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ATF Dingo

The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by KNDS Deutschland. The first prototype of the Dingo 1 was completed in 1995 and the first production Dingo 1 entered service in 2000 with the German Army. 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. The Dingo 2 entered service in late 2004 after undergoing trials from November 2003-May 2004.

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Dingo 2
ATF Dingo 2 with a mounted machine gun
TypeInfantry mobility vehicle
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service2000–present
Used byOperators
Wars
Production history
ManufacturerKNDS Deutschland
Unit cost~$500,000 (2006)1
Specifications
Mass8.8 - 11.9 t
Length5.45 m (short)
6.08 m (long)2
Width2.3 m
Height2.5 m
Crew2 crew

(Driver and remote weapons system Officer)

8 passengers
ArmorMEXAS
Main
armament
1 × MG 3 light machine gun

1× M2 Browning Machine Gun

1 × HK GMG
EngineDiesel
160 kW
Suspension4x4
Operational
range
1,000 km
Maximum speed90+ km/h

The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP3 infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by KNDS Deutschland (formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW)). The first prototype of the Dingo 1 was completed in 1995 and the first production Dingo 1 entered service in 2000 with the German Army.4 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. The Dingo 2 entered service in late 2004 after undergoing trials from November 2003-May 2004.5

Textron signed an exclusive deal to produce and market KMW's (since April 8, 2024 KNDS Deutschland) Dingo in the United States.67 However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier M1117 armored security vehicle for the MRAP competition, which did not receive a contract.8

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 KNDS Deutschland's Fennek. The operator sits safely inside the cabin, controlling the weapon with an electro-optical sight with night vision capability.

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.9

Operational use

In September 2022, Germany announced that it would provide 50 ATF Dingos to Ukraine to use in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.10 As of 3 September 2024, seven units were destroyed and one was damaged.11 By 2023 the German military had around 700 Dingo 2s in service.12

Operators

Map of ATF Dingo operators source ↗

Current operators

country version ordered options delivered13 notes
 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 20 ordered 17.11.2010
Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport 39 0 39 ordered 17.11.2010
Dingo 2 A4.1 50 + 65 0 0 50 ordered in November 2023 14 65 ordered in December 202415
 Germany - Federal Police Dingo 2 Polizei 2 0 2
 Belgium - Belgian Land Component Dingo 2 MPPV Fus (patrol) 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 60 0 60
Dingo 2 AC NBC reconnaissance 12 0 12
Dingo 2 AC ambulance 3 0 3
 Czech Republic - Czech Army Dingo 2 A2 21 0 21
 Norway - Norwegian Army Dingo 2 A3 20 yes 20
Iraqi Kurdistan - Peshmerga Dingo 1 20 0 20 16
 Qatar - Qatari Army Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport 125 0 125 1718
 Serbia - Serbian Army Dingo 2 ambulance 2 - - Donated in 202419
 Ukraine - Ukrainian Ground Forces Unknown 0 0 50 Donated during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine20
  • Three German Army ATF Dingos in Afghanistan.
    Three German Army ATF Dingos in Afghanistan.
  • ATF Dingo 1 of the German Army deployed in Kosovo.
    ATF Dingo 1 of the German Army deployed in Kosovo.
  • German Army Dingo 1's rear view.
    German Army Dingo 1's rear view.
  • German Dingo 2 with ground surveillance radar (BÜR)
    German Dingo 2 with ground surveillance radar (BÜR)
  • Austrian Dingo 2 NC
    Austrian Dingo 2 NC
  • Czech Dingo 2 A2
    Czech Dingo 2 A2
  • Prototype Dingo (Dingo WTS)
    Prototype Dingo (Dingo WTS)
  • Serbian Dingo 2
    Serbian Dingo 2
References

References

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  13. http://www.strategie-technik.de/08_10/heer.pdf, retrieved 15 November 2010
  14. "Bundeswehr beschafft 50 Dingo 2 A4.1 auf modernem Unimog-Fahrgestell". soldat-und-technik.de (in German). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  15. "Bundestag billigt 38 Rüstungsvorhaben für rund 21 Milliarden Euro" (in German). 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
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  19. "Staff talks with representatives of German Federal Ministry of Defence". Serbian MOD. 2024-04-06.
  20. "Military support for Ukraine | Federal Government". Website of the Federal Government | Bundesregierung. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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