Puma IFV: Future Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The successful Marder infantry fighting vehicle known as the Marten IFV has been in use by the German military for more than 40 years, and it is beginning to show its age. The German army has been gradually replacing it with the Puma, a vehicle of the next generation that has proven to be the ideal companion for Panzer Grenadiers and Leopard tanks because it did not want to fall behind the IFVs of other nations.

The Puma also lives up to its name by reaching speeds of more than 70 kilometers per hour and striking the enemy from places where they least expect it. It is outfitted with state-of-the-art interchangeable armor plates that can make it as heavy and bulletproof as a Russian T-72 tank. Its capabilities include a devastating cannon, machine guns, 360-degree situational awareness, and hunter-killer drones. Recent reports of a partnership with the Future Soldier system of the German army may also have it controlling the skies...