German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with a new air defense tank designed to shoot down Russian drones and missiles. The vehicle, referred to as 'Frankenstein', combines the advanced Skyranger anti-aircraft system with Leopard 1 tank hulls. Rheinmetall representatives confirmed that the Skyranger system features 35mm guns and is capable of targeting both drones and missiles. The announcement was made on June 17, with the delivery reported by multiple sources including The Telegraph and Bild am Sonntag. Rheinmetall also plans to produce these tank-hybrid vehicles at a factory in Ukraine.
German arms firm Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with a new air defense tank designed to shoot down Russian drones and missiles. This "Frankenstein" vehicle combines the advanced Skyranger anti-aircraft system with Leopard 1 tank hulls. https://t.co/3dstjoWd8u
๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ A new "Frankenstein" air defence tank designed to shoot down Russian drones and missiles is to be supplied to Ukraine top German arms firm, - The Telegraph โ๏ธRheinmetall has announced it will mount its Skyranger anti-aircraft system on Cold War-era Leopard 1 tank hulls. https://t.co/JaUJnZq1mu
โก๏ธ#Rheinmetall to Provide #Ukraine with Frankenstein Air Defense System #Frankenstein consists of the latest German Skyranger anti-aircraft gun mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis. It is capable of shooting down both drones and missiles. https://t.co/8xB1ITpV4N
โก๏ธ Ukraine to receive Frankenstein air defense tank from Rheinmetall. Rheinmetall, the German arms manufacturer, will deliver a new Frankenstein air defense tank to Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on June 17. https://t.co/vM5JELAIB0
Rheinmetall wants to produce tank-hybrid vehicles Leopard and Skyranger air defense systems at a factory in Ukraine. A representative of the German conglomerate told Bild am Sonntag that they have many Leopard 1 tanks, on the chassis of which Skyranger turrets with 35mm guns canโฆ https://t.co/T5009YcMJ7