Cougar (MRAP) vs Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

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Cougar (MRAP) — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Cougar (MRAP)

mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) and infantry mobility vehicle structured to be resistant to landmines and improvised munitions

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Charles Howard · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

Infantry fighting vehicle

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Boevaya mashina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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Cougar (MRAP)Length

5.91 m

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Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)Length

7.4 m

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Measured figures

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5.91m

7.4m

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5.91 m

Length

Single source

19.41 ft (5.91 m)^[source]

7.4 m

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Configuration

Details

Cougar (MRAP) and Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) configuration
Specification	Cougar (MRAP)	Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
Type	Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities^[source]	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Germany^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Bundeswehr^[source]
Wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designer	Technical Solutions South Africa^[source]	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]

Manufacturer	Force Protection, Inc.^[source]	Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]

Unit cost	$475,000^[source]	—

Produced	2002^[source]	2009–present^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	—

Armor	up to STANAG 4569 Level 3^[source]	AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]

Main armament	Optional remote weapon station ( Common Remotely Operated Weapon System II)^[source]	Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]

Secondary armament	Optional firing ports^[source]	Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense^[source]

Payload capacity	6,000 lb (2.72 t)^[source]	—

Transmission	Allison 3500SP automatic^[source]	Renk HSWL 256^[source]

Suspension	4×4 wheeled^[source]	Horstman hydrostruts^[source]

Ground clearance	15 in (410 mm)^[source]	—

Role	mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) and infantry mobility vehicle structured to be resistant to landmines and improvised munitions^[source]	—

Source measurement	Official data states that the Cougar is able to withstand a blast of at least 14 kg (30.86 lb) TNT under a wheel and 7 kg (15.43 lb) TNT under its belly.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Based on the Cougar and manufactured by FPII and BAE Systems for the Iraqi Army . The ILAV is based on the Cougar, which can carry ten passengers (the six-wheel version can carry 16). The Cougar/ILAV vehicle uses a capsule design to protect the passengers and key vehicle components from mines and roadside bombs . The larger Cougar costs about $730,000 each, fully equipped. The Cougars have been very popular with American troops, and with Iraqis who have worked with them. 865 ILAVs were ordered by Iraq and 18 by Yemen . The ILAV gives the Iraqis the same degree of protection that most Coalition troops have.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage British version of the Cougar 4x4 from FPII base vehicles with a British armor package and electronics, including installation of Enforcer remote weapon stations on some vehicles. In 2015, Salisbury coroner David Ridley raised several "points of concern" relating to the vehicle when recording a narrative verdict on the deaths of four soldiers who drowned in Helmand , Afghanistan in June 2010.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage British version of the Cougar 6×6 which arrived in Afghanistan during December 2006, with FPII providing the base vehicle and NP Aerospace in the UK integrating electronics and the British armor package. Mastiff 2 is an improved version with a capacity of 2 + 8 which arrived in Afghanistan during June 2009. The Mastiff is armed with a 7.62 mm GPMG , 12.7 mm heavy machine gun or 40 mm grenade machine gun .^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Compared to the original Cougar vehicle, the British variant is fitted with large, vertical armor plates that cover the large vision blocks and weapon firing ports. This is in line with British Army doctrine concerning the role of the APC/MICV, specifically that it is to carry troops under protection to the objective and give firepower support when they have disembarked. The Mastiff is fitted with a turret sporting either a L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun , L110A1 Light Machine Gun , L11A1 Heavy Machine Gun or L134A1 40 mm Grenade Machine Gun . One aspect of the British Army's approach to APC/MICV units (which differs to that of the United States) is that the ability of the average soldier to fire accurately out the ports of a moving IFV has been questioned. The large armor plates add side protection from RPGs or IED explosions.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Canada has deployed the Cougar since October 2007 in Afghanistan.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage From November 2008, forty Cougar H were lent by the United States for the Polish contingent in Afghanistan . In Polish service they carried 7.62 mm PK machine guns.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Cougar hit by 300–500 lb (140–230 kg) IED attack, all crew survived^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Gallery; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

Official data states that the Cougar is able to withstand a blast of at least 14 kg (30.86 lb) TNT under a wheel and 7 kg (15.43 lb) TNT under its belly.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Based on the Cougar and manufactured by FPII and BAE Systems for the Iraqi Army . The ILAV is based on the Cougar, which can carry ten passengers (the six-wheel version can carry 16). The Cougar/ILAV vehicle uses a capsule design to protect the passengers and key vehicle components from mines and roadside bombs . The larger Cougar costs about $730,000 each, fully equipped. The Cougars have been very popular with American troops, and with Iraqis who have worked with them. 865 ILAVs were ordered by Iraq and 18 by Yemen . The ILAV gives the Iraqis the same degree of protection that most Coalition troops have.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

British version of the Cougar 4x4 from FPII base vehicles with a British armor package and electronics, including installation of Enforcer remote weapon stations on some vehicles. In 2015, Salisbury coroner David Ridley raised several "points of concern" relating to the vehicle when recording a narrative verdict on the deaths of four soldiers who drowned in Helmand , Afghanistan in June 2010.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

British version of the Cougar 6×6 which arrived in Afghanistan during December 2006, with FPII providing the base vehicle and NP Aerospace in the UK integrating electronics and the British armor package. Mastiff 2 is an improved version with a capacity of 2 + 8 which arrived in Afghanistan during June 2009. The Mastiff is armed with a 7.62 mm GPMG , 12.7 mm heavy machine gun or 40 mm grenade machine gun .^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Compared to the original Cougar vehicle, the British variant is fitted with large, vertical armor plates that cover the large vision blocks and weapon firing ports. This is in line with British Army doctrine concerning the role of the APC/MICV, specifically that it is to carry troops under protection to the objective and give firepower support when they have disembarked. The Mastiff is fitted with a turret sporting either a L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun , L110A1 Light Machine Gun , L11A1 Heavy Machine Gun or L134A1 40 mm Grenade Machine Gun . One aspect of the British Army's approach to APC/MICV units (which differs to that of the United States) is that the ability of the average soldier to fire accurately out the ports of a moving IFV has been questioned. The large armor plates add side protection from RPGs or IED explosions.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Canada has deployed the Cougar since October 2007 in Afghanistan.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

From November 2008, forty Cougar H were lent by the United States for the Polish contingent in Afghanistan . In Polish service they carried 7.62 mm PK machine guns.^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Cougar hit by 300–500 lb (140–230 kg) IED attack, all crew survived^[source]Cougar (MRAP) · Gallery; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Country of origin	United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 9, cell 3; revision 1376729049; retrieved 2026-10-01	—

In service	—	2015–present^[source]

Designed	—	1995–2009^[source]

No. built	—	350 as of December 2022^[source]

Passengers	—	6^[source]

Power/weight	—	18.6 kW/t^[source]

Fuel capacity	—	900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]

Reported occupants	—	3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

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