Bundeswehr Received First Puma IFV From Second Batch

The Bundeswehr received the first Puma infantry fighting vehicle from the second production batch ordered as part of the re-equipment of German armored infantry units and the gradual replacement of the Marder IFVs.

PSM, a joint venture between KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall responsible for the Puma program, announced the delivery of the vehicle.

The first Puma from the second batch, in the S1 configuration, was delivered to the Bundeswehr on August 28, 2026.

Meanwhile, on August 27 and September 3, the government contractor officially accepted the first two vehicles from this batch. They will be sent for further testing to the WTD 81 and WTD 91 military-technical centers.

Second Puma batch

In May 2023, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed an agreement with PSM and simultaneously ordered 50 new Puma IFVs.

The delivery of new vehicles and the modernization of existing Pumas are part of the re-equipment of the Bundeswehr’s armored infantry units. The Puma is gradually replacing the older Marder IFVs, and the German military is simultaneously working to bring the Puma fleet up to the uniform S1 standard.

The Puma is a tracked infantry fighting vehicle with a crew of three and space for six infantrymen. The vehicle is equipped with a remotely controlled unmanned turret featuring a 30 mm MK30-2/ABM automatic cannon, a coaxial 5.56 mm MG4 machine gun, and, in the VJTF and S1 versions, a MELLS anti-tank system with Spike LR missiles. Its maximum speed is 70 km/h, its engine power is 800 kW, and it weighs 43 metric tons.

The S1 configuration also features digital communications and control systems, improved observation equipment, and a 360-degree surveillance system that combines daytime cameras with thermal imaging channels. The Bundeswehr plans to extend this standard to all armored infantry units and training units equipped with the Puma.

The vehicle’s primary armament is a stabilized 30 mm MK30-2/ABM cannon with an effective firing range of up to 3 km. The Puma’s modular protection system is designed, in particular, to counter mines, improvised explosive devices, shaped-charge munitions, and anti-tank guided missiles.

At the same time, Germany continues to expand its fleet of these vehicles. In December 2025, the Bundeswehr ordered another 200 Pumas from PSM, with a total value of approximately €4.2 billion. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028.