Rheinmetall's family of medium calibre cannons Rheinmetall Defence’s portfolio of medium-calibre automatic cannons is based on the products of two highly regarded companies: Oerlikon and Mauser. Rheinmetall continues to build on their legacy, developing and manufacturing automatic cannons featuring exceptional firepower, precision and reliability. Rheinmetall is proud to present its current family of medium-calibre cannons in the 20mm to 35mm calibre range. Designed to retain their firepower, precision and reliability even under extreme environmental conditions, they have excellent mass-to-performance ratios, compact designs, long service lives and reduced recoil forces – to name just a few of the factors that make our cannons the ideal solution for ground, naval and air applications. They are designed with the user in mind. For example, service members can fieldstrip them without special tools, while the Group’s replacement part packages reflect our extensive in-service experience.

20 mm x 128 KAE The KAE is the ideal cannon for modern remote weapon stations. It is based on the proven and widely used KAA design, and incorporates an electrical trigger device and a cannon control unit. In addition to the standard 1,000rds/min burst mode, the operator can select the high-precision, rapid single-shot mode (100–300rds/min). This is an exceptionally rugged weapon, insensitive to cold weather, sludge or water and can be fieldstripped without special tools.

Typical installation: Oerlikon Fieldranger 20, Oerlikon Searanger 20, GAM-B01 naval mount

25 mm x 137 KBA The KBA is used for ground-based air defence, naval surface combatant and armoured fighting vehicle applications. It features a high rate of fire and an instantaneous ammunition selection between two belts, and can fire the whole range of full and subcalibre 25 mm x 137 ammunition. With more than five thousand cannons delivered, the KBA is combat proven and is currently in service with numerous nations.

Typical installation: Oerlikon Fieldranger 25, Oerlikon Searanger 25, Dardo IFV, Frecca IFV, Leonardo Hitfist turret, Leonardo Spallacia Naval Mount.

27 mm x 145 BK27 The BK27 is a gas-operated automatic cannon with linked or linkless ammunition. It combines low weight (approx. 100kg) with a high rate of fire (1,700rds/min),and can be used to arm aircraft and surface combatants alike. It is qualified for the Eurofighter, Gripen and Tornado, and for the German Navy as the MLG27 system. With more than 3,000 systems sold, the BK27 is one of the most successful aircraft guns on the market.

Typical installation: Aircraf: Eurofighter Typhoon,Saab Gripen and Gripen NG, Tornado and C-295 based gunships. Naval: Rheinmetall MLG27 Light Naval Gun System

30 mm x 173 KCA Combining high firepower and low weight, the KCA cannon is a gas-operated system with a linked feed system. It is qualified for installation in aircraft, and can also be used in ground-based air defence systems (e.g. with airburst ammunition).

Typical installation: RCWS30, Viggen Aircraft

30 mm x 173 MK-30/2 ABM The optimum combination of a high rate of fire and state-of-the-art ammunition technology makes the MK30-2/ABM an uncompromising, highly reliable weapon system. With a maximum effective range of 3,000 metres, the MK30-2/ABM is extremely effective against land, air and sea targets. The MK30-2/ABM is the main armament of the new German Puma infantry fighting vehicle.

Typical installation: Puma IFV, Lance turret, TORC30

30 mm x 173 / 35 mm x 228 WOTAN30 / WOTAN35 The WOTAN30 is an externally driven, medium-calibre automatic cannon with a rate of fire of 200rds/min. Easy to handle and highly reliable, the WOTAN30 can neutralize a wide variety of targets, making it the perfect choice for arming modern IFVs and other combat vehicles. The WOTAN35 is the latest member of the new WOTAN family and, due to its larger calibre, delivers longer range and deeper penetration than 30mm cannons.

Typical installation: Rheinmetall Lance turret and naval applications.

35 mm x 228 KDC The KDC is the combat-proven, reliable workhorse of ground-based air defence. With more than 4,000 cannons delivered to date, it is in service worldwide. It can be enhanced with a programming unit for AHEAD airburst ammunition. The KDC operates with a linkless ammunition system. Moreover, it is an extremely rugged weapon, insensitive to cold and adverse weather conditions. It can be fieldstripped without special tools.

Typical installation: GDF Twin Gun family, GDM-A naval mount

35 mm x 228 KDG The KDG revolver cannon is a gas operated cannon with a linkless feed system. It combines a high firepower with precise accuracy. The cannon is completely remote-controlled, the integrated fibre-optical sensor system supports the fully digital control of the cannon. The KDG cannon is mainly used with the Rheinmetall AHEAD ammunition giving the user outstanding performance on a wide range of targets. It is fully qualified according to STANAG 4516 and has redundant safety circuits. The maintenance of the cannon is simple and the KDG has undergone extensive qualifications and complete life cycle firing tests.