ATF Dingo
Dingo 2 | |
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ATF Dingo 2 with a mounted machine gun | |
Type | Infantry mobility vehicle |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | Operators |
Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann |
Unit cost | ~$500,000 (2006)[1] |
Specifications | |
Weight | 8.8 - 11.9 t |
Length |
5.45 m (short) 6.08 m (long)[2] |
Width | 2.3 m |
Height | 2.5 m |
Crew |
5 (short) 8 (long) |
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Armor | MEXAS |
Engine |
Diesel 160 kW |
Suspension | 4x4 |
Operational range | 1,000 km |
Speed | 90+ km/h |
The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). 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. Currently 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. However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier M1117 Armored Security Vehicle for the MRAP competition, which did not receive a contract.[3]
Design
The ATF Dingo has a modular design with five elements: chassis, protection cell, storage space, engine compartment, and bottom mine blast deflector. Its design is lighter and includes an armored chassis with a blast pan instead of the more common monocoque hull found in modern blast resistant vehicles. IBD's layered MEXAS is used and the windows are angled to deflect blasts and bullets. A tarpaulin is used over the back storage area instead of metal to save weight.
The Dingo's standard armament is a Rheinmetall MG3 7.62 mm machine gun in a remote-controlled turret on the top of the vehicle, borrowed from KMW's Fennek. The operator sits safely inside the cabin, sighting the weapon with periscopes.
In 2008 the Bundeswehr ordered several hundred fully remote-controlled weapons stations from KMW, for its Dingos and other armored vehicles: the light FLW 100 (for the MG3 or the Heckler & Koch MG4), and the heavy FLW 200 (for the M3M .50 BMG or the HK GMG automatic grenade launcher). The weapons station is controlled by an operator viewing a monitor inside the vehicle.
The ATF Dingo 2 is an advanced version of the Dingo, based on the upgraded Unimog U 5000 chassis with improved protection and more payload. It is offered in two versions with 3,250 (3.5 tonnes payload) and 3,850 mm (4 tonnes payload) wheelbase. The Dingo 2 can seat eight personnel.
Operators
Current operators
country | version | ordered | options | delivered[4] | notes |
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Germany - Bundeswehr (Army) | Dingo 1 | 147 | 0 | 147 | |
Dingo 2 A1/A2/A2.3 | 287 | 0 | 287 | ||
Dingo 2 BÜR (ground surveillance radar) | 78 | 0 | 2 | ||
Dingo 2 A3 system repair | 25 | 0 | 4 | ||
Dingo 2 C1 GSI battle damage repair | 48 | 0 | 48 | deliv. by end 2010 | |
Dingo 2 A3.2 troop transport | 45 | 0 | 45 | deliv. by end 2010 | |
Dingo 2 A3.2 operational intelligence | 20 | 0 | 0 | ordered 17.11.2010 | |
Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport | 39 | 0 | 0 | ordered 17.11.2010 | |
Germany - Federal Police | Dingo 2 Polizei | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Belgium - Belgian Land Component | Dingo 2 MPPV Fus (patroll) | 158 | 0 | 158 | |
Dingo 2 MPPV PC (mobile command post) | 52 | 0 | 52 | ||
Dingo 2 MPPV ambulance | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
Dingo 2 (new variants) | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
Luxembourg - Luxembourg Army | Dingo 2 Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle | 48 | 0 | 48 | |
Austria - Austrian Armed Forces | Dingo 2 ATF | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
Dingo 2 AC NBC reconnaissance | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
Dingo 2 AC ambulance | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Czech Republic - Czech Army | Dingo 2 A2 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
Norway - Norwegian Army | Dingo 2 A3 | 20 | yes | 10 | |
Kurdistan Regional Government - Peshmerga | Dingo 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | [5] [6] |
Gallery
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Three German Army ATF Dingos in Afghanistan.
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ATF Dingo 1 of the German Army deployed in Kosovo.
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German Army Dingo 1's rear View.
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German Dingo 2 with ground surveillance radar (BÜR)
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Austrian Dingo 2 NC
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Czech Dingo 2 A2
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Prototype Dingo(Dingo WTS)
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ATF Dingo. |
- KMW Grizzly - Another new armored vehicle of the German Army
- Mungo ESK
- Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles YAK
- Boxer (Armoured Fighting Vehicle)
- AGF (Light infantry vehicle)
- LAPV Enok
References
- ↑ "Dingo - All Protected Vehicle (APV)". Defense Update. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Krauss-Maffei Wegmann – DINGO 2 – Ihr Partner rund um Wehrtechnik
- ↑ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6037098_ITM
- ↑ http://www.strategie-technik.de/08_10/heer.pdf, retrieved 15 November 2010
- ↑ http://www.bild.de/politik/inland/isis/diese-waffen-liefert-deutschland-an-die-kurden-37478284.bild.html
- ↑ http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/!ut/p/c4/NYvLCsIwEEX_KNOID3Rn6MaduNG4KdNmKME8SjKxIH68ycJ74WzOvfCE2oBvOyPbGNDBA_RkT-MqxtWQwBcXco6ywJIHQ34gGzLyB-7tWRdTDMSNTIFt5ZyQYxJLTOyaKSlVI6wB3cleyUP3j_we9VVtN91-11_UDRbvzz-MsZiD/
External links
- Krauss-Maffei Wegmann - Website of the manufacturer
- DINGO - Protection in the 10-Tonne Class
- Dingo 2 in the Austrian Armed Forces
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