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Rheinmetall has delivery MANTIS air defence system to the German Air Force 2911121.
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| Rheinmetall has delivery MANTIS air defence system to the German Air Force. | |||
The
German Air Force took formal delivery today of the Rheinmetall-made MANTIS
air defence system at a ceremony in Husum, Germany, home of Air Defence
Missile Squadron 1 “Schleswig-Holstein”. Bodo Garbe, a member
of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall Defence, handed over the system
in front of the assembled troops. Also on hand were Harald Stein, head
of Germany’s BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information
Technology and In-Service Support); Lieutenant-General Dieter Naskrent,
Deputy Chief of Staff of the German Air Force; and Lieutenant Colonel
Arnt Kuebart, commanding officer of the Air Defence Regiment. |
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 The NBS (Nächstbereichschutzsystem) MANTIS is equipped with six 35mm automatic guns, two sensor units and a ground control unit. |
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“Thanks to MANTIS, the German Air Force now has
at its disposal the world's leading air defence system for asset protection.
It is a highly effective system, capable of countering a wide array
of threats in future operational scenarios. Moreover, its open architecture
design makes it a future-proof investment”, declares Bodo Garbe,
adding that “Rheinmetall is proud of the contribution MANTIS will
make to protecting our men and women in uniform during deployed operations.” |
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 The sensor system comprises of radar, effectors and electro-optical sensors installed on the base perimeter. |
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MANTIS
is based on tried-and-tested Oerlikon Skyshield air defence technology.
It is designed to protect military installations and critical civilian
infrastructure from aerial threats coming in at low altitude, including
manned and unmanned aircraft. First and foremost, however, what sets MANTIS
apart is its ability to neutralize incoming rockets, artillery and mortar
rounds – the so-called RAM threat. Moreover, MANTIS can be deployed
to defend national territory and allied nations or in military operations
other than war (MOOTW). In conflict and post-conflict situations, it can
be used to protect Bundeswehr forward operating bases and other facilities
from attacks of the kind directed against ISAF installations in Afghanistan,
for instance. Furthermore, the system’s modular design gives MANTIS excellent growth potential. If an asset has to be protected at short notice, the radar and gun components can be transported to the area of operations on quickly deployable platforms. In addition to its current 35mm Revolver cannons, it will be possible in future to augment MANTIS with other effectors such as anti-aircraft missiles or high-energy lasers, integrating them directly into the system. MANTIS is set to serve as the mainstay of modern, ground-based area and air defence of assets, and thus makes a major contribution to safeguarding soldiers deployed in harm’s way. |
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