Its aim was to collect ideas for a common base vehicle that could be used for a variety of tasks including that of the APC, IFV, air defense and replacing and assisting the MBT in the frontline combat role. The Puma (formerly also named Igel (hedgehog) and Panther) started as a follow-up project to the German 1996 "NGP" project ( Neue Gepanzerte Plattformen, "New Armored Platforms"). The Puma is one of the world's best-protected IFVs, while still having a high power-to-weight ratio. The companies responsible for this project are Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall Landsysteme, which created a joint venture, Projekt System Management GmbH (PSM). A second batch of 229 Pumas received funding. Production of the first batch of 350 vehicles began in 2010 and was completed in August 2021. The Puma is a German infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) ( Schützenpanzer or short SPz) designed to replace the aging Marder IFVs currently in service with the German Army.
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