSS) air threats, including UAVs and perform C-RAM duties.[source]Skyranger 35 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The cannon can fire single-shots, rapid single shots at 200 rounds per minute, or at a maximum rate of 1,000 rounds per minute. It has an effective range of 4,000 m. Skyranger 35 vehicles have an integrated sensor suite, consisting of an X-band or Ku-band tracking radar with a range out to 30 km, and an EO / IR camera with a laser rangefinder and automatic target tracking. The turret carries 252 rounds. It can be mounted on various wheeled and tracked vehicles. Prototypes were integrated on the Piranha IIIH , Piranha IV and Boxer 8×8 armored personnel carriers and the Leopard 2 tank chassis.[source]Skyranger 35 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 2021, the Skyranger 30 was unveiled, which is a lighter version equipped with a 30 mm cannon and short-range surface-to-air missiles .[source]Skyranger 35 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In September 2023, a new version of the Skyranger 35 system was introduced with a redesigned turret and an Oerlikon AMMR active electronically scanned array search radar. This S-band radar has a detection range of 5 km for small drones, and 20 km for fighter-sized aircraft.[source]Skyranger 35 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Romania and Rheinmetall signed the contract for 2 batteries of Skyranger 35 in May 2026 (24 systems), they are funded by the SAFE loan initiative, and will be based on the KF41 Lynx platform.[source]Skyranger 35 · Operators / Future operators; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| In service | — | 1949–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Wars for wars[source] |
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| Variants | — | ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 1-4[source] |
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| Action | — | Short recoil operation[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 150 round belt each[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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