The Flakpanzer Gepard, a Cold War-era icon, has reemerged as a crucial defense system in modern warfare. Renowned for its twin 35mm cannons and advanced radar, the Gepard effortlessly neutralizes ...

The German-made Flakpanzer Gepard is a pair of radar-guided 35-millimeter autocannons in a two-person turret mated with a Leopard 1 tank chassis, which seats a driver. It arguably is the best self ...

The Flakpanzer Gepard has been one of Ukraine's the most valuable weapons against Russia. The Gepard, a 1960s-era air-defense cannon, has been highly effective in taking down Russian drones.

Ukraine and Russia Have Gepard Drones Interesting, Ukraine’s military has its own Gepard, namely the German-made self-propelled anti-aircraft Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ( Flakpanzer Gepard ).

Since April, 61 percent of long-range munitions Russia has employed have been Shahed-136 one-way attack munitions. Compared to cruise and ballistic missiles, Shahed-136 are generally easier to shoot ...

Also known as the Flakpanzer Gepard, the piece of kit is a mainstay of the air defense of the German Army (Bundeswehr) and other NATO countries, but the ammunition for it is posing a diplomatic ...

An anti-aircraft-gun tank Flakpanzer Gepard has been protecting the Ukrainian sky since fall 2022. (Serhiy Morgunov for The Washington Post) The April 19 front-page article “Putin’s rhetoric ...

An Ukrainian soldier on air defense combat duty operate a Flakpanzer Gepard, a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, on November 23, 2023 in the direction of Kyiv, Ukraine.

The Flakpanzer Gepard is stationed on a small, wooded hill somewhere in the Kyiv region, its two long automatic cannons primed for action. The soldiers ask AFP not to reveal its exact whereabouts.