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Military transport & logisticsExpected 2025
Military light utility vehicle
Rheinmetall Caracal is a military light utility vehicle originating in Germany. It was built by Rheinmetall Mercedes-Benz ACS Armoured Car Systems VDL Groep.
GermanyRheinmetall Caracal
Ministerie van Defensie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedMilitary light utility vehicle
Germany
Expected 2025
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Rheinmetall Mercedes-Benz ACS Armoured Car Systems VDL Groep
ACS ENOK AB
see variants
3,700 kg (8,200 lb)
4,706 mm (185.3 in)
1,890 mm (74 in)
1,818 mm (71.6 in)
see protection
1 × 40 mm HK GMG or .50 caliber M2 Browning heavy machine gun or Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missile
Mercedes-Benz OM 642 LS DE 30 LA , V6 , 3.0 litres (2,987 cc), Euro 3, diesel engine 249 PS (183 kW), 600 N⋅m (440 lbf⋅ft)
50.8 PS/t (37.4 kW/t) at full weight
1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
130 km/h (81 mph)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 4.706 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Rheinmetall Caracal equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
NetherlandsReported count for Rheinmetall Caracal. Service scope: Royal Netherlands Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 504. Origin: Germany Netherlands. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. Cited source 2023-07-11. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.