The first Lynx combat vehicle from Rheinmetall is already in Ukraine.
The German defense company Rheinmetall has already handed over the first KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle to Ukraine.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense with reference to a statement by the company's CEO Armin Papperger.
“The German company's plant in Unterlüss manufactured the first Lynx combat vehicle and delivered it to the Ukrainian customer at the end of the year. 2024,” the report says.
The armed forces are already testing the combat vehicle so that a serial order can be placed as quickly as possible.
KF41 Lynx has a combat weight of 44 tons, the power of the Liebherr D9612 power plant is 1463 horsepower, the speed on the road is up to 70 km/h. The crew of the vehicle is three people, the landing force is up to eight people, the armament set is a 35-mm automatic cannon, a twin 7.62 mm machine gun and (optional) an Israeli-made Spike ATGM launcher.
At the moment, the only user of the KF41 Lynx IFV is the Hungarian army, the Military Balance 2024 reference book stated that the Hungarian army had at least eight armored vehicles of this type at the beginning of last year, Defense Express reports.
