Can German Skynex Air Defense Systems Prevail in Ukraine?

The Skynex is a short-range air defense system, which was introduced during the 35mm Air Defence Systems Group event in 2021. The core of this air defense system is the Oerlikon Skymaster Battle Management System, which serves as the control node. It allows for the modular integration of various sensors and effectors, tailored to meet specific mission requirements. The Skynex system features a truck-mounted version and is specifically developed with lightweight and mobile design. Therefore, the Skynet system is particularly well-suited for short- and very-short-range air defense capabilities, where guided missiles may be ineffective. The standard version of Skynex can engage various threats, including aircraft, cruise missiles, tactical drones of varying sizes, air-to-ground missiles, as well as mortars and artillery rockets, at distances up to 2.5 miles. This feature makes Skynex an optimal solution for safeguarding critical stationary assets like military and civilian infrastructures, including airfields, military bases, harbors, bridges, and nuclear power plants, against aerial attacks in diverse weather conditions, both day and night.
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[@kermecke]

Folks, you have an international audience! Would you mind bury the antiquated US measuring system and go metric?

[@igorsergeev6716]

2 Skynex cost EUR 182M! Wow! 😮

[@painthuret]

Money laundry 101

[@Alexander_Kale]

It's more than just two trucks with cannons on top. A "system" includes a truck to mount the cannon, the cannon itself, a separate station that fires anti-missiles, a tracking radar and a bunch of computers to coordinate between the weapons, plus rather specialized ammunition. Plus, this thing isn't just firing shells. Every projectile is programmed on the fly to explode at a given distance to the target - a distance that changes constantly as the target moves. SO yeah. 90 million is expensive, but considering what you get for it....?

[@Stephanthesearcher]

2 systems, not 2 guns. thats several guns on trucks central firecontol radar battle management missile launcher container amunition delivery training etc, PER SYSTEM !

[@jonumine6250]

Wowowow, 182 MILLION...!? A single kinzhal is said to be ~10mil, so this costs 18 hypersonics...?? Juicy target, ofc unless a lacet doesn't do the job first, like with the Iris.

[@darth_nihilus_]

The whole battery costs 182 million also Germany nearly 4 times the GDP per capita as Russia.

[@bits2646]

Now that's proper... Probably best drone defence tool I've seen

[@blacmagicwand]

I've seen a lancet destroy a geppard. How's this any different. And the outrageous cost? 😭

[@wolfswinkel8906]

They are not trying to learn any lessons, just sell some units on a juicy contract. To them, it's not war, it's a business opportunity.

[@hassanharith6820]

​@@wolfswinkel8906 Exactly....💯% 🎯.

[@horacecunningham7832]

Not to mention fpv drones with rpg warhead ductaped to it destroying Leos etc. It's sad

[@pitmarkovic4545]

Didnt destroy that was repair!!

[@wolfswinkel8906]

@@pitmarkovic4545 pathetic copium from you. In what oblast was it repaired and where are the pictures?

[@artiomvv569]

182 million euros for just two? Damn this is expensive as hell. That's a lot for a pair of close in weapons systems. A C-Ram for example costs 4 million $.

[@HansPeters1234]

1 Skynex System does not mean 1 cannon. Should be 4 Trucks with 35mm Cannons in each system. So 182 million for 8 Trucks.

[@artiomvv569]

@@HansPeters1234 8 C-Rams would still be much less expensive

[@HansPeters1234]

skynex includes way more than just these 8 trucks with mounted 35mm guns. Its not a cheap system but outperforms c-ram by a lot^^@@artiomvv569

[@tomk3732]

Depends what they mean by a single system. It can be 6 cannons and one control station per system. Still, way, way, way too expensive. 20 Lancet 5 swarm attack drones is around 1m.

[@artiomvv569]

@@tomk3732 fpv drones are even much cheaper than lancets. I have another comment where I discussed the use of fpv drones as a way to overpower these V-SHORAD/CIWS systems

[@artiomvv569]

Imagine buying two of these for 192 million $ and then they get destroyed by a bunch of 500$ drones with an rpg ductaped to it

[@anteeko]

"they get destroyed by a bunch of 500$ drones with an rpg ductaped to it" Unlikely a drone could get any close, this thing can shoot out artillerie round so a drone should be easy.. (unless they drone don't show on radar?)

[@artiomvv569]

@@anteeko a single drone is no problem but more like a swarm of 100-200 drones least one is most likely going to make it through, as they said the range of this gun is 2.5 miles with guided programmable airburst ammo. Within the time it takes to destroy the other drones, at least some may get past the defense and strike the target. One of these suicide drones costs around 500-1000$ so 200 of them would be 100-200k $. Using 100-200k $ worth of drones to destroy a 192 million dollars system would be extremely cost effective

[@genem895]

You don't have imagine it, we will see it soon. Patriot air defense systems cost and lost in Kiev is much higher 😂😂😂

[@VinhNguyen-fb9lk]

That why war is big business

[@nikis9160]

Russians will be amazed how it's possible to put inside 193 mill in this.They could build 100 tanks for 200 mill.

[@bremnesen]

Military hammer: USD 5000,-. Ladder for F-16: USD 100 000,-. Insane prices for systems turning out to be defenceless.

[@Tounguepunchfartbox]

Orders are accounted for in average cost. You talk about the 700$ hammer (real cost of the example your citing), but ignoring the 700$ turbofan blades worth 60,000 dollars lol. Ur dumb. Stop spreading misinfo.

[@smartkking4984]

Influence by apple

[@makegaminggreatagain3907]

The U.S has a land based variant of the Phalanx called the Centurion c-ram (counter rocket artillery missile system) Military TV: 🧐 Also Miliary TV: In our next video we take a look at and do a side by side comparison to the German made Skynex Air Defense System and the US made Centurion C-RAM.

[@TheAngriestGamer.]

they dont compare tbh this german gun is much better. partly because of the larger projectile. raw physics dictates it goes farther, hits harder and can actually carry a payload.. the 2nd reason its better than Cram is the ahead ammo. this thing will YEET the shit out of drones and kamikaze munitions. Cram can do it too, but its not nearly as effective and wastes a ton of ammo trying to hit small targets.

[@Allin7days]

...and it costs much less, $10M-$15M. C-RAM is much more suitable solution for Russia's drone attacts.

[@jeannetteundadolfruf1803]

@@TheAngriestGamer. It's not German it's Oerlikon Bürle from Switzerland (Ingeniering) made in Italy (Construkt) Firma ist Rheinmetall Germany

[@josmith4626]

Without a mobile search radar / command centre then its not going to help directly with the counter offensive in supporting the front lines.

[@azymight]

what else u need? how about wonde women? call hollywood now if they have stocks on those.

[@rogeriodaconceicao2568]

182mil for 2x skynex units????? That is ridiculously expensive

[@jurycould4275]

It shoots drones and artillery rounds in mid air. The people with IQ twice yours probably wouldn’t build or purchase this, if it wasn’t useful to them.

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

Sounds like someone’s making a sound effect with their mouth each time it fires. Lol

[@imathreat209]

I thought so too

[@SeminarioMAE]

sounds like my mom when i forget to do the dishes

[@reynard4823]

Its to throw off the demonstration, they want us soft & stupid

[@ravigautam8685]

Skynex may get overwhelmed by 50 small missiles

[@gloryx6316]

As well as the ineffective patriot system.

[@wstavis3135]

​@@BOM_NLD😂😂😂 there's the clueless Russian fanboy.

[@wolfswinkel8906]

​@@wstavis3135 well he's not wrong. The most sophisticated western missiles haven't changed the tide for Ukraine, while Russia can strike every square inch of Ukraine if they feel like it.

[@iiilllii140]

@@wolfswinkel8906 nah, just extended the 3 day military operation, to how many?

[@wolfswinkel8906]

@@iiilllii140 what does that have to do with Skynex being useless in Ukraine? 🤡

[@andreanderson8639]

7:35 it just dawned on me, it's like the Iron Dome in practice.

[@kendee9166]

Only if delivered Skynex are in large numbers that covers the entire front & networked with other air defense systems ( Patriot, Iris T & NASAMS ).

[@lulzimymeri]

Music in the background - source? Band? Anything plz.

[@marcelodearaujoeliseu3113]

Very interesting. Good explanation!

[@anteeko]

You can shoot out artillerie rounds with this? thats crazy

[@herohero-fw1vc]

Russians shoot about 20,000 a day.......Good luck with your new wonder weapon🤣

[@youcantata]

It is just an upgrade of the old but faithful Oerlikon 35mm anti-air canon system. It has gone out of fashion in the age of superfast jet fighter aircraft. But with the advent of the threat of slow aerial drone system and recent meteoric rise of it, this old anti-air gun is now hot again. It will be an indispensable component of modern mechanized armored force.

[@mackie5004]

C-RAM with ABM ammunition has not much in common with old 35mm AA cannons.

[@NotUnymous]

Nah, it's something completly different then just an Oerlikon canon. Therefore the different name.

[@jeffnelson2197]

Soon to be found in bits and pieces in a smoking hole of a hypersonic missiles…

[@atarit34]

Seems like a really good weapon vs pesky drones, but with protection radius of 2.5 miles you gotta need like 2 orders more of these systems to protect stuff in a current war. The area to defend is HUGE, the front line spans thousand of kilometers, Kiev, the most air protected capital, is 840 square kilometers. So - cool stuff, but two short-range units? Well, at least Rheinmetal can test those :)

[@NotUnymous]

They can shoot down even incoming artillery rounds, rocktes, everything in it's range. It's a completly automated system that should - If it works as claimed - protect from anything in the air, no matter what. That beeing said, you are absolutely right. Way more of them are needed to realy make a difference. But they are completly new. The system got only recently invented and made combat-ready. So there litteraly aren't more in existance as those directly shipped to Ukraine.

[@electricaviationchannelvid7863]

A typical fixed wing air launch optical missile range is 8-9 miles at 15000 feet...so well outside this system gun range...Helicopters like the KA-52 shoots guided missiles from ~8 km which is 3-4 miles very low level...

[@webcrawler9782]

it's only the last layer in the concept of layered air defence. A NASAMS or IRIS-T will take down the Helicopter from a longer distance. And for balistic missiles at the longest distance there still is Patriot.

[@electricaviationchannelvid7863]

@@webcrawler9782 The Patriot proved its ops. failure just now in UA and before that in Israel... Besides the astronomical price the production bottleneck is also real...so it never became widespread asset not even in NATO countries...there is a 1600km wide frontline which would require 10 Patriot batteries...UA got 4-6...

[@perkunast9680]

Is it any better then the Gepard?.

[@thanakornsophonwid9928]

Finally, what I had dreamed of had come true.

[@vanhalem6990]

Que bonito, montaron un cañon de barco en un camion, próximamente un goalkeeper en un Iveco

[@herohero-fw1vc]

The next wonder weapon............will it end up like Bradley or Leopard.

[@michaeldavid4857]

About $95 million a piece! Where do they come up with these figures. This system should not cost more than $2- or $3 million each.

[@samiam5557]

'Cheecha' sound it makes just before firing.....LOL.

[@Obonye3rd]

Lancet will easily destroy it

[@hurtlocker8554]

but they will still have soldiers but send to the front?

[@ele4984]

The most important ingredient in modern war is 'Human lives' so far there are humans to keep fueling the war the cost of weapons are a small significance.

[@johncherskov5755]

I was telling the usual people who all said Germany's military has terrible performance and issues (such as the G36 rifle small issue, which was fixed)- they really are a sleeper build that is ahead of the others. Others may critique or compare as if these things aren't quite good or needed, but are simply low iq..They don't realize how important it is to have electronic systems that mark friendly positions, enemy positions, and integrate everything into one system. These systems especially made by Rheinmetall and similar companies are impressive even on the public side. The US hasn't even integrated many of these systems yet, even if they do have many capable systems themselves; even as large as the US is, they are 'aware' of some of it, or due to deploy it, but haven't yet made it or distributed it themselves; their 'future infantry' upgrades are due in the next decades. Germany would surely be more effective than we think and even though much smaller in scale, they are many times ahead in electronics and futuristic tech that while some acknowledge it, lower IQs will continue to neglect it and say it's not needed. Yet some of these are 'already' quite better than the existing ones you are comparing them to. Sure it wouldn't be enough to stand alone against the top world militaries, their numbers and other weapons would win. But if they scaled up their numbers/personnel, using all German technologies, tanks, defense systems, then it would be a threat, or become ahead of the adversaries. They aren't as weak or as useless as you think, even with the armchair idea that they have small problems and inefficiencies; similar to huge novels written by armchair inexperienced nobodies that likely wasted gigabytes of bandwidth through the last decade, by losers debating about how T72s and some russian were 'good tanks' with 'secret capabilities' on them, until now in 2022-2023. Only some people 'get it', that's why Yugoslavia is the only group who shot down a US stealth bomber, etc. while Russia has yet to do it, and so on, even if that group no longer exists. However for all western nations, it's likely a model that is all about money, they aren't mass producing it for a war, but only to test it on a smaller scale anyway.

[@davidrobertson5700]

Can it engage a LASER ?

[@belter9814]

Is the skynex lancet proof?

[@user-hk1qn9ue2t]

this unit costs as much as the entire Lancet plant.

[@cordellmohawk8408]

Ukraine just a testing ground lol but just another target for lancet

[@malsawmhluakhiangte4610]

Wow nice

[@ManChickin]

these will be fantastic at countering cruise missles and hopefully drones... but if even just one 30k lancet or Iranian drone gets through... that's 200m down the drain. it would have to down almost 7000 drones to be cost effective

[@Tounguepunchfartbox]

How would a single lancet hit 4 separate targets at once?

[@ManChickin]

@@Tounguepunchfartbox just has to get the control modual and the whole system is offline

[@wolfswinkel8906]

​@@TounguepunchfartboxRussia has at least 200,000 Lancets in storage and a million more planned, according to a recent interview with Zala Aeronautics MD.

[@Tounguepunchfartbox]

@@ManChickin yes but the cost to replace that is a fraction of 200 million lmao.

[@josephpacchetti5997]

Impressive System, with 16+ rounds per second, It can ruin your day! 👊 😎 🇺🇸

[@wolfswinkel8906]

They're wasted on Ukraine.

[@LordMarksman14]

​@@Desmond-mk1mvit means it will just be destroyed by a $500 drone from Ali Express.

[@0Turbox]

@@LordMarksman14 Dude, this thing is made to shot down drones.

[@behindenemylines.3103]

These systems on paper and computer graphics sounds and looks good,but when put to the test in real world situations are found lacking.IE.Leopard,high tech missiles etc etc.

[@d_lollol524]

The missiles center and the command center are not mobile , are they ? That sucks because the enemy will have more time to locate the location of the system . For 182 million euro , I wish for mobility .

[@alfredneuman6488]

Making war toys is such a great and profitable business!

[@ivankurtz1909]

It's Germany's answer to the Supreme Russian Pantsir system.

[@RubbittTheBruise]

I point you to Betteridge's Law.

[@Paul-pz3us]

This war is one hell of a cash cow for the arms dealers and manufacturers and ammo. Big big moneymaker.

[@michpich6319]

@Paul-pz3us How true. Perhaps the world can now appreciate why the move to de-dollarize is being fought with such vigor by the G7. The west harvests money of the global south along with the others to fund all this military tech and the super yacht lifestyles that go with total domination. They (G7) aren't going to roll over and play nice just to appease the Third World. The US axis will simply push these people aside, like they did in Libya, Iraq and Syria(work in progress). There's just too much money (and power) at stake.

[@martijnstam6186]

Cheaper then the little tyrant walking into the Baltics.

[@suny1265]

Aha...we will see Drone footage how they burn also.

[@peterlangan1181]

Short answer not a chance!

[@ungijazapranje]

Can this thing knock down supersonic missile?🎉

[@finn3408]

UKRAINE NEEDS 1,000 OF THESE NOW

[@user-hk1qn9ue2t]

let them buy

[@sparta777-id7xz]

Skynet??? Is here Where's the terminators??

[@ravigautam8685]

Skynex may be vulnerable to cluster bombs

[@AlbionTVLondon]

And cheap $500 drone. And when Lancet comes in, this Sky rubbish will be burning like fireworks....

[@veronicalogotheti1162]

The question is how did it happen 11 september Patriots didnt work

[@fahristorm9771]

lets see. one of those VS thousands of cheap iranian drones from multiple direction at once. who do you think gonna win ?

[@jwsangyun]

솔직히 말해서... 가격에 비해 좋아보이지 않는다... 저렇게 비싸면... 유지보수비용 (운영비)도 엄청나게 비싸다...

[@JRjaime97]

Ahh yesss.. another target for lancet.

[@ronaldof1336]

Can Skynex destroy the Russian loitering drones that put down systems like IRIS-T and others? Or que will see the Russians destroying and studying the remainings of this system in few weeks from now?

[@gloryx6316]

Of course it gets destroyed in no time. What I want to know is why is Germany pushing so hard against Russians? Even though the USA and the UK are not close to what Germany is doing, they'll have serious troubles later.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

Yes in theory, but with only 2 such systems in total, answer is no.

[@darth_nihilus_]

@@BojanPeric-kq9etBatteries.

[@swerwerindiewind7334]

You can buy 2 F35’s for less. Pretty sure that’s the price of a package including other goodies.

[@DaLizMs]

For defense yes, to win the war? hell no.

[@dieterdodel835]

First and foremost it should read: To protect lives? hell yeah!!!

[@gustaafpeeters6173]

@@dieterdodel835 The delivery of Western weapons to Ukraine only costs lives. The war had only lasted for a few weeks whitout it. Thousands of lives saved, ukraine not rubbled, no refugees, energy-crisis, inflation, resession etc...

[@wolfswinkel8906]

@@gustaafpeeters6173 back when they were warned, they said "appeasement doesn't work on dictators" like negotiating means appeasement. Very unreasonable people, they pushed Ukraine to ruin.

[@Shinyboy29]

Portugal and Italy expecting their Leopard 2’s “returned” after the war? They should go retrieve it themselves in the mine-infested fields They became scrap metal in the battlefield

[@thesaint6746]

One Lancet drone is enough to destroy that skynex worth millions of dollars.

[@georgiebestmanutd4746]

Skynex, the Hunter will be hunted down by Lancets

[@godofredocristobaljr.3955]

Better officer this to the Philippines they need this to prevent China to occupy our country we need this

[@slimhope1]

I'm thinking a week or two until a Lancet destroys one.

[@AlbionTVLondon]

Lancet will hit them as they are being transported to Ukraine...

[@ivankurtz1909]

Not a defence system for attack on a jet fighter or fighter bomber! It's 2.5 km range which is 2500 metres could only be used on a slow low attack jet like the Su-25. It's radar would be picked up and easily avoided.

[@iiilllii140]

You have no idea about integrated weapon systems, do you?

[@ivankurtz1909]

@@iiilllii140 I didn't make myself clear......the Su-34 & 35 have a highly effective EWD which deflects missiles off target at about 200 metres. So integrated or not it gets deflected if it's a missile! If the 34's came in low then it's possible that heavy machine gun fire could damage the plane. To this date no wreckage has been presented of 34's or 35's being downed, a small number did make it back with damage. MOD did state one 34 crashed from mechanical failure no 35's whatsoever have been downed.

[@AlbionTVLondon]

One cheap Lancet drone and these $200 million will burn just as beautifully as German Leopards LOL.

[@schrimpf]

…the next western wonder weapon. Doomed to fail…

[@marinkopasic5480]

LANCEEEEET!!! All burried!

[@th3lev1athan22]

Skynex looks like a big ouchy gun

[@JoseLopez-mc7kw]

Try new things use new opts now

[@Patriot2499]

Russia gonna love this new toy.

[@lius20608]

Russian lancer3=hold my vodka!!!❤😂🎉.

[@IlyaMikov]

International COSTUMER :)))) which must be wearing really nice costumes.

[@lennartgosman3640]

miles???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? We want km

[@lebohang8405]

This article would probably leave Ukraineans asking more questions than displaying any joy. Their ports and cities continue to be decimated despite all hyped up weapons from the west

[@MrZlocktar]

NATO: 192$ millions for 2 Skynex system - AA gun, no missiles. Russia: 26.30$ millions for 2 Pantsir-S1M system - AA gun, SAM, SRSAM (domestic price is even less, because this price is meant for export). - Does NATO has corruption and how much is it? - YES

[@ericbrasseur1581]

the russians are doing the same quality .... but cheaper..and more robust !

[@iiilllii140]

Yeah, imagine, their anti air flagship cruiser can now even operate underwater.

[@KrystylSummers-ho8he]

Dominoes?

[@maksimm.8502]

if attacked from 3 sides by drones this system have no chance like others...fancy gun on truck, pffff

[@sparta777-id7xz]

Mercedes Benz of Guns

[@danos5181]

At 100$ million a piece and a range of 2-3 miles, the Ukrainians would need 1000s to cover their huge front lines for effective drone control. Obviously this is not feasible so the effect of this pricey weapon is only felt in KZbin and other morale boosting propaganda outlets. I guess that these units would likely be placed to protect very important Russian targets from attack (e.g., presidential palace, very strategic targets) etc.

[@fungames24]

Germany lost ww2 because its weapons were overcomplex junk. The russians will take it out with a few $40k drones. Clowns just don't understand basic economics. When war is done for profit, it is lost.

[@mtf_savage_beasts2565]

Might be Useful Might be not

[@tomk3732]

No. If you measure it against Lancet 5 - clearly no. It is way too expensive. Lancet 5 has a swarm attack capability. The non mobile version - just engage the radar station, then once taken care of, single drone per gun platform.

[@DJ1573]

The electronics are in the middle, defended by ALL linked weapons 😂

[@rusky325i]

another wunderwaffe

[@jarnee1]

To answer your thumbnails question....NO it won't! It'll be as embarrassing as the Leopard.

[@michaelanderson3096]

Place a slat armour wood barrier around this anti aircraft gun.

[@nikxohs3925]

no is better to hide it in a neutral country so you dont loose by a 1000 euro drone

[@M88881]

Ne moze , naravno..

[@gsh64]

Customer,

[@user-ip1eo6gx7x]

Even this wonder weapons shall fall in Russian hands , an it will not make a difference

[@damienfoster256]

As someone who has not lost s single family member skynex sounds to much like sky net

[@frederickfrenchjr8667]

The west never ran out of game changing wonder weapon but the war in ukrain never changed in Ukrain's favor.😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@mihirchitnis905]

Is this another so called gamechanger ? Ukraine should swallow their pride and go to the negotiating table and agree on a peace deal.

[@vemaraju]

that's a big NO considering Rheinmetall won't make money when there is peace, Ukraine is a perfect replacement for Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@lexA-fartoviy]

наедалово на 182 миллиона

[@GameC3nt]

russia is laughing about the price🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anthonypickup8697]

It'll be daggered into oblivion.

[@veronicalogotheti1162]

So what is knew here Just incorporation of things A patriot

[@gloryx6316]

The leopard tanks prevailed too

[@privatepilot4064]

Sad.

[@hulagukhan123223]

Too late

[@diosdelcielo]

Germany never learns....😂....

[@richardrobin395]

WORDS ARE CHEAPER I REMEMBER HOW LEOPARD TANKS WERE PRAISED THAT WAS AMAZING DID IT PERFORM NO

[@finn3408]

EXCELLENT. SELL THEM CHEAP TO THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE