The Puma IFV was submitted to extreme conditions scenarios for 7,000km, using 1,300km of sandy test tracks. (Photo: German Army) The upgraded Puma IFV, fitted with a tactical, laser-based weapon ...

Rheinmetall has been awarded a €350 million (US$380 million) contract by the German Bundeswehr for the supply of several hundreds of thousands of round of 30mm x 173 DM21 service ammunition for the ...

Germany suspended procurement of the Puma IFV on 19 December after 18 of the vehicles broke down in an exercise preparing for their first assignment to the NATO VJTF in January 2023. (Rheinmetall) ...

A K21's cost is about 4 billion won ($3.4 million), cheaper than the U.S.-built Bradley and a German Puma IFV with full options. Their per-unit prices are estimated between $4 million and $4.5 ...

The German Federal Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 27 November that deliveries of upgraded Puma infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) have been delayed. The ministry ...

Officials insisted that Germany’s contribution to the VJTF next year would not be affected by the issues with the Puma. It said the German combat units that will be deployed to the task force ...

Together, the two potential orders could be worth up to $8 billion. The Marder was introduced in 1971 and the Lynx is a cheaper replacement option than the Puma IFV.

“The recent malfunctions of the Puma IFV are a bitter setback,” Lambrecht said, adding that she had ordered an investigation into what went wrong with the vehicle.