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. 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 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. This
S-band radar has a detection range of 5 km for small drones, and 20 km for fighter-sized aircraft. Integration of the Skyranger 35 with the
Leopard I platform for use by the Ukrainian armed forces is planned. This version was demonstrated in a live fire exercise in September 2024. == Operators ==