German Parliament Gives Green Light for Additional Dingos

Released on Thursday, June 29, 2006

The Budget Committee of the German Parliament yesterday gave the go-ahead for the procurement of 149 all-protected transport vehicles, type DINGO 2, made by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). The contract totaling approximately 109 million euros is to be awarded shortly. The vehicles to be ordered include 15 for the so-called immediate requirement.

In addition to the 52 vehicles already procured in 2005, the German Bundeswehr will thus receive further cross-country and airportable wheeled vehicles meeting the requirements for maximum mobility and optimum crew protection on the battlefield unequalled by any other vehicle on the world market.

The DINGO 2 is available in several mission variants. An NC detector vehicle offers space for five crew members. Nuclear and chemical combat agents can be detected and analyzed in the NBC protected large safety cell of the DINGO 2. As an ambulant emergency vehicle with its medical equipment on board, the DINGO 2 permits mobile initial medical treatment of patients under ballistic, mine and NBC protection.

It accommodates four crew and either two injured personnel or one contaminated patient in a personnel treatment chamber. This kit variant of the DINGO 2 equally features the known high level of mine protection.