Rheinmetall Designs CARACAL 4x4 Light Assault Vehicle for Special and Airborne Forces

Rheinmetall Designs CARACAL 4x4 Light Assault Vehicle for Special and Airborne Forces

19 Sep, 2024 Defense News Army 2024
"The German manufacturer Rheinmetall is currently presenting its 4x4 Caracal Air Assault Vehicle at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2024 event in Millbrook. Designed to meet the increasing needs of airborne forces in Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries, the CARACAL offers an innovative solution with a wide range of operational capabilities. Built on the militarized and tested chassis of the G-Class series, this versatile vehicle is distinguished by its mobility, lightweight structure, and modular ballistic protection options."

CARACAL – Rheinmetall’s answer to the upcoming airborne vehicle requirements around the world



Caracal is Rheinmetall’s new light air assault vehicle. Primarily aimed at airborne and special operations missions, the compact 4x4 keeps operators agile and dominant through speed, a low-signature profile, scalable protection and a multitude of armaments.

Its unique modular design allows Caracal to serve in airborne operations in various roles ranging from simple troop transport, via ambulance applications to combat engineer groups and different logistic applications.
Based on the latest militarized and series-proven G-Class chassis, the Caracal enables a wide array of capabilities covering the full airborne operational spectrum. The compact vehicle design allows air-transportability as internal load or as underslung transport matching with the latest CH-47F Chinook and CH-53K King Stallion helicopters and comes with highest mobility, a lightweight superstructure and optionally mountable ballistic protection elements.

Exclusive cooperation between Rheinmetall, Mercedes-Benz AG and ACS Armoured Car Systems GmbH
Latest generation military-of-the-shelf G-Class chassis by Mercedes-Benz
Lightweight and modular superstructure by ACS Armoured Car Systems
Transport of up to two vehicles inside heavy transport helicopters CH-47F and CH-53K
Air transportability as underslung load
Integration of standard infantry weapons and ATGM weapons on ring mount
Large scale series production
Full life cycle support over 20 years by Rheinmetall