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Measured figures
Length
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimConfiguration
| Specification | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) | Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Armoured personnel carrier / scout car[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | Italy[source] |
| In service | 2015–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | Bundeswehr[source] |
Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceLength · source measurement 1
Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single source5.07/4.76 m[source]
Official specification · puma; 3.7 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite
Single sourceup-armoured
Single sourcewith base armour
Single source3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured[source]
3.7 m[source]
4 m[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Breite
Width
Single source2.09 m[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single source31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]
Mass · source measurement 1
Single sourceMass · source measurement 2
Single sourceMTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 800 kW
Manufacturer claimMTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre 1,088 PS (800 kW) (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)[source]
800 kW[source]
1.088 PS[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · MotorleistungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
IVECO 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel
Single sourceIVECO 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel 160 hp (118 kW )[source]
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Operators[source] |
| Designer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1995–2009[source] | 1988[source] |
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| Produced | 2009–present[source] | 2001–2004[source] |
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| No. built | 350 as of December 2022[source] | 250 6×6 and 330 4×4[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] | 7.62mm , 12.7mm MG or Remote Weapon System[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense[source] | Smoke-grenade launchers[source] |
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| Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t[source] | 22.8 (4×4) hp/tonne[source] |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 256[source] | 5-speed automatic 6×6/4×4[source] |
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| Suspension | Horstman hydrostruts[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] | Iveco - Oto Melara[source] |
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| Reported occupants | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Former operator · Italy | — | Italy[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The 4x4 variant carries 3 troop members plus the driver, the 6×6 variant carries 6 troops plus driver.[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The 4×4 variant carries two soldiers in addition to the driver and gunner, and is used in pairs for battlefield reconnaissance. The 6X6 version carries four soldiers plus driver and gunner, and together with another Puma 6×6 can carry an Italian infantry squad of eight men. In 2007 the Italian Army ordered 19 Hitrole 12.7mm machine gun remote controlled turrets from Oto Melara and is planning to add extra armor to the vehicle.[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | Italy[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 4, cell 3; revision 1375013163; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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8.2/7 t[source]