Why Puma IFV Failed its Combat Test
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The German Army's Puma is known as the best Infantry Fighting Vehicle in the world while at the same time being plagued with development problems. Its an armored personnel carrier armed with a 30mm autocannon unmanned turret.
The troop transport is a relic from the Cold War era and the war in Afghanistan. The German Military is working hard to get it ready by 2029 and hopes to export it to as many NATO countries as possible. It failed its combat test in 2020 so what's really gone on here? Can it be fixed? Find out in this video.
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Sources:
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/113th-congress-2013-2014/reports/44044-GCV.pdf
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/06/06/germanys-impending-puma-panzer-problem
https://germanarmor.blogspot.com/2020/04/puma-ifv.html
https://www.czdjournal.com/defence/czech-ifv-tender-puma-withdrawn-from-the-competition-another-blow-for-the-criticized-tender-226.html
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