LGS Fennek | |
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![]() Royal Netherlands Army Fennek | |
Type | Scout car |
Place of origin | ![]() ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | 2003–present |
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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.