Puma IFV

Germany's premier tracked infantry fighting vehicle, armed with a 30 mm airburst cannon and Spike-LR missiles, protected by scalable modular armor, and propelled by the most powerful engine in its class — equipping the Bundeswehr's Panzergrenadier units and the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force.

Overview

The Schützenpanzer Puma is the German Army’s main tracked infantry fighting vehicle, built by PSM — a joint venture of Rheinmetall and KNDS (formerly KMW). It fields a 30 mm airburst-capable autocannon, a long-range Spike-LR anti-tank missile, and a unique modular armor package that lets units tailor protection weight between 31.5 and 43 tonnes. The Puma has the highest motive power of any current IFV (~1,088 hp) and has been in Bundeswehr service since 2015; no export orders have been secured to date. A widely publicized December 2022 technical failure that sidelined an entire exercise platoon of 18 vehicles triggered a sustained reliability improvement program.

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