Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm

Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm
Type	CIWS
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
In service	2025–present
Used by	Brazilian Navy[1]
Production history
Designed	2021
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall Air Defence
Specifications
Mass	Gun: 479 kg
Length	2.89 m
Width	1.91 m
Height	1.28 m
Crew	unmanned
Shell	30×173mm
Caliber	30 mm
Barrels	Singular
Elevation	-25 / +60 degrees rate: 90 degree/s
Traverse	360 degrees rate: 120 degrees per second
Rate of fire	Single shot Burst (automatic fire): 1,100 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	1,050 m/s (3,400 ft/s)
References	[2][3]

The Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm is a close-in weapon system designed by Rheinmetall Air Defence AG for mounting on ships. It is based on the KCE30 30 mm revolver cannon, and was designed by a request of the German Navy. It is capable of employment of air burst ammunition (ABM). The launch customer of the system is the Brazilian Navy with the Tamandaré-class frigates.[1][2][3]

Users

 Brazil

• Tamandaré-class frigate[4][5]

Future operators

 Germany[3]

References

1. "Compra de munição para o canhão de 30 mm SeaSnake da fragata Tamandaré". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 15 March 2024.
2. "SEASNAKE30" (PDF). Rheinmetall. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
3. "Rheinmetall: SeaSnake close to production". European Defence Review. 19 October 2020.
4. "Presidente Lula acompanha lançamento da primeira fragata Classe Tamandaré". gov.br (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.
5. "Fragata Tamandaré em adiantada fase de construção é fotografada em Itajaí". Infodefensa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2024.