On April 13, 2015 the army inspector declared the formal introduction of the Puma IFV into the German Army. Training began the same year with seven vehicles available with additional units arriving in the following months. Optimiert: Der Puma VJTF auf dem Gefechtsfeld". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). 18 March 2021 . Retrieved 25 May 2021. Israel is forming a fourth Combat Engineer Battalion that will specialize in dealing with roadside bombs, mines and booby traps. As part of this effort, Israel will also upgrade its Pumas. The army is adding new equipment for dealing with roadside bombs and is training the crews to cope with the growing numbers of explosive devices encountered in regions such as Gaza. [ citation needed] Controversial use [ edit ]

the protection of this vehicle is unknow, but since the weight and size is similar and the Shark was related to this develoment, it is to assume the protection was at least against HMG on the front side. that shoulg give a frontal armour of about 20mm and 15mm on the side, but this is only a guess. the vehicle is having a fairly large empty spot on the rear which was for the passenger. that make it can take a dirrect hit on the rear without suffering any real damage. the crew is limited to 3 men which include a driver and commander in the front and a gunner in the turret. the turret also feature 6x smoke launcher to profive some cover. For the traction : the traction actually just so so .Runners found wet roads to be slippery and turns difficult to maneuver. In 1996, one year after the German Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement(BWB) had requested design specfications, Krauss-Maffei, Wegmann & Co.,MaK Systemgesellschaft mbH, KUKA Wehrtechnik, and Henschel-Wehrtechnik all presented their concepts. Different designs toyed with placing the engine in the front or the rear, and the weight varied between 55 to 71.9 tons. https://www.bundeswehr.de/resource/blob/5623230/7cdc5edb6ecb9abe7d96da9ea417f090/12-fuenfzig-neue-schuetzenpanzer-puma-fuer-die-bundeswehr-dl-data.pdf [ bare URL PDF]German army takes officially delivery of Puma infantry fighting vehicle from Rheinmetall & KMW - Armyrecognition.com, 24 June 2015

The Hungarian Defence Forces was looking to buy 200 new infantry fighting vehicles between 2020 and 2026. All of them were to replace the aging BTR-80 APCs. [50] Eventually the Hungarian government decided on the Lynx. [51] United States On 13 April 2015, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) granted authorization of use of the Puma IFV. This began a program to "train the trainers" on the first seven vehicles and additional ones until the end of the year, when a training center will be set up to put Panzer Grenadiers of mechanized infantry companies through a three-month course to familiarize them with their Pumas. [17] The Puma officially entered service with the German military on 24 June 2015. [18] Future [ edit ] Two hundred Puma in the Army's crosshairs". nepszava.hu (in Hungarian). 3 April 2019 . Retrieved 31 January 2021. The manufacturer described the damage as "minor damage" which "was caused by the crew through improper operation"Unlike with the similar IFVs, it is incredibly difficult to destroy it without actually taking out the crew

A group of four A400M aircraft could fly three class A Pumas into a theatre, with the fourth airplane transporting the class C armor kits and simple lifting equipment. The Pumas could be built-up to armor class C within a short time. The logo on the tongue should be placed on the inside of the shoe because the tongue cannot fit. Place of origin Vietnam

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In 1998, after tense budget struggles, the development of three parallel systems was determined to be unfeasible and so the Infantry Fighting Vehicle was the only project to move forward.