Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) handed over the first two Puma infantry fighting vehicles to the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) in Kassel for verification tests.

The development of the new infantry fighting vehicle is marked by technological extremes. It will not only be the new transport platform for the German Army but also a cutting-edge technology system. With its unique balance of tactical and strategic mobility, survivability and fighting power, the Puma gives the German Armed Forces a state-of-the-art infantry fighting vehicle systematically tailored to the current and future operational requirements of the German military both at home and abroad. The development achievement was guided by the demand to induce latest mission experience from current operations and to consequently deliver effective mission performance. To that extent this has not been realised in any other infantry fighting vehicle.