ATF Dingo

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title: "ATF Dingo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["infantry-mobility-vehicles", "military-trucks", "off-road-vehicles", "armoured-fighting-vehicles-of-the-post–cold-war-period", "armoured-personnel-carriers-of-germany", "post–cold-war-military-vehicles-of-germany", "military-vehicles-introduced-in-the-2000s", "armoured-personnel-carriers-of-the-post–cold-war-period"] topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_Dingo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Dingo 2
image	Dingo 2.jpg
image_size	300
caption	ATF Dingo 2 with a mounted machine gun
origin	Germany
type	Infantry mobility vehicle
	service
used_by	Operators
wars	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
manufacturer	KNDS Deutschland
unit_cost	~$500,000 (2006)
is_vehicle	yes
length	5.45 m (short)
6.08 m (long)[http://www.kmweg.com/gb/frame.php?page	30 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann – DINGO 2 – Ihr Partner rund um Wehrtechnik]
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 gun
armour	MEXAS
engine	Diesel
crew	2 crew
engine_power	160 kW
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::callout[type=note] the German infantry mobility vehicle ::

| name = Dingo 2 | image = Dingo 2.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = ATF Dingo 2 with a mounted machine gun | origin = Germany | type = Infantry mobility vehicle | service = 2000–present | used_by = Operators | wars = War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russian invasion of Ukraine | designer = | design_date = | manufacturer = KNDS Deutschland | unit_cost = ~$500,000 (2006) | production_date = | number = | variants = | is_vehicle = yes | length = 5.45 m (short)

6.08 m (long) | 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 gun 1× M2 Browning Machine Gun 1 × HK GMG | secondary_armament = | armour = MEXAS | engine = Diesel | crew = 2 crew (Driver and remote weapons system Officer) 8 passengers | engine_power = 160 kW | pw_ratio =

The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company KNDS Deutschland (formerly 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. 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.

Textron signed an exclusive deal to produce and market KMW's (since April 8, 2024 KNDS Deutschland) Dingo in the United States. However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier M1117 armored security vehicle for the MRAP competition, which did not receive a contract.

Design

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 KNDS Deutschland'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.

Operational use

In September 2022, Germany announced that it would provide 50 ATF Dingos to Ukraine to use in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 3 September 2024, seven units were destroyed and one was damaged.

Operators

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Current operators

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country	version	ordered	options	delivered	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 + 65	0	0	50 ordered in November 2023 65 ordered in December 2024
- Federal Police	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
Iraqi Kurdistan - Peshmerga	Dingo 1	20	0	20
- Qatari Army	Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport	125	0	125
- Serbian Army	Dingo 2 ambulance	2	-	-	Donated in 2024
Ukraine - Ukrainian Ground Forces	Unknown	0	0	50	Donated during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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Gallery

Image:ATF Dingo in German service (Afghanistan).jpg|Three German Army ATF Dingos in Afghanistan. Image:ATF1 Dingo.jpg|ATF Dingo 1 of the German Army deployed in Kosovo. Image:ATF Dingo - rear view.jpg|German Army Dingo 1's rear view. Image:ATF Dingo 2 mit BÜR.jpg|German Dingo 2 with ground surveillance radar (BÜR) Image:ATF-Dingo 7484.JPG|Austrian Dingo 2 NC Image:KMW Dingo 1447.JPG|Czech Dingo 2 A2 Image:ATF pic6.JPG|Prototype Dingo (Dingo WTS) Image:Zastava 2024 - Dingo sanitet - 01.jpg|Serbian Dingo 2

References

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