The Luftkampffahrzeug Fledermaus 2 is an infantry fighting vehicle / armored fighting vehicle used by the Teutonische Heer, specifically its Fallschirmjägerkorps. Designed as an air-transportable, air-droppable armored vehicle coupled with its reliability and versatility, it serves as the primary combat vehicle of the Fallschirmjägerkorps since the mid-1970s up to modern days.

The Fledermaus was born thanks to the Combat Airborne Vehicle (CAV) program in 1965, when it is clear that the Fallschirmjägerkorps needed its own armored vehicles to support airdrop operations. The program aims to fill a niche in the Teutonian arsenal regarding air-droppable armored combat vehicles. Elbmetall's design; the only design submitted; was first presented in 1968 and quickly chosen to be further developed.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Type: IFV/AFV
• Main Armament: 1 × 105 mm Panzerabwehrwerfer 10
• Max. Speed: 76 kph forward, 27 kph backward
• Armor: 15-25 mm, aluminum composite
• Crew: 3 (+4 passengers)