LIV (SO) - Light Infantry Vehicle Special OperationsThe new Mercedes Benz built german suv has much higher off road
capability than the american Hummer, is faster and more mobile. It is armed with 1x.50 SAW/1x7,62 SAW or 1x40mm grenade/1x7,62mm SAW and carries 4 soldiers for commando operations. The LIV (SO) is allready beeing deliverd to the KSK german commando forces in undisclosed numbers and will later be delivered to the entire DSO Division Special Operations.
KODIAK 400 - All Terrain Vehicle ATV The light, quiet and extremely agile all terrain vehicle KODIAK 400 built by the Japanese from YAMAHA is the new vehicle for KSK commando
operations.
BOXERBOXER with crewThe German military will receive 1000 BOXER armored personal carriers.
Excellent road and cross-country mobility. A road range of over 1,000km, combined with a very smooth and quiet ride provides an unaided operational deployability unmatched among in-service armoured utility vehicles.
The basic shell is made of high-hardness steel. Modular armour is sandwiched between the vehicle cell and the steel coat and all three elements are secured by fastening bolts. Currently the modular armour, which includes top attack protection against bomblet, is a specialised ceramic mix. The modular design will allow future generations of armour technologies to be fitted in place of current designs by simple slab replacement. The hull is designed to beat blast mine attack by shaping blast away. Additionally a double-lined hull soaks up critical blast deformation.
The vehicle’s thermal acoustic and radar signature management capability is in the forefront of armoured vehicle stealth technology and provides a low signature. Its armament will be a .50 calibre mashine gun.
FENNEK206 reco vehicle FENNEK will be delivered in the next few years to the
Bundeswehr. The FENNEK is the worlds most formidable reconaissance vehicle wich has very high mobility, greatest possible protection against land-mines, good armor,navigation system and a EADS newly developed HRM (high frequency radio mobile) 7000 funk which is very far reaching and enables connection automatically.
The vehicle's observation system is the STN Atlas Elektronik BAA, which includes a thermal imager, CCD day vision camera and laser rangefinder. The crew can effectively defend with a .50 calibre mashine gun and a 40 mm grenade launcher.
MUNGOIn the first phase 388 MUNGO airborne landing multiple purpose/APCs will be delivered to the Division Spezielle Operationen DSO - the new branch of the Bundeswehr which is indpendent from army/navy/luftwaffe. 900 MUNGOs have been ordered total.
It carries 10 soldiers, is extremely mobile, all-terrain and moderately armored. MUNGO can be deployed by transall, ch53 or by the parachutes of the FALLSCHIRMJÄGER. MUNGO weighs 5,3 tons and has an stonishing load capacity of 3,5 tons which is unique in its class. The entire interior can be switched from APC to multiple purpose vehicle in 5 minutes.