Defense Forces Reinforced with Another Lynx Combat Vehicle

A new Lynx KF-41 armored fighting vehicle has been delivered to the Kinizsi Pál 30th Armored Infantry Brigade, Hódmezővásárhely (southern Hungary). This modern, high-firepower combat vehicle is a key element in the development of the Hungarian Defense Forces, increasing both the safety and combat value of the soldiers.

The training required to operate the armored fighting vehicle will continue in order to ensure the professional operation of the new equipment, the brigade announced on its social media page.

A total of 46 Lynx vehicles manufactured by Rheinmetall are to be delivered by 2025.

The Defense Forces are to receive a total of 172 vehicles by 2030, that will be manufactured in Hungary as part of the joint venture with Rheinmetall.

The first regular customer for the Lynx KF41 was the Hungarian Defense Forces, with the first combat vehicle delivered at the end of 2022.

Since then, new units have been arriving continuously, and the Hungarian forces are now also receiving units from the Hungarian factory in Zalaegerszeg (western Hungary).

The construction of the Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt. factory began in 2020. Production started in 2023, and the first “Hungarian” Lynx was rolled out a year later.

The most important piece of the Lynx’s remarkable main armament is the 30 mm automatic machine gun that can fire programmable ammunition with a range of up to 3,000 meters. Side protection is effective against the armor-piercing ammunition of heavy 14.5-millimeter machine guns and the fragments of 155-millimeter artillery shells that hit at a distance of more than 25 meters from the vehicle. In addition, the Lynx remains operational if a 10-kilogram mine explodes under its bottom armor.

Featured image: Photo: Honvédelem.hu/Sergeant Ákos Szemenyei