Fennek

LGS Fennek
Royal Netherlands Army Fennek
Type	Scout car
Place of origin	Germany  Netherlands
Service history
In service	2003–present
Used by	German Army  Royal Netherlands Army  Qatari Emiri Land Force  Ukrainian Ground Forces
Wars	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)
Production history
Designer	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems
Designed	1997–2000
Manufacturer	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems
Unit cost	€1.6 million
Produced	2001–present
No. built	632
Specifications
Mass	9.7–10.4 tonnes (10.7–11.5 short tons)
Length	5.71 metres (18.7 ft)
Width	2.49 metres (8.2 ft)
Height	1.79 metres (5.9 ft)
Crew	3
Main armament	HK GMG 40 mm grenade autocannon or Rheinmetall MG3 (German version), M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun (Dutch versions)
Secondary armament	2x3 smoke grenade launcher[1]
Engine	Deutz diesel 179 kW (239 hp)
Power/weight	18.5 kW/tonne
Suspension	Selectable 4 wheel drive
Operational range	860 kilometres (530 mi)
Maximum speed	115 kilometres per hour (71 mph)

The Fennek, named after the fennec (a species of small desert fox), or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen in German (Light Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle), is a four-wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems.^[2] The Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems acquired the right for licence production in 2004.^[3][4][5] It was developed for both the German Army and Royal Netherlands Army to replace their current vehicles.