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{{about|the German infantry mobility vehicle|the British reconnaissance vehicle|Daimler Dingo|the Australian armoured car|Dingo (scout car)}}
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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Dingo 2
| image              = Dingo 2.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = ATF Dingo 2 with a mounted machine gun
| origin             = [[Germany]]
| type               = [[Infantry mobility vehicle]]
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 2000–present
| used_by            = [[#Operators|Operators]]
| wars               = [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]]<br /> [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
<!-- Production history -->| designer           = 
| design_date        = 
| manufacturer       = [[KNDS Deutschland]]
| unit_cost          = ~$500,000 (2006)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dingo - All Protected Vehicle (APV)|url=http://defense-update.com/products/d/dingo-kmw.htm|website=Defense Update|access-date=7 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518063830/http://defense-update.com/products/d/dingo-kmw.htm|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| production_date    = 
| number             = 
| variants           = 
| is_vehicle         = yes
| length             = 5.45 m (short)
<br />6.08 m (long)<ref>[http://www.kmweg.com/gb/frame.php?page=30 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann – DINGO 2 – Ihr Partner rund um Wehrtechnik<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928100022/http://www.kmweg.com/gb/frame.php?page=30 |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref>
| width              = 2.3 m
| height             = 2.5 m
| weight             = 8.8 - 11.9 t
| suspension         = [[4x4]]
| speed              = 90+ km/h
| vehicle_range      = 1,000 km
| primary_armament   = 1 × [[Rheinmetall MG3|MG 3]] [[light machine gun]]
1× [[M2 Browning Machine Gun]]
1 × [[HK GMG]]
| secondary_armament = 
| armour             = [[MEXAS]]
| engine             = Diesel
| crew               = 2 crew
(Driver and remote weapons system Officer)
8 passengers
| engine_power       = 160 kW
| pw_ratio           = 
}}

The '''ATF Dingo''' is a German heavily armored military [[MRAP]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.military-today.com/apc/dingo_2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129091236/http://www.military-today.com/apc/dingo_2.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 29, 2009 |title=Dingo 2 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle |publisher=Military-Today.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-20}}</ref> [[infantry mobility vehicle]] based on a [[Unimog]] chassis with a [[V-hull]] design, produced by the company [[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.<ref name="Military Today">{{cite web |title=Dingo 1 |url=http://www.military-today.com/apc/dingo_1.htm |website=Military Today |access-date=20 May 2021}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is designed to withstand land mines, rifle fire, artillery fragments and [[CBRN defense|NBC-threats]]. ATF stands for ''Allschutz-Transport-Fahrzeug'', meaning all-protected transport vehicle in [[German language|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.<ref name="Army Technology">{{cite web |title=Dingo 2 All-Protected Carrier Vehicle |url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/dingo2protecetedvehi/ |website=Army Technology |publisher=Verdict Media |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref> Currently{{when|date=April 2023}} KNDS Deutschland is developing the Dingo 2 GFF for the [[German Army]] with increased internal volume.

[[Textron]] signed an exclusive deal to produce and market KMW's (since April 8, 2024 [[KNDS Deutschland]]) Dingo in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.bfbreakthroughdesign.com/textron/textronmarineland_products_land_dingo.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200310044349/http://www.bfbreakthroughdesign.com/textron/textronmarineland_products_land_dingo.htm|archive-date = 2020-03-10|title = Textron}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.textronsystems.com/pdf/products/dingo2_datasheet.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.textronsystems.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124112307/http://www.textronsystems.com/pdf/products/dingo2_datasheet.pdf |archive-date=24 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier [[M1117 armored security vehicle]] for the [[MRAP (armored vehicle)|MRAP]] competition, which did not receive a contract.<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6037098_ITM http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6037098_ITM]</ref>

==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&nbsp;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 remote weapon station#FLW 100|FLW 100]] (for the MG3 or the [[Heckler & Koch MG4]]), and the heavy [[FLW remote weapon station#FLW 200|FLW 200]] (for the [[M2 Browning machine gun|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 with improved protection and more payload. It is offered in two versions, a 3,250&nbsp;mm wheelbase version (3.5 tonnes payload) and a 3,850&nbsp;mm wheelbase version (4 tonnes payload) . The Dingo 2 can seat eight personnel.

==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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Germany delivers mixed news for Ukraine on vehicles |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/germany-delivers-mixed-news-for-ukraine-on-vehicles/ |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref> As of 3 September 2024, seven units were destroyed and one was damaged.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html | title=Attack on Europe: Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine }}</ref>

==Operators==
[[File:ATF Dingo operators.png|thumb|300px|Map of ATF Dingo operators]]

===Current operators===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
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!notes
|-
| rowspan="9" | {{GER}} - [[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 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=Bundeswehr beschafft 50 Dingo 2 A4.1 auf modernem Unimog-Fahrgestell |url=https://soldat-und-technik.de/2023/11/mobilitaet/36064/bundeswehr-beschafft-50-dingo-2-a4-1-auf-modernem-unimog-fahrgestell/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=soldat-und-technik.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> 65 ordered in December 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-18 |title=Bundestag billigt 38 Rüstungsvorhaben für rund 21 Milliarden Euro |url=https://www.hartpunkt.de/bundestag-billigt-38-ruestungsvorhaben-fuer-rund-21-milliarden-euro/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |language=de}}</ref>
|-
| {{GER}} - [[Federal Police (Germany)|Federal Police]] || Dingo 2 Polizei|| 2 || 0|| 2
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{BEL}} - [[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
|
|-
| {{LUX}} - [[Luxembourg Army]]|| Dingo 2 Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle || 48|| 0|| 48
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{AUT}} - [[Austrian Armed Forces]]|| Dingo 2 ATF || 60|| 0|| 60
|
|-
| Dingo 2 AC NBC reconnaissance || 12 || 0|| 12
|
|-
| Dingo 2 AC ambulance || 3|| 0|| 3
|
|-
| {{CZE}} - [[Military of the Czech Republic|Czech Army]]|| Dingo 2 A2 || 21 || 0|| 21
|
|-
| {{NOR}} - [[Norwegian Army]]|| Dingo 2 A3 || 20 || yes || 20
|
|-
| {{Flag|Iraqi Kurdistan}}
-[[Peshmerga]]
| Dingo 1 || 20  || 0|| 20
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bild.de/politik/inland/isis/diese-waffen-liefert-deutschland-an-die-kurden-37478284.bild.html|title = ISIS-Terror im Nordirak: Diese Waffen liefert Deutschland an die Kurden|date = 31 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
| {{QAT}} - [[Qatar Armed Forces|Qatari Army]] || Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport || 125  || 0|| 125
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nkala|first1=Oscar|title=Germany approves export of military vehicles, small arms to Algeria|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36729|website=Defenceweb|date=24 October 2014|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/dingo2protecetedvehi/|title = Dingo 2 All-Protected Carrier Vehicle - Army Technology}}</ref>
|-
| {{SRB}} - [[Serbian Army]]|| Dingo 2 ambulance || 2 || - || -
|Donated in 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mod.gov.rs/eng/21320/stabni-razgovori-sa-delegacijom-ministarstva-odbrane-savezne-republike-nemacke21320|title=Staff talks with representatives of German Federal Ministry of Defence|publisher=Serbian MOD|date=2024-04-06}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flaglist|Ukraine}}- [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]]
|Unknown
|0
|0
|50
|Donated during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military support for Ukraine {{!}} Federal Government |url=https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/military-support-ukraine-2054992 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Website of the Federal Government {{!}} Bundesregierung |language=en}}</ref> 
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
Image:ATF Dingo in German service (Afghanistan).jpg|Three [[German Army]] ATF Dingos in Afghanistan.
Image:ATF1 Dingo.jpg|ATF Dingo 1 of the German Army deployed in [[Kosovo]].
Image:ATF Dingo - rear view.jpg|German Army Dingo 1's rear view.
Image:ATF Dingo 2 mit BÜR.jpg|German Dingo 2 with ground surveillance radar (BÜR)
Image:ATF-Dingo 7484.JPG|Austrian Dingo 2 NC
Image:KMW Dingo 1447.JPG|Czech Dingo 2 A2
Image:ATF pic6.JPG|Prototype Dingo (Dingo WTS)
Image:Zastava 2024 - Dingo sanitet - 01.jpg|Serbian Dingo 2
</gallery>

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==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.knds.de/en/ KNDS Deutschland] - Website of the manufacturer
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121230150000/http://www.miltechmag.com/2012/09/ila-2012-dingo-protection-in-10-tonne.html DINGO - Protection in the 10-Tonne Class]
* [http://www.doppeladler.com/oebh/rad/dingo_2.htm Dingo 2 in the Austrian Armed Forces]
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