The troops operating at the Hindu Kush
are in need of the vehicles more than ever; since the
beginning of the year, soldiers have been confronted with
an increasing number of assaults by insurgents. By the
end of November, the first ten vehicles shall be delivered
by KMW and transported to the operational area. The remaining
vehicles will follow in February 2011.
Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria and the Czech Republic
also make use of the DINGO 2.
KMW supports Norwegians in the
area of operations
The DINGO 2 is operated as a patrol and protection vehicle.
Additionally, KMW supports the Norwegian forces with its
service teams in Afghanistan. These cover tasks such as
maintenance and repairs. The contract includes the delivery
of specialised tools, the training of the vehicle crews
and the option to purchase further vehicles.
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH &
Co. KG
leads the European market for armoured wheeled and tracked
vehicles. At locations in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands,
Singapore and the USA, some 3400 employees manufacture
and support a product portfolio ranging from air-transportable,
heavily armoured wheeled vehicles (MUNGO, AMPV*, DINGO,
GFF4 and BOXER*) through reconnaissance, antiaircraft
and artillery systems (FENNEK, GEPARD, LeFlaSys*, Armoured
Howitzer 2000, AGM and DONAR) to heavy battle tanks (LEOPARD
1 and 2), infantry fighting vehicles (PUMA*) and bridgelaying
systems (LEGUAN). In addition, KMW has wide-ranging system
competence in the area of civil and military simulation,
as well as in command and information systems and remote-controlled
weapon stations with reconnaissance and observation equipment
for day and night missions. The armed forces of more than
30 nations worldwide rely on the operational systems by
KMW.
