German Army Royal Netherlands Army Qatari Emiri Land Force Ukrainian Ground Forces
Wars
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)
Production history
Designer
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems
Designed
1997–2000
Manufacturer
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems
Unit cost
€1.6 million
Produced
2001–present
No. built
632
Specifications
Mass
9.7–10.4 tonnes (10.7–11.5 short tons)
Length
5.71 metres (18.7 ft)
Width
2.49 metres (8.2 ft)
Height
1.79 metres (5.9 ft)
Crew
3
Main armament
HK GMG 40 mm grenade autocannon or Rheinmetall MG3 (German version), M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun (Dutch versions)
Secondary armament
2x3 smoke grenade launcher[1]
Engine
Deutz diesel 179 kW (239 hp)
Power/weight
18.5 kW/tonne
Suspension
Selectable 4 wheel drive
Operational range
860 kilometres (530 mi)
Maximum speed
115 kilometres per hour (71 mph)
The Fennek, named after the fennec (a species of small desert fox), or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen in German (Light Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle), is a four-wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems.[2] The Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems acquired the right for licence production in 2004.[3][4][5] It was developed for both the German Army and Royal Netherlands Army to replace their current vehicles.
^https://weaponsystems.net/system/404-Fennek
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^"Cooperation between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Germany and FNSS,Turkey for the licensed production of the FENNEK vehicle in Turkey". defense-aerospace.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^"Fennek". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^"Türk Savunma Sanayi̇i̇ Ürünler Kataloğu 2007-2008". Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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