Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle)
| Lynx | |
|---|---|
The first ever serial-production Lynx KF41 wearing the colors of the Hungarian Army | |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Hungary |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH |
| Designed | 2015 |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH |
| Variants | family (outline details for IFV available) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 30 to 45 tonnes |
| Length | 7.22 to 7.73 m (23 ft 8 in to 25 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 3.6 m |
| Height | 3.3 m (turret top on IFV) |
| Crew | 3 + 6/8 |
| Armour | Steel armour with various appliques |
Main armament | Lance turret (KF31) with 30 mm Rheinmetall MK30-2/ABM or 35 mm Wotan 35 or Lance 2.0 turret (KF41) with 35 mm Rheinmetall Wotan 35 autocannon |
Secondary armament | co-axial 7.62 mm light machine gun, smoke grenade launchers and optional Spike LR2 ATGMs or UAV launchers |
| Engine | Liebherr D976 I-6 18-litre diesel engine (options available) 750hp (563kW)/1,140hp (850kW) |
| Payload capacity | configuration and protection level dependent |
| Transmission | Allison X300 Series (KF31) or Renk HSWL 256 (KF41) fully automatic |
| Suspension | Swinging arms with torsion bars and shock-absorbers |
| Fuel capacity | >700 litres (located in the rear sponsons with an additional large reserve fuel tank in the engine bay) |
Operational range | 500 km (operational) |
| Maximum speed | 65–70 km/h |
The Lynx is a German armoured fighting vehicle developed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). The Lynx, configured as a KF31 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), was unveiled at the Eurosatory defence exhibition on 14 June 2016. The KF41 variant was unveiled at the Eurosatory defence exhibition on 12 June 2018.
According to Rheinmetall, the Lynx family of tracked armoured vehicles is at the forefront of a new trend in IFV design toward armoured vehicles with lower unit and through-life costs and reduced complexity. One of the key principles of the Lynx concept is the integration of proven sub-systems with a high technology readiness level to reduce development time, cost and technical risk.