United to win: Ukraine receives first modern Lynx infantry fighting vehicle from Rheinmetall

The latest infantry fighting vehicle, the KF41 Lynx, was delivered to Ukraine by the German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall in late 2024.

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger stated this to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

According to Papperger, the first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle, delivered to Ukraine at the end of 2024, was manufactured by the Rheinmetall plant in the German community of Unterlus.

"It is currently being tested by the armed forces so that a serial order can be placed as soon as possible," the CEO of the defense company noted.

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The KF41 Lynx is a tracked platform developed and manufactured by Rheinmetall. It can be used as an infantry fighting vehicle, a command and staff vehicle, a combat reconnaissance vehicle, or a medical vehicle.

It is worth noting that the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle is Rheinmetall's latest development. The KF41 variant was only presented in 2018.

This version of the Lynx has a crew of three and can also accommodate up to eight passengers. The infantry fighting vehicle can reach speeds of up to 80 kilometers per hour.

The Lynx is equipped with armor designed to withstand anti-tank weapons, medium-caliber ammunition, fragmentation artillery,, and bombs. Additionally, the infantry fighting vehicle can utilize supplementary active protection.

The Lynx is equipped with cannons and machine guns; such weapons are designed to destroy enemy infantry and lightly armored targets.