| Dingo 2 | |
| Origin: | Germany |
| Type: | Infantry mobility vehicle |
| Service: | 2000 - Present |
| Used By: | Operators |
| Wars: | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Manufacturer: | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann |
| Unit Cost: | ~$500,000 (2006)[1] |
| Is Vehicle: | yes |
| Length: | 5.45 m (short) 6.08 m (long)[2] |
| 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 × MG 3 light machine gun1× M2 Browning Machine Gun1 × HK GMG |
| Armour: | MEXAS |
| Engine: | Diesel |
| Crew: | 2 crew(Driver and remote weapons system Officer)8 passengers |
| Engine Power: | 160 kW |
The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP[3] infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company 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.[4] 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.[5] Currently KMW 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 Dingo in the United States.[6] [7] However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier M1117 Armored Security Vehicle for the MRAP competition, which did not receive a contract.[8]
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 KMW'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.
In September 2022, Germany announced that it would provide 50 ATF Dingos to Ukraine to use in the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[9] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 4 units were destroyed, 1 was damaged and 1 was abandoned.[10]
| country | version | ordered | options | delivered[11] | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - 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 | 173 | o | Ordered in November 2023 [12] | ||
| Dingo 2 Polizei | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| - 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 | |||
| - Luxembourg Army | Dingo 2 Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle | 48 | 0 | 48 | ||
| - Austrian Armed Forces | Dingo 2 ATF | 60 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Dingo 2 AC NBC reconnaissance | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Dingo 2 AC ambulance | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| - Czech Army | Dingo 2 A2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||
| - Norwegian Army | Dingo 2 A3 | 20 | yes | 20 | ||
| -Peshmerga | Dingo 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | [13] | |
| Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport | 125 | 0 | 125 | [14] [15] | ||
| - Ukrainian Ground Forces | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 50 | Donated during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine[16] |