, MUNICH: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) is drawing considerable attention at this year IDEX 2007 in Abu Dhabi. The scout and reconnaissance vehicle FENNEK as well as the world famous all protected vehicle DINGO 2 will participate in the exhibitions daily dynamic displays and prove their unique mobile abilities.
In addition the Spanish version of KMW's LEOPARD 2 A6 will not only be exhibited at KMW's license manufacturer General Dynamic Santa Barbara Sistemas but will as well participate in two of the mobility demonstrations.
Further focal points of KMW's exhibition are the special ops vehicle MUNGO, air transportable in a CH53 helicopter with 10 fully equipped soldier, the brand new and fully automatic gun mount FLW 200 as well as the MBT Table-Top-Trainer simulator in hardware. A concept of the proven air defense system GEPARD will also be presented, highlighting upgrade possibilities such as Stinger adaptations next to the 35mm twin gun and the S.M.A.R.T.-Fort concept for effective camp and site protection.
In addition detailed interactive information and realistic scale models of KMW's vehicle family like the MBT LEOPARD 2, IFV PUMA, PzH200, Autonomous Gun Module AGM, and AFV BOXER are being displayed as well as extensive information about the new DINGO 2 detection vehicle for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
KMW's experts are ready to explain the systems current and future capabilities at stand OD 650.
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG is Europe's market leader for armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles. At sites in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and the United States 2.800 employees develop, produce and support a product portfolio that ranges from air-transportable and highly protected wheeled vehicles (MUNGO, DINGO, FENNEK und BOXER), to reconnaissance, air defense and artillery systems (GEPARD, PzH 2000 and AGM) all the way to main battle tanks (LEOPARD 1 and 2), infantry fighting vehicles (PUMA) and bridge layers (LEGUAN und PSB2).
Furthermore KMW possesses a broad system competence in the field of civil and military simulation, command and control applications and fully automatic remote controlled gun mounts. The armed forces of more than 30 nations worldwide rely on operational systems supplied by KMW.
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