This article is about the German infantry mobility vehicle. For the British reconnaissance vehicle, see Daimler Dingo. For the Australian armoured car, see Dingo (scout car).
Dingo 2
Infantry mobility vehicle
OriginGermany
Service2000–present
Used byOperators
Wars
ManufacturerKNDS Deutschland
Unit cost~$500,000 (2006)[1]
Is vehicleyes
Length5.45 m (short)
6.08 m (long)[2]
Width2.3 m
Height2.5 m
Weight8.8 - 11.9 t
Suspension4x4
Speed90+ km/h
Vehicle range1,000 km
Primary armament1 × MG 3 light machine gun 1× M2 Browning Machine Gun 1 × HK GMG
ArmourMEXAS
EngineDiesel
Crew2 crew (Driver and remote weapons system Officer) 8 passengers
Engine power160 kW

The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP[3] 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.[6][7] 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

Current operators

countryversionorderedoptionsdelivered[13]notes
- Bundeswehr (Army)Dingo 11470147
Dingo 2 A1/A2/A2.32870287
Dingo 2 BÜR (ground surveillance radar)7802
Dingo 2 A3 system repair2504
Dingo 2 C1 GSI battle damage repair48048deliv. by end 2010
Dingo 2 A3.2 troop transport45045deliv. by end 2010
Dingo 2 A3.2 operational intelligence20020ordered 17.11.2010
Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport39039ordered 17.11.2010
Dingo 2 A4.150 + 650050 ordered in November 2023 [14] 65 ordered in December 2024[15]
- Federal PoliceDingo 2 Polizei202
- Belgian Land ComponentDingo 2 MPPV Fus (patrol)1580158
Dingo 2 MPPV PC (mobile command post)52052
Dingo 2 MPPV ambulance10010
Dingo 2 (new variants)0660
- Luxembourg ArmyDingo 2 Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle48048
- Austrian Armed ForcesDingo 2 ATF60060
Dingo 2 AC NBC reconnaissance12012
Dingo 2 AC ambulance303
- Czech ArmyDingo 2 A221021
- Norwegian ArmyDingo 2 A320yes20
Iraqi Kurdistan - PeshmergaDingo 120020[16]
- Qatari ArmyDingo 2 A3.3 troop transport1250125[17][18]
- Serbian ArmyDingo 2 ambulance2--Donated in 2024[19]
- Ukrainian Ground ForcesUnknown0050Donated during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine[20]

References

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  2. ^ Krauss-Maffei Wegmann – DINGO 2 – Ihr Partner rund um Wehrtechnik Archived September 28, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Dingo 2 - Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle". Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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  6. ^ "Textron". Archived 2020-03-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "Dingo 2 All-Protected Vehicle". www.textronsystems.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Textron Signs Agreement To Produce KMW Dingo 2 Mine-Protected Vehicle.(Textron and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann)". Archived 7 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ https://defensearchives.com/editorials/development-and-characteristics-of-the-dingo-1-and-2-mraps/
  10. ^ "Germany delivers mixed news for Ukraine on vehicles". Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Attack on Europe: Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine"
  12. ^ https://defensearchives.com/editorials/development-and-characteristics-of-the-dingo-1-and-2-mraps/
  13. ^ http://www.strategie-technik.de/08_10/heer.pdf[dead link], retrieved 15 November 2010
  14. ^ "Bundeswehr beschafft 50 Dingo 2 A4.1 auf modernem Unimog-Fahrgestell" (in de-DE). soldat-und-technik.de. 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.
  16. ^ "ISIS-Terror im Nordirak: Diese Waffen liefert Deutschland an die Kurden". 31 August 2014.
  17. ^ Nkala, Oscar (24 October 2014). "Germany approves export of military vehicles, small arms to Algeria". Defenceweb. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Dingo 2 All-Protected Carrier Vehicle - Army Technology"
  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.