Rheinmetall has further expanded its strategic partnership with the Kingdom of Belgium. Less than 18 months after the initial discussions in June 2025, the company has now secured a contract to supply 20 Skyranger 30 systems.
The systems, which will be installed on a hooklift platform, are intended for the stationary protection of Belgian territory and critical infrastructure. The contract value for the procurement package, which includes not only the systems but also the associated logistics is in the mid three-digit million-euro range.
“With the signing of the Skyranger contract, we are opening a new chapter in our 50-year partnership together with the Belgian armed forces. The rapid technological evolution of airborne threats requires cutting-edge, fully integrated defence systems. The Skyranger 30 will make a decisive contribution to reliably safeguard Belgian territory and critical infrastructure," CEO of Rheinmetall Air Defence, Roman Köhne, said.
Delivery of the systems is scheduled to begin at the end of 2028. Additionally, the company has indicated its willingness to extend its collaboration with Belgian industry into further innovative fields, including stationary and deployable drone defence solutions.
With this contract, Rheinmetall is continuing a long-standing partnership: precisely 50 years ago, the company (then operating as Oerlikon Contraves and in cooperation with Krauss-Maffei) supplied a total of 36 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to the Belgian armed forces.
The Skyranger contract now signed marks the beginning of a new technological chapter in the partnership.
The contracting process was completed in less than one and a half years. The procurement programme was carried out in close consultation with both Rheinmetall and Belgium’s close partner, the Netherlands, ensuring the smooth and coherent implementation of the overall system by all parties involved.