The
Rheinmetall Group has recently booked a number of important air defence
contracts.
Malaysia, Kuwait and one other Asian country have all ordered air defence
hardware and/or services, with a total value of around €280 million.
The orders encompass solutions for ground, air and naval units.
Rheinmetall will be equipping Malaysia with a total of twelve fire control
radars and six electro-optical systems for six new patrol boats.
One other customer nation in Asia has selected the Oerlikon Skyshield to serve
as a stationary air defence system for protecting its air force installations.
The recently concluded framework contract encompasses six systems and the
accompanying ammunitions and logistics, together with integrated MANPADS for
surface-to-air missiles.
Another major market breakthrough for Rheinmetall’s new generation of gun-based
air defence systems, the country’s first-ever purchase of 35mm technology
underscores the strategic significance of this order.
Kuwait, too, counts on Rheinmetall expertise for training and instructing its
operating crews.
Under
the rubric of a wide-ranging Kuwaiti armed forces training project, Rheinmetall
has been tasked with teaching the country’s air defence personnel to operate
Rheinmetall-made air defence assets already in the Kuwaiti inventory.
For many years, Kuwait has deployed 35mm Skyguard systems from Rheinmetall Air
Defence to protect critical infrastructure from aerial threats.
The contract runs for three years and also encompasses infrastructure,
including the construction of training centres.
For years Kuwait has deployed 35mm Skyguard systems from Rheinmetall Air Defence to protect critical infrastructure from aerial threats.
