Manufacturer catalog

Rheinmetall Landsysteme

Rheinmetall Landsysteme is the German armored-vehicle manufacturer within Rheinmetall's land-systems business, responsible for tracked and wheeled armored vehicles, turret systems, NBC reconnaissance systems, and service support from sites including Unterluess, Kassel, Kiel, Flensburg, and Hamburg.

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The company sits inside Rheinmetall's Tactical Vehicles business unit and covers sales, development, production, order processing, and service processing for land platforms. Rheinmetall describes its portfolio as ranging from main battle tank systems expertise and modern infantry fighting vehicles to support vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles, turret systems, NBC/CBRN reconnaissance, spares, documentation, maintenance, and repair.

Its catalog relevance is strongest where Rheinmetall Landsysteme is identified as the manufacturer, designer, successor organization, or support organization for German armored vehicles. Current product material ties the name directly to Lynx KF41, while Rheinmetall history and connected weapon records also place the company in the line of Marder infantry fighting vehicle upgrades and Leopard-based recovery and engineer support vehicles.

tracked armored vehicleswheeled armored vehiclesinfantry fighting vehiclesarmored recovery and engineer vehiclesturret systemsNBC and CBRN reconnaissance systemsland-systems logistics, maintenance, and repair

Notable Systems

Lynx KF41, Tracked infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

Lynx KF41

Tracked infantry fighting vehicle

Rheinmetall markets Lynx as a modular tracked vehicle family with mission modules for infantry fighting, command, reconnaissance, joint-fire support, recovery, ambulance, mortar, air-defense, and direct-fire roles.

Sources: Rheinmetall Lynx product page, Rheinmetall Landsysteme official page
Marder 1A3, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

Marder 1A3

Infantry fighting vehicle

The Marder family remains catalog-relevant through Rheinmetall-linked German infantry fighting vehicle production, upgrade, refurbishment, and service-life support context.

Sources: Rheinmetall Landsysteme official page
Bergepanzer 3 Bueffel, Armoured recovery vehicle, Support Equipment

Bergepanzer 3 Bueffel

Armoured recovery vehicle

Rheinmetall's Landsysteme portfolio specifically includes support vehicles such as the Bueffel armored recovery vehicle, matching the catalog's Leopard 2-based recovery-vehicle entry.

Sources: Rheinmetall Landsysteme official page, Rheinmetall 1991-1999 history
Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs, Armoured engineer vehicle, Support Equipment

Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs

Armoured engineer vehicle

The Dachs is represented as a catalog-connected armored engineer vehicle within the same German land-systems support-vehicle context as Rheinmetall's recovery and combat-engineering portfolio.

Sources: Rheinmetall Landsysteme official page

Manufacturer History

  1. Bueffel recovery vehicle reaches production presentation

    Rheinmetall's history records MaK System Gesellschaft presenting the first production Bueffel 3 armored recovery vehicle, an important predecessor-line system for later Rheinmetall Landsysteme support-vehicle attribution.

    Sources: Rheinmetall 1991-1999 history

  2. Rheinmetall acquires Henschel and KUKA defense land systems manufacturers

    Rheinmetall's 2000 history records acquisition of the Henschel and KUKA defense land-systems manufacturers as part of its concentration on defense technology, automotive technology, and electronics.

    Sources: Rheinmetall 2000-2005 history

  3. PSM joint venture founded for Puma

    Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann founded PSM GmbH as a 50/50 joint venture for development of a new infantry fighting vehicle for the German armed forces.

    Sources: Rheinmetall 2000-2005 history

  4. Hungary signs Lynx program

    Rheinmetall states that Hungary signed a contract for 218 Lynx vehicles and seven variants, with localized production later centered at Zalaegerszeg.

    Sources: Rheinmetall Lynx product page

  5. Vehicle Systems sales reach 4.992 billion euros

    Rheinmetall reported that Vehicle Systems, primarily active in military wheeled and tracked vehicles, generated 4.992 billion euros in 2025 sales, a 32 percent increase over 2024.

    Sources: Rheinmetall 2025 financial figures

Predecessors
MaK System GesellschaftHenschel WehrtechnikKUKA Wehrtechnik
Subsidiaries
HIL Heeresinstandsetzungslogistik GmbH membership for selected German Army vehicle and weapons-system maintenance responsibilities
Website links
Official Rheinmetall Landsysteme pageRheinmetall Lynx product pageRheinmetall Vehicle Systems 2025 resultsRheinmetall company history

Rheinmetall uses separate group, division, subsidiary, joint-venture, and product-family pages. Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH is treated here as the relevant subsidiary label where sources identify that organization; broader Rheinmetall AG systems remain under the separate Rheinmetall manufacturer page.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Rheinmetall Landsysteme official pagePublisher: Rheinmetall | Note: Supports Rheinmetall Landsysteme's company role, Tactical Vehicles business-unit placement, armored-vehicle and turret/NBC focus, service portfolio, Unterluess headquarters, and German branch locations. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rheinmetall Lynx product pagePublisher: Rheinmetall | Note: Supports Lynx KF41 as a Rheinmetall Landsysteme-connected tracked armored vehicle family, including modular mission roles, Hungary's 218-vehicle program, and the Unterluess Rheinmetall Landsysteme contact attribution. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rheinmetall 2025 financial figuresPublisher: Rheinmetall | Note: Supports current group context for Vehicle Systems as Rheinmetall's military wheeled and tracked vehicle activity and provides 2025 sales and operating-result context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rheinmetall 1991-1999 historyPublisher: Rheinmetall | Note: Supports the 1992 MaK System Gesellschaft Bueffel production-vehicle milestone and predecessor-line context for cataloged Rheinmetall Landsysteme support vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rheinmetall 2000-2005 historyPublisher: Rheinmetall | Note: Supports Rheinmetall's acquisition of Henschel and KUKA defense land-systems manufacturers and the 2002 PSM infantry fighting vehicle joint venture. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rheinmetall LYNX KF41 for LAND 400 Phase imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the manufacturer page's Lynx KF41 illustration. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Marder 1A3, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +1 moreMarder 1A3Infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: GermanyThe Marder 1A3 is a German tracked infantry fighting vehicle with a forward powerpack, rear troop compartment, 20 mm cannon, machine gun, smoke launchers, and anti-tank missile fit. First transferred to the German Army in 1971, the family was upgraded through the 1A3 armor retrofit and later service-life extensions, then documented in KFOR Kosovo service, German Afghanistan deployments, and German-supported Ukrainian service.
Lynx KF41, Tracked infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLynx KF41Tracked infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: Germany / HungaryThe Lynx KF41 is Rheinmetall's heavy tracked infantry fighting vehicle, built around a modular KF41 chassis, Lance turret options, open digital architecture, and enough protected volume for a three-person crew plus dismounts. Hungary became the first NATO customer and production host, while Ukraine's Russia-Ukraine War entry is currently documented through German-financed supply and evaluation rather than verified battlefield employment.

Category

Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs, Armoured engineer vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPionierpanzer 2 DachsArmoured engineer vehicleBuilt in: GermanyThe Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs is a German Leopard 1-based armoured engineer vehicle built for protected route work, earthmoving, recovery, obstacle tasks, and water-crossing preparation. Bundeswehr sources describe it as a dozer, excavator, crane, winch and workshop platform for armoured engineers, while Germany's Ukraine aid accounting records Dachs vehicles with spare parts delivered to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Bergepanzer 3 Bueffel, Armoured recovery vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBergepanzer 3 BueffelArmoured recovery vehicleBuilt in: GermanyThe Bergepanzer 3 Bueffel, also marketed as the ARV 3 Buffalo, is a Leopard 2-based armoured recovery vehicle built to keep heavy tracked formations mobile. Rheinmetall and Bundeswehr sources describe a three-person, 55-tonne class recovery platform with a crane, main and auxiliary winches, a dozer/support blade, protected recovery fittings, and repair-support equipment. Germany's official Ukraine military-aid list records two Bergepanzer 3 vehicles supplied to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.