German Army announced that it will receive Puma armored infantry fighting vehicles as the successor to the current Marder. 

According to a press release issued on 20 April, one of the most important aspects of Puma is its unmanned turret. Germany plans to add more powerful cameras into the turret and the chassis to ensure “the crew of the Puma will remain under armor protection day and night, while both stationary and moving, with good all-round visibility.” 

The Puma is the first armored vehicle of the Bundeswehr equipped with add-on reactive armor on the sides. With the stabilized 30-millimeter automatic cannon, the fully-tracked vehicle can hit targets up to 3,000 meters away while moving. Many additional “features” will be integrated in the future, such as the in 7.62mm caliber MG 5 machine-gun, which will replace the MG 4 in the Puma. 

The Bundeswehr has ordered a total of 350 vehicles.