At a ceremony on 24 July 2024, Rheinmetall handed over the primary KF41 Lynx infantry combating car (IFV) produced on the Zalaegerszeg web site in Hungary to the Hungarian armed forces. On behalf of the Hungarian authorities, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky attended the handover. Dr Björn Bernhard (Head of Rheinmetall Car Programs Europe) and Paul Walf (CEO Rheinmetall Hungary) welcomed the visitors on behalf of Rheinmetall.
The primary Lynx from Hungarian manufacturing was already accomplished in December 2023. Following intensive practical inspections in addition to efficiency and high quality acceptances, it has now been formally handed over to the Hungarian armed forces.
In Zalaegerszeg, Rheinmetall Group operates the world’s most trendy competence centre for the manufacturing of tracked armoured automobiles, particularly the extremely revolutionary Lynx. The manufacturing unit was opened in August 2023.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Defence Minister of Hungary: “I usually say that peace requires power, which suggests quite a lot of sorts of power, and on this regard, we’ve got gained actual and critical power with Rheinmetall and on this alliance, which considerably enriches Hungary. It is a form of strategic partnership that’s greater than technique or partnership – this can be a actual alliance, and inside this framework, we hope to win the longer term for Hungarians, and we’re constructing one thing that can stay for the subsequent generations, and we’re strengthening Hungary.”
Dr Björn Bernhard, Head of Rheinmetall Car Programs Europe: “We’re grateful to have the ability to help the Hungarian armed forces as an industrial associate within the Lynx lighthouse undertaking. Now we have now reached an necessary milestone inside the undertaking. With the manufacturing of the Lynx, we’re severely proving our dedication in creating native added worth in Hungary and transferring know-how to the nation. This mannequin can be transferable to different international locations which could even be inquisitive about comparable partnerships”.
In August 2020, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence commissioned the Rheinmetall Group to produce fight automobiles and related providers value over
€2bn as a part of its “Zrínyi 2026” initiative. A complete of 209 Lynx KF41s are to be equipped to the Hungarian armed forces in seven variants: IFV, command publish car, armoured reconnaissance car, hearth management car, mortar service, medical car and driving college car. A Lynx air defence tank with a Skyranger 30 turret can be in progress as a part of one other growth contract, positioned in December 2023.
Within the first manufacturing part, Hungary will obtain 46 German-made Lynx infantry combating automobiles by the top of 2025. The primary car from this sequence was handed over in October 2022. Manufacturing of the remaining automobiles started on the finish of 2023 as a part of the Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt. three way partnership between Rheinmetall (51%) and the Hungarian authorities (49%) in Zalaegerszeg.
The state-of-the-art growth and manufacturing web site in Zalaegerszeg was opened on an space of roughly 33 hectares as a part of the commercial complicated ZALAZone in August 2023. The positioning additionally consists of an extensively outfitted take a look at centre with a firing tunnel. Along with strengthening the native economic system, the manufacturing unit additionally contributes to selling innovation and, above all, creates round 300 extremely certified jobs. Rheinmetall plans extra investments within the web site within the coming years as a way to additional improve manufacturing capability. The institution of the IFV and different variants may even strengthen the event of the Hungarian economic system and defence business.
Due to its modular design, the Lynx KF41 is characterised by most adaptability. Which means the Hungarian buyer’s particular nationwide necessities could be exactly fulfilled. The state-of-the-art infantry combating car impresses with its scalable armament, varied layers of safety, upgradeable methods and the power to tackle new roles in just some hours after being totally transformed.
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