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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