Fennek – Billeder og video

Den Fennek, opkaldt efter fennec (en art af lille ørkenræv), eller LGS Fennek, hvor LGS er en forkortelse for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen på tysk (Light Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle), er et firehjulet væbnet rekognosceringskøretøj produceret af det tyske firma Krauss-Maffei Wegmann og hollandske forsvarskøretøjssystemer. Det tyrkiske selskab FNSS Defence Systems erhvervede retten til licensproduktion i 2004. Det blev udviklet til både den tyske hær og Royal Netherlands Army for at erstatte deres nuværende køretøjer.

Kilde: Fennek på Wikipedia

Den Fennek Light armored reconnaissance vehicle is a four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicle designed for reconnaissance and surveillance missions. It is manufactured by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall Landsysteme (RLS) in Germany, and by Van Halteren Defence in the Netherlands. The Fennek has a crew of three: a driver, a gunner and a commander. The vehicle is equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, as well as a variety of sensors and communication systems.
Den Fennek can operate in day and night conditions, and has a high level of protection against mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and small arms fire. The Fennek has been in service with the German Army since 2003, and with the Royal Netherlands Army since 2004. It has also been exported to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Fennek is considered to be one of the most advanced and versatile light armored reconnaissance vehicles in the world.