Fennek

The Fennek, named after the fennec (a species of small desert fox), or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for in German (Light Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle), is a four-wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company KNDS Deutschland (formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems. The Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems acquired the right for licence production in 2004. It was developed for both the German Army and Royal Netherlands Army to replace their current vehicles.

Key facts

Weapon.name: LGS Fennek
Weapon.image: Fennek-highres.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: Royal Netherlands Army Fennek
Weapon.origin: Germany / Netherlands
Weapon.type: Scout car
Weapon.service: 2003–present
Weapon.used_by: See Operators
Weapon.wars: War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Weapon.designer: KNDS DeutschlandDutch Defence Vehicle Systems
Weapon.design_date: 1997–2000
Weapon.manufacturer: Krauss-Maffei WegmannDutch Defence Vehicle Systems
Weapon.unit_cost: €1.6 million
Weapon.production_date: 2001–present
Weapon.number: 632
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.suspension: Selectable 4 wheel drive
Weapon.primary_armament: HK GMG 40 mm grenade autocannon or Rheinmetall MG3 (German version), M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun (Dutch versions)

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==History== In April 2000, the prototype vehicle finished field trials and in December 2001 a combined order was placed. The Royal Netherlands Army ordered 410 (202 reconnaissance, 130 MRAT (medium range antitank) and 78 general purpose versions) and the German Bundeswehr ordered 222 (178 reconnaissance, 24 combat engineer and 20 joint fire support teams (JFST)). More Fenneks for the German Army will be procured from 2015 on. Germany plans an overall purchase of approximately 300 Fenneks. The first vehicle was delivered to the Netherlands in July 2003 and the first to Germany in December of the same year. Deliveries will continue until 2011 (additional orders for the German Army are planned from 2015 on).