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Rheinmetall hands over first series-production Caracal vehicles to Germany and the Netherlands

More than 1,500 vehicles are scheduled for delivery to the two countries’ armed forces by 2030.

Rheinmetall has handed over the first series-production Caracal vehicles to the German and Dutch armed forces. The ceremony took place on 29 October at the company’s production site in Ede, the Netherlands.

Author: Робот Source: Rheinmetall, Germany

Caracal military vehicles at Rheinmetall’s production site in Ede, the Netherlands
The first series-production Caracal vehicles were handed over at Rheinmetall’s site in Ede, the Netherlands. Illustrative photo. Photo: Ministerie van Defensie / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rheinmetall has delivered the first series-production Caracal vehicles to the German and Dutch armed forces. The handover ceremony took place on 29 October 2026 at the production site in Ede, the Netherlands.

Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. handed over the vehicles to Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) and the Dutch Ministry of Defence. The Netherlands had received the first vehicle for driver training on 29 September 2026.

Caracal is a modular, multipurpose vehicle for light and specialised forces, based on the military-production Mercedes-Benz G-Class 464 chassis. It currently has 28 equipment kits for different roles.

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The contract covers vehicle deliveries and full life-cycle support for 20 years. More than 1,500 vehicles are due to be delivered to the German Bundeswehr and Dutch armed forces by 2030.

The basic configuration accommodates four soldiers and their personal and mission-specific equipment. The vehicle can be transported in a cargo hold or carried as an underslung load by a heavy-lift transport helicopter.

Caracal is designed to improve the mobility of airborne forces. It can be fitted with modular protection against mines and ballistic threats, and armed with machine guns, automatic grenade launchers or anti-tank weapons.

Source: Rheinmetall, Germany

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