| 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 |
| 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 miles) |
| 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.
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