German automotive and arms company Rheinmetall announced a new contract in the “three-digit million-euro range” with an international customer to modernize Skyguard air defence batteries. The work, which will also include manufacturing ammunition and other components of the 35mm cannon-based air defence system, is to begin this year. The Skyguard system allows the country to intercept small unmanned drones, as well as protect itself from many “aerial threats,” according to the company. The customer was described as a long-standing business partner but the name was not revealed.