ABSTRACT Germany’s ground-based air defence recapitalisation since 2022 centers on re-establishing mobile short- and very-short-range air defence (SHORAD/VSHORAD) within NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) framework and the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI). A verified baseline is the February 2024 Bundeswehr order for 1 prototype and 18 series Skyranger 30 systems on 8×8 Boxer … Leggi tutto EXCLUSIVE REPORT – Resurgence of Germany’s Skyranger 30 SHORAD Capability: Strategic Procurement, Technological Evolution and Reintegration into Ground-Based Air Defense