Pandur EVO with Skyranger 30

TomLiu126 · June 16, 2025, 4:30am

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Pandur EVO Skyranger at AIRPOWER24 (source: https://www.gdels.com/de/media/news/defend-the-defender-gdels-steyr-to-present-new-air-defense-variant-of-the-pandur-evo-at-airpower-24-zpe06pk2hm93r9rdzzlcqi90)

TL;DR: Skyranger 30 turret with Mistral 3 missiles on a Pandur EVO 6x6 chassis.

The Pandur EVO with Skyranger 30, possibly designated MTPz FIA, is a SHORAD vehicle produced by General Dynamics European Land Systems-Steyr for the Austrian Armed Forces. It uses the Pandur EVO chassis, a 6x6 wheeled APC developed from the older Pandur I, and the Skyranger 30 turret developed by Rheinmetall Air Defence AG. However, it is armed with two Mistral 3 missiles as opposed to the Stingers and SADMs used by the other nations. First unveiled in September 2024, the Austrian Armed Forces are expected to purchase 36 vehicles.

The Pandur EVO Skyranger is roughly equal to other Skyranger 30 platforms. Its power-to-weight is slightly higher than other vehicles like the Boxer and Piranha but comes at the cost of protection, which is only STANAG 4569 Level 3. The Mistral 3 missiles may be slightly better than the Stingers or SADMs used by other Skyranger 30s but come at the cost of having just 2 missiles (4 with ammo box), although more spare missiles might be carried.

History

The Pandur I was an armoured personnel carrier developed by Steyr-Daimler-Puch in the 1980s. In 2019, General Dynamics European Land Systems, which had acquired Steyr-Daimler-Puch, produced an upgraded version known as the Pandur EVO. The Austrian Armed Forces first purchased 100 vehicles, which were fully delivered by 2023. In February 2024, the Austrian Armed Forces announced another purchase of 225 Pandur EVO vehicles of several variants, which includes 36 of the anti-air variant that is the subject of this suggestion post. The Pandur EVO Skyranger was the first production order of the Skyranger 30, marking a major market breakthrough for Rheinmetall. It would be largely identical to the original Skyranger 30 but use Mistral 3 missiles as the Austrian Armed Forces already used them as MANPADS and will receive 76 mm smoke grenades instead of ROSY as the Austrian Armed Forces also use those already. At the AIRPOWER24 airshow in Zeltweg, Styria on 6 and 7 September 2024, the first produced vehicle was showcased. The Pandur EVO Skyranger, along with the other Pandur EVO vehicles ordered in this batch, would be delivered to the Austrian Armed Forces between 2025 and 2032.

Specifications

Crew: unknown, typically a crew of 3

Armour:

Hull: STANAG 4569 Level 3, some sources say the frontal arc is Level 4
Turret: STANAG 4569 Level 2 to 4, actual protection level used unknown

Weight: 21 t (presumed; 18.5 t hull, 2.5 t turret)
Length: 6.70 m
Width: 2.60 m
Height: unknown, hull height 2.20 m
Engine: 335 kW (455 hp)
Max speed: 118 km/h

Primary armament: 30 mm Oerlikon KCA autocannon

Traverse: 360˚ (turret)
Elevation: -10˚/+85˚
Stabilization: two plane
Fire rate: 1,200 rpm or 1,250 rpm (source dispute), or 200 rpm rapid single shot
Ammunition: 300 rounds in turret, intended to use AHEAD ammunition but had also been tested with APFSDS-T ammunition

Secondary armament: 2x Mistral 3 missiles, elevation angles assumed to be same as cannon

Smoke grenades: 76 mm, unknown count, unknown placement (not visible on latest vehicle)

Electronics:

TREO compact target tracker:
- Gunner sight (HD TV camera): 0.75° to 37° FOV, approximately 2x to 101x zoom
- Thermals: resolution unknown, 1.3° to 23° FOV, approximately 3.3x to 58x zoom (although War Thunder combines the highest and lowest zoom levels for all sensors as the in-game zoom level)
SPEXER 2000 radar
- 3 X-band AESA radar panels covering 120˚ each, providing 360˚ continuous coverage
- Range: 40 km instrumented; Light aircraft (3.0 m² RCS): 27 km; Low-level helicopter (5.0 m² RCS): 36 km; UAV (0.2 m² RCS): 9 km
Rheinmetall Fast InfraRed Search and Track (FIRST) passive IR detection (similar to the Search IRST on the Ozelot
Two laser rangefinders (one for air targets, the other for ground targets, though there won’t be any difference in-game)