AIFV Puma
Overall Protection
Advanced overall protection
The Puma’s outstanding protection is achieved through the interaction of different elements.
The Puma’s inherent protection provides its crew what is currently the world’s best combined protection
against mines, shaped charges and KE ammunition as well as NBC weapons. To support this capability,
it features protection technologies of the latest generation.
A low silhouette, smooth surfaces as well as further technical measures reduce the probability of detection.
Excellent optical and optronic vision equipment and sensors of the latest generation, combined with the
control and display concept and the communication devices, ensure that the entire crew is integrated in
the observation and reconnaissance activities. Threats will be identified early and adequate coun-
termeasures can be initiated immediately.
Redundant functionalities and fall-back modes maintain the best possible operational availability, even
in the event of failure of individual components.
Modular protection concept
The Puma features a new two-level protection concept. The Puma is air-transportable in protection
level A including full mine protection and ballistic protection on a high level.
With add-on armour elements easy to mount, it is possible to upgrade to the significantly more compre-
hensive protection level C.
The ballistic armour is designed to provide protection against hand-held anti-tank weapons, medium
calibre weapons, artillery fragments and bomblets.
The mine protection is highly effective against heavy blast mines and explosive formed projectile (EFP)
mines.
For air transport by the military Airbus A400M, weight reduction is achieved by simply removing the armour
modules.
Interfaces for active protection systems are already incorporated in the vehicle. Customized solutions of
hardkill and softkill protection systems can be integrated without problems.
The vehicle’s modular concept enables the integration of future protection technologies against future
threats.
Survivability
The powerpack compartment is fitted with a fire extinguishing system. The crew compartment is equipped
with a fire suppression system.
The Puma features an NBC combined protection system with the additional integration of an AC sensor.
Components vital for crew survival were subjected to the hardening measures of balanced nuclear
protection.
The vehicle signature has been minimized in accordance with the latest design standards.
Technical data, armour effectiveness
Mine protection heavy blast mines, EFP mines
Protection level A frontal handheld anti-tank weapons
frontal medium calibre
all-round MK 14.5 mm
roof/all-round artillery fragments
Protection level C frontal/flank handheld anti-tank weapons
frontal/flank medium calibre
all-round MK 14.5 mm
roof/all-round artillery fragments
roof bomblets
Optional protection active and reactive systems
PSM Projekt System &
Management GmbH
Wilhelmshöher Allee 262
34131 Kassel, Germany
Phone: +49 561 51 07-0
Fax: +49 561 51 07-199
www.psm-spz.com A Joint Venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
info@psm-spz.de and Rheinmetall Landsysteme
