Rheinmetall has announced that a nation from the MENA region has opted to expand its existing array of Oerlikon Skyguard air defence systems, placing a follow-up order for Skyguard fire units. The new contract represents around EUR 83 million in sales. Skyguard air defence technology, employed by over 40 countries around the world, has clearly lived up to this customer nation's expectations.

The existing basic contract, plus previous expansions, already accounts for sales volume of EUR 582 million, meaning that the new order brings the total - including services and spare parts - to EUR 665 million for this country. Only recently, the company booked new orders for air defence systems from a European country and an Asian nation worth a total of EUR 50 million. Owing to their modular design, the company air defence systems incorporate abundant built-in growth potential.

Radar systems and guns can be deployed and redeployed on mobile platforms at short notice in line with evolving mission requirements. In future, moreover, in addition to 35mm automatic cannon, it will be possible to equip these systems with other effectors, e.g. antiaircraft missiles and high-energy lasers.