Rheinmetall wins contract for 20 Skyranger 30 air defence systems to protect Belgium's critical infrastructure
The mid-three-digit-million-euro deal places hooklift-mounted gun systems at static sites, integrated into the allied Blue Dome command architecture, with deliveries from late 2028.
Rheinmetall has signed a contract to supply Belgium with 20 Skyranger 30 mobile air defence systems, which the company described as worth a mid three-digit million euro sum. The systems will be installed at static sites using hooklift mounts to protect territory and critical infrastructure against drones and other low-altitude threats, fully integrated into the allied Blue Dome command-and-control architecture. Deliveries begin at the end of 2028, with Belgian industry participating in the value chain and coordination with the neighbouring Netherlands.
The contract moved from initial discussions in mid-2025 to signature in under 18 months, and Rheinmetall explicitly framed it as a response to the drone threat. It lands amid a broader European build-out of counter-drone capability, including a French–German naval C-UAS memorandum earlier this month and the EU Drone Summit in Brussels. The deal also comes as Rheinmetall trimmed its 2026 revenue outlook to around €13.2 billion, so the programme's financial contribution will arrive only from 2028 onward. The pattern — static defence of critical sites against small drones — is one European governments are turning into multi-year procurement categories.