The Rheinmetall Defense Concern delivered the latest KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle to Ukraine. This happened at the end of 2024. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about this.
According to Papperger, the first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle, which was delivered to Ukraine at the end of 2024, was manufactured by the Rheinmetall plant in the German community of Unterlüss. “It is currently being tested by the armed forces so that a serial order can be placed as soon as possible”, – said the CEO of the defense company.
It is worth noting that the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle – is the latest development of Rheinmetall. The KF41 variant was presented only in 2018.
The crew of this version of the Lynx consists of three people. At the same time, it can carry up to eight passengers. The infantry fighting vehicle develops a speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour. The Lynx has armor that can protect against anti-tank weapons, medium-caliber ammunition, fragmentation artillery and bombs. The infantry fighting vehicle can also use additional active protection.
Lynx is equipped with cannons and machine guns, such weapons are designed to destroy enemy infantry and lightly armored targets.