Skymaster
Rheinmetall's air-defence command-and-weapons system for networked sensors and effectors.
Skymaster is Rheinmetall's command-and-weapons system for networked air defence. On 19 August 2026, it fused HENSOLDT Twinvis radar data and directed a Skynex battery during a German Air Force exercise.
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Can Rheinmetall's Skymaster plug any sensor into Europe's air defences?
Timeline for Skymaster
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Drones: Industry & DefencePassive radar aims a Skynex battery
Drones: Industry & DefenceBackground
Skymaster is Rheinmetall's command-and-weapons engagement system for air defence. It combines sensor inputs into a common air picture and assigns targets to effectors, making it the command layer rather than a gun or radar. On 19 August 2026, Rheinmetall demonstrated that role by using Skymaster to fuse HENSOLDT Twinvis passive-radar data and direct a Skynex battery.
Its significance lies in coordinating separate sensing and engagement components within one defensive system. Link 16 carried the shared air picture in the August exercise, placing Skymaster between passive radar, command functions and the Skynex gun battery.
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What is the difference between Skymaster and Skynex?
What does Rheinmetall's Skymaster do?
Where was Skymaster tested with passive radar?
