The Fennek Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle, produced by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) of Kassel, Germany and SP Aerospace and Vehicle Systems BV of The Netherlands (the ARGE Fennek consortium), has been developed for the Dutch and German Armies.

Equipped with advanced reconnaissance sensors and a gun mount for self-defence operable under armour and NBC protection, the vehicle, in conjunction with its low height, low IR and radar signature as well as its  cross-country mobility, is the optimum surveillance vehicle also when deployed far behind enemy lines.

The Fennek has been deployed with the German forces in the ISAF mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, since 2004.

The German Army has approx 116 armoured scout cars, along with four artillery observation vehicles. Overall, the current contract covers 202 Fennek vehicles for the German Army and 410 vehicles for the Dutch Army.  The artillery observation vehicle was the first family vehicle to be deployed in a foreign mission in Afghanistan. Its distinctive characteristic compared to the scout car is its upgraded navigation system which provides an extraordinarily high target location accuracy in elevation and azimuth.

The Dutch armed forces, too, have deployed Fennek vehicles to Afghanistan. Besides the variants used by the German forces, the Dutch Army will be equipped with two additional variants. These vehicles are MRAT versions (medium-range anti-tank), where the observation equipment has been removed to provide space for transporting guided missiles, as well as command and role-specific vehicles with stowage space for general services. From 2007, the Dutch forces received  the Stinger Weapon Platform Fennek (SWP) with a firing unit for four medium-range air-defence Stinger missiles. The Fennek SWP will be integrated into the future air defence system of the Netherlands (FGBADS).