Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Fennek

IOC: 2003
Total Production: 618
Total Program's Cost: USD$563 million

Unitary Cost: USD$920,000

Origin
Germany
Netherlands

Contractor/s
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
RDM Technology

SAM & ABM Missiles:
FIM-92 Stinger

Description: The Fennek is a lightweight, C-130-transportable, highly mobile 4x4, armored vehicle designed to carry out reconnaissance missions on the battlefield. It features a crew of 3-man (commander, observer and driver), a sensor mast that can be elevated up to 3.3 meters above ground, NBC protection, and lightweight armor offering protection against small caliber guns. For self-defense purposes, the Fennek armored vehicle alternatively can mount a 7.62mm machine gun or a 40mm grenade launcher.

The Fennek reconnaissance armored vehicle has been ordered by both the German and Dutch armies with a total requirement for up to 610 vehicles. These vehicle will be delivered between 2003 and 2007 replacing aging M113 APCs.

On June 15, 2004, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) of Germany and FNSS of Turkey signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the licensed production of Fennek vehicle in Turkey. The Turkish Army has a requirement for a modern tactical wheeled light armored vehicle that could be met by the seven variants of Fennek.

In September 2005, KMW and Turkish company Aselsan signed an agreement for integration of 18 Stinger surface-to-air missile weapon systems onto 18 Fennek armored vehicles from the Dutch armed forces.

In late October 2006 KMW delivered the first Fennek reconnaissance vehicle equipped with F�WES command and fire control system which links the observation sensors with the vehicle's recon system and reliably relays the data to other vehicles. The reconnaissance unit of the German Armed Forces will receive 178 Fennek with the F�WES as standard equipment.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 3

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 7.62 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.2 m, Length 5.7 m, Width 2.5 m

Performance: Max Range 1,000 km (540 nm), Top Speed 32 mps (115 kph)

Power: Power 240 shp

Other: Wheels 4

Fennek - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

Thursday, November 22, 2007 German Ministry of Defense procurement contract for the supply of 10 brand new Fennek armored reconnaissance vehicles from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. These vehicles were intended for the Joint Fire Support Teams (JFST) of the Armed Forces. The contract was valued at 31.3 million Euro. The deal was made public on November 22, 2007. Deliveries to the German Armed Forces were due for completion by November 2009.
Items: 10

Fennek; items: 154; Germany national procurement between 2004 and 2007
Items: 154

Delivery	Items
2007	22
2006	75
2005	49
2004	8

News
L-3 and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Teaming up for Scalable Armored Vehicle Platform F2US

German Army Takes Delivery of First FENNEK Pioneer Vehicle

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Presents GP-F2T Prototype

German Army Orders 10 Additional Fenneks

Operators

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Germany / 212

As of	Holdings
2007	158
2006	140

Netherlands / 406

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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