History:
The Fennek Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle, produced by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) of Kassel, Germany and SP Aerospace and Vehicle Systems BV of The Netherlands (the ARGE Fennek consortium), has been developed for the Dutch and German Armies. The prototype vehicle completed field trials in April 2000. In December 2001, a contract was signed for the combined procurement of 612 Fennek vehicles: 202 reconnaissance, 130 MRAT (medium range antitank) and 78 general purpose versions for the Royal Netherlands Army; 178 reconnaissance, 24 combat engineer and four artillery observer versions for the German Army. The vehicle is in production and the first vehicle was delivered to the Netherlands in July 2003 and to Germany in December 2003. Deliveries will continue to 2008. The vehicles will replace M113 vehicles in the Dutch Army and Luchs ARVs in the German Army. |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Dimensions (Length/width/height): | 5.71 m / 2.49 m / 1.79 m |
| Weight: | 10.500 kg |
| Engine: | 179 kW |
| Max. speed: | 115 km/h; Off road: 23 km/h |
| Range: | 700 km |
| Night Vision Equipment, GPS: |
| Main armament: | 40 mm automatic cannon, or 7.62 or.50 calibre machine gun. |
Screenshots
Deutsch
English
