ATF Dingo

Dingo 2
ATF Dingo 2 with a mounted machine gun
Type	Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
In service	2000 - Present
Used by	Operators
Wars	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Manufacturer	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Unit cost	~$500,000 (2006)[1]
Specifications
Mass	8.8 - 11.9 t
Length	5.45 m (short) 6.08 m (long)[2]
Width	2.3 m
Height	2.5 m
Crew	2 crew (Driver and remote weapons system Officer) 8 passengers
Armor	MEXAS
Main armament	1 × MG 3 light machine gun 1× M2 Browning Machine Gun 1 × HK GMG
Engine	Diesel 160 kW
Suspension	4x4
Operational range	1,000 km
Maximum speed	90+ km/h

The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP^[3] infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company 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.^[4] 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.^[5] Currently^[when?] KMW is developing the Dingo 2 GFF for the German Army with increased internal volume.

Textron signed an exclusive deal to produce and market KMW's Dingo in the United States.^[6][7] However, Textron chose its own more expensive and heavier M1117 Armored Security Vehicle for the MRAP competition, which did not receive a contract.^[8]

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 KMW'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.^[9] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 4 units were destroyed, 1 was damaged and 1 was abandoned.^[10]

Operators

Current operators

country	version	ordered	options	delivered[11]	notes
Germany - 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	173	o	Ordered in November 2023 [12]
Germany - Federal Police	Dingo 2 Polizei	2	0	2
Belgium - 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 - Luxembourg Army	Dingo 2 Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle	48	0	48
Austria - 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 Republic - Czech Army	Dingo 2 A2	21	0	21
Norway - Norwegian Army	Dingo 2 A3	20	yes	20
Iraqi Kurdistan -Peshmerga	Dingo 1	20	0	20	[13]
Qatar - Qatari Army	Dingo 2 A3.3 troop transport	125	0	125	[14][15]
Ukraine- Ukrainian Ground Forces	Unknown	0	0	50	Donated during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine[16]

Gallery

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  Three German Army ATF Dingos in Afghanistan.
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  ATF Dingo 1 of the German Army deployed in Kosovo.
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  German Army Dingo 1's rear View.
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  German Dingo 2 with ground surveillance radar (BÜR)
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  Austrian Dingo 2 NC
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  Czech Dingo 2 A2
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  Prototype Dingo (Dingo WTS)

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