ATF Dingo

Dingo 2
ATF Dingo 2 with a mounted machine gun
TypeInfantry mobility vehicle
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service2000 - Present
Used byOperators
WarsWar in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
ManufacturerKrauss-Maffei Wegmann
Unit cost~$500,000 (2006)[1]
Specifications
Mass8.8 - 11.9 t
Length5.45 m (short)
6.08 m (long)[2]
Width2.3 m
Height2.5 m
Crew2 crew

(Driver and remote weapons system Officer)

8 passengers

ArmorMEXAS
Main
armament
1 × MG 3 light machine gun

M2 Browning Machine Gun

1 × HK GMG
EngineDiesel
160 kW
Suspension4x4
Operational
range
1,000 km
Maximum speed 90+ km/h

The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP[3] infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). The first prototype of the Dingo 1 was completed in 1995 and the first production Dingo 1 entered service in 2000 with the German Army.[4] It is designed to withstand land mines, rifle fire, artillery fragments and NBC-threats. ATF stands for Allschutz-Transport-Fahrzeug, meaning all-protected transport vehicle in German. It is named after the Australian native dog, the dingo. The Dingo 2 entered service in late 2004 after undergoing trials from November 2003-May 2004.[5] Currently[when?] KMW is developing the Dingo 2 GFF for the German Army with increased internal volume.

Textron signed an exclusive deal to produce and market KMW's Dingo in the United States.[6][7] However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier M1117 Armored Security Vehicle for the MRAP competition, which did not receive a contract.[8]

  1. ^ "Dingo - All Protected Vehicle (APV)". Defense Update. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ^ Krauss-Maffei Wegmann – DINGO 2 – Ihr Partner rund um Wehrtechnik Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Dingo 2 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ "Dingo 1". Military Today. Military Today. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Dingo 2 All-Protected Carrier Vehicle". Army Technology. Verdict Media. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Textron". Archived from the original on 2020-03-10.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.textronsystems.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6037098_ITM

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