German Army Stands by Puma Vehicle Despite Technical Failures
German armed forces stand next to a Puma infantry fighting vehicle near Neustadt am Ruebenberge, Germany.
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Germany’s military will continue to use the Puma armored fighting vehicle, despite recent technical failures, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said.
“The armed forces stand by the Puma,” Lambrecht said on Friday after a meeting with the chairmen of Rheinmetall AG and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG, whose joint venture produces the Puma. “Both sides — we and the industry — have understood that we will have to do our homework.”