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Skythunder (Valhalla Turrets)
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Skythunder (Valhalla Turrets)

Slovenian gun-plus-rocket C-UAS against drones and low flyers
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Low-cost short-range air defence with a gun and 70 mm guided rockets against massed drone attacks

Air-defence family from Slovenia's Valhalla Turrets, maker of the weapon station on the Wolf 25 AD system fielded in Ukraine in October 2025. The version announced in October 2026 combines a three-barrel 20 mm Gatling gun with 70 mm guided rockets and 360-degree radar coverage, intended to protect critical infrastructure against massed Shahed/Geran-type drone attacks. Performance figures for this 20 mm configuration have not yet been released.

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Key data

Manufacturer
Valhalla Turrets (Slovenia)
Gun (Oct 2026)
M197 (General Dynamics), three-barrel 20 mm Gatling, up to ~1,500 rounds/min, ~60 kg — also fitted to the AH-1Z Viper
Rockets
70 mm guided rockets for targets at longer range
Sensors
Radar with 360° coverage, automatic detection and tracking
Status
Announced Oct 2026; performance not disclosed

Skythunder 300 (Eurosatory, Jun 2026)

Armament
MK44S Bushmaster 30 mm cannon (larger UAVs to ~2.5 km), M134D 7.62 mm minigun (small drones to ~1 km), LAND-LGR4 laser-guided 70 mm rockets (to ~6 km)
Sensors
Three Hensoldt Spexer 2000 radars; base: Mangart 30 weapon station

Relevance

Why it matters
An example of Europe's shift to low-cost gun-plus-rocket SHORAD against massed OWA drones instead of expensive interceptor missiles
Source
Militarnyi (19 Oct 2026), RU Mil Tracker e-20261021-06; manufacturer figures
See also
The Skyranger 35 and Hard kill cards

News archive 1

Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.

  1. Slovenia's Valhalla Turrets announces new Skythunder counter-drone air-defence variant with 20 mm M197 three-barrel Gatling and 70 mm guided rockets

    Slovenian company Valhalla Turrets has announced on X a new version of its Skythunder air-defence system, intended to engage UAVs and other low-flying targets and to protect critical infrastructure against mass attacks, Militarnyi reports. Its main armament is the General Dynamics M197, a lightweight three-barrel 20 mm Gatling derived from the six-barrel M6…

    VariantDeploymentCountermeasureRU Mil Tracker · 1 source
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