KMW Grizzly
The GFF4 (Geschützte Führungs- und Funktionsfahrzeuge, Klasse 4: Protected Command and Functional Vehicles, Class 4), previously KMW Grizzly, is a medium weight MRAP armored personnel carrier, developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), designed for operation with the German Army based on the 6x6 Trakker chassis from Iveco adapted to meet the needs of the German Army. It is being developed under the direction of the German Ministry of Defence Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung). The GFF4 is designed to meet the German Army's "Class 4"
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- GFF4
- Weapon.image
- Italian Army - VTMM Orso command post vehicle of the Pinerolo Brigade.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- VTMM Orso Command Post
- Weapon.origin
- Germany/Italy
- Weapon.type
- APC
- Weapon.service
- Current
- Weapon.design_date
- June 2007
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Iveco
- Weapon.production_date
- 3rd quarter 2007- present
- Weapon.variants
- Possible 4x4 and 8x8 variants
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
Article
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- Operators
- Current operators
- Military Vehicles of Similar Name
- See also
- References
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The GFF4 (Geschützte Führungs- und Funktionsfahrzeuge, Klasse 4: Protected Command and Functional Vehicles, Class 4), previously KMW Grizzly, is a medium weight MRAP armored personnel carrier, developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), designed for operation with the German Army based on the 6x6 Trakker chassis from Iveco adapted to meet the needs of the German Army. It is being developed under the direction of the German Ministry of Defence Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung). The GFF4 is designed to meet the German Army's "Class 4" protected command and role-specific vehicles, with a gross vehicle weight of 25 tons, and transportable on the Airbus A400M aircraft. Currently, the German Army could use only the smaller 12.5 ton ATF Dingo 2 or the 33 ton Boxer MRAV.
Grizzly can carry 10 fully equipped troops, which exceeds by greater than 50% the 3 tons required by the German request for proposal (RFP). The vehicle is protected in all directions. The driver's station and crew compartment form an integral safety cell providing protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), projectiles, missiles and mines. The cell's frame also forms a rollcage. The engine compartment and transmission are armored to reduce the chance of a 'mobility kill' under attack.