Replacement Dingo 2 A4 under contract

On November 29th, the Bundeswehr procurement office and the arms manufacturer KNDS concluded a framework contract for the delivery of up to 233 all-protection transport vehicles over a period of seven years. A first tranche of 50 vehicles was called up immediately. The BAAINBw and KNDS informed about this in press releases.

On November 15th, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved the financing of the replacement procurement of the 50 Dingo 2 A4s and associated equipment with a total of 147 million euros from Section 60 (ESuTreported). These Dingo 2 will compensate for the delivery of the same number of vehicles to Ukraine.

According to the BAAINBw, the Bundeswehr has been using the Dingo for over 20 years and has more than 500 Dingoes in different versions. Due to the wide variety of variants, it is used by various military branches, but mostly in the army and at the armed forces base. Thanks to its Unimog chassis, the vehicle is maneuverable and capable of off-road use. Thanks to its armor and relatively small dimensions, the Dingo is also suitable for use in heavily built-up areas and is therefore particularly in demand on convoy or patrol trips.

KNDS praises the Dingo as the best-protected wheeled vehicle in its class, which has been introduced to ten nations with over 1,200 vehicles. The Dingo is a system carrier for a wide variety of equipment sets: e.g. as a patrol, AC detection, ambulance, command post or repair vehicle.

As far as is known, the A4 version will receive a more modern and stronger Unimog chassis from Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks. The permissible total weight of the vehicle increases from 13.2 t to 14.5 t. This results in an increased payload compared to the Bundeswehr's current Dingo 2 vehicles. In addition, the drive power is to be increased to 240 kW with a new 6-cylinder turbodiesel engine. This increases agility and maneuverability, especially off-road and on poor roads.

Waldemar Geiger and Gerhard Heiming

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