ATF Dingo

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The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] CurrentlyTemplate:When 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.[4][5] However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier M1117 armored security vehicle for the MRAP competition, which did not receive a contract.[6]

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 with improved protection and more payload. It is offered in two versions, a 3,250 mm wheelbase version (3.5 tonnes payload) and a 3,850 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.[7] As of 3 September 2024, seven units were destroyed and one was damaged.[8]

Operators

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Map of ATF Dingo operators

Current operators

country version ordered options delivered[9] notes
Template: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 [10] 65 ordered in December 2024[11]
Template:GER - Federal Police Dingo 2 Polizei 2 0 2
Script error: No such module "flag". - 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
Script error: No such module "flag". - Luxembourg Army Dingo 2 Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle 48 0 48
Script error: No such module "flag". - Austrian Armed Forces Dingo 2 ATF 60 0 60
Dingo 2 AC NBC reconnaissance 12 0 12
Dingo 2 AC ambulance 3 0 3
Script error: No such module "flag". - Czech Army Dingo 2 A2 21 0 21
Script error: No such module "flag". - Norwegian Army Dingo 2 A3 20 yes 20
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-Peshmerga

Dingo 1 20 0 20 [12]
Script error: No such module "flag". - Qatari Army Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport 125 0 125 [13][14]
Script error: No such module "flag". - Serbian Army Dingo 2 ambulance 2 - - Donated in 2024[15]
Template:Flaglist- Ukrainian Ground Forces Unknown 0 0 50 Donated during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine[16]

Gallery

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References

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External links

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