德國國防部向議會提出防空系統的簡介，2023年更新愛國者，2026以前針對反無人機，用類似Skyranger 35 的防空火炮系統，替代更新鼬鼠短程防空系統。
Skyranger
舊款的鼬鼠2型，上面裝的是刺針飛彈
German MoD presents GBAD proposal to Bundestag
by Nicholas Fiorenza
The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) presented its technical proposal for ground-based air defence (GBAD) to the Bundestag, the federal parliament, on 23 March.
Among the systems Rheinmetall is offering for NNbS is its Skyranger 35, pictured being demonstrated against UAVs at its Ochsenboden firing range in Switzerland in September 2018. (Rheinmetall)
Among the systems Rheinmetall is offering for NNbS is its Skyranger 35, pictured being demonstrated against UAVs at its Ochsenboden firing range in Switzerland in September 2018. (Rheinmetall)
The ministry said in a press release the same day that the first step would be to upgrade its Patriot air defence system starting in 2023 to retain existing missile defence capabilities for the rest of the decade.
In addition, in a second step no later than 2026, new anti-air and anti-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities will be developed through the initial qualification of a Nah- und Nächstbereichsschutz (short- and very short-range air defence, NNbS) system that will replace the Wiesel 2 Ozelot light air defence system, which the German MoD described as “outdated [and] qualitatively and quantitatively inadequate”.
The ministry identified a high potential for European co-operation on this project. In addition to Germany’s existing air defence co-operation with the Netherlands through Project Apollo, the MoD pointed to the possibility of co-operating with other EU and NATO countries to promote the development of European anti-air and counter-UAV capabilities.
