Ukraine will receive from Germany Wisent 1 MC armored vehicles for breaking through minefields

Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) and Pearson Engineering announced that they have received an order for the supply of armored

Wisent 1 MC machines for Ukraine.

What is known

Wisent 1 MC are armored vehicles,designed to break through minefields. They are equipped with a full-length mine blade from Pearson Engineering, high ballistic protection and mine protection, which provide the greatest possible safety for the crew. In addition, the vehicle has a modified Leopard 1 tank hull with the turret removed.


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This equipment was ordered by the German government as part of military assistance to Ukraine. Deliveries are planned to be completed by the end of 2023.

The companies do not specify exactly how many armored vehicles Ukraine will receive. But on the website of the German government, the list of future assistance to Ukraine indicates “42 tanks for mine clearance.”


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