The technology demonstrator features Rheinmetall’s 6×6 Fuchs armored vehicle and Lockheed Martin’s Hellfire Longbow and Joint Air to Ground Munition (JAGM) missiles.
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DSEI 2025 — Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin unveiled a next-generation “missile tank destroyer” at the DSEI expo in London, showing off a technology demonstrator featuring Rheinmetall’s 6×6 Fuchs armored vehicle and Lockheed Martin’s Hellfire Longbow and Joint Air to Ground Munition (JAGM) missiles.
In essence, it’s a ground vehicle armed with up to 24 vertically launched AGM-179 JAGM or AGM-144L Hellfire Longbow guided missiles, which company officials described as a “highly mobile combat vehicle designed to combat a wide range of threats on land and in the air.”
Known as the “Fuchs JAGM,” the new vehicle concept is supported by a “state of the art sensor package … to detect and engage multiple threats on the battlefield at any time,” per a Rheinmetall release published on Tuesday, which added that the vehicle’s electro-optical system can find and fix targets up to eight kilometer in range. However, a company official informed Breaking Defense at the show that this could be extended using third party assets including uncrewed aerial vehicles.
In the statement, Björn Bernhard, head of the Vehicle Systems Division at Rheinmetall, called the partnership proof of “our commitment to advancing international cooperation and delivering innovative solutions that meet the changing requirements of our global customers.”
While at the show, Rheinmetall’s CEO, Armin Papperger also stressed to delegates that “transatlantic relations [between the US and Europe] is a must, combining the best of the two companies.”
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Also speaking at the show was Lockheed Martin’s vice president and general manager of Tactical Missiles for Missiles and Fire Control, Paula Hartley, who suggested the collaboration will strengthen both Europe’s economies and security. She also noted that this could represent a large expansion of the JAGM market in NATO. As right now, only the US, UK and the Netherlands equip attack helicopters with the missile system.
The Fuchs JAGM vertical launch system, which is made up of six Lockheed Martin JAGM Quad Launchers, is also capable of launching Lockheed’s latest medium range JAGM, variant which would extend reach and allow operators to fire at targets out to a maximum range of 16km.
A company official at Rheinmetall confirmed to Breaking Defense the solution has been an industry-led effort, but stressed field trials had yet to start. The official also said the launch system could be integrated on board other armored vehicles including the 8×8 Boxer.
“We expect tests to begin in the second half of next year,” the official said, describing the Fuchs JAGM as a more cost-effective solution compared to other armored vehicle variants.
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