Fuchs JAGM is a highly mobile combat vehicle developed by Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin. It is designed to detect, track and engage multiple targets on land and in the air.
The tank destroyer was publicly unveiled at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event in September 2025.
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The platform pairs Rheinmetall’s Fuchs Evolution 6×6 armoured vehicle with a vertical launch missile system that can carry up to 24 Lockheed Martin guided missiles, either AGM-179 Joint Air to Ground Missiles (JAGM) or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow guided missiles.
Fuchs JAGM design and features
The Fuchs JAGM tank destroyer measures 7.15m (23.46ft) in length, 3m in width and is 3.36m high, with a maximum camera sensor height of 6.92m. The base vehicle weighs 19,000kg, rising to a gross vehicle weight of 24,500kg.
The vehicle features an armoured hull intended to mitigate blast effects and provide protection in nuclear, biological and chemical environments. The Fuchs JAGM design includes a digital onboard data bus aligned with Nato Generic Vehicle Architecture principles.
The platform includes a spacious internal volume of 12m2, with an interior height of 1.6m. It is operated by a crew of two personnel.
Maintenance support is provided through built-in test equipment that assists in vehicle servicing procedures while also providing external diagnostics of the vehicle.
Fuchs JAGM tank destroyer payload
The Fuchs JAGM can be equipped with the AGM-179 JAGM, which is suitable for both surface-to-surface and surface-to-air deployment. The missile can engage targets at distances of up to 8km.
The JAGM missile is fitted with a 9kg tandem-shaped charge warhead designed to defeat armoured targets while also producing a fragmentation effect. It also features a multimode seeker combining semi active laser (SAL) sensor for precision strikes and a millimetre wave radar intended to support all weather engagement of moving targets.
JAGM is designed to deliver enhanced capability against both static and mobile armoured vehicles, air defence assets, patrol craft and airborne threats, as well as artillery pieces, radar sites and command and control nodes, including fortified positions and other structures in urban or otherwise complex terrain.
The Fuchs JAGM tank destroyer can also be fitted with the AGM-114R Hellfire Longbow guided missile, a variant of the AGM-114 Hellfire II missile.
The missile offers an engagement range of up to 8km. It carries a 9kg tandem-shaped charge warhead with fragmentation effect, using SAL guidance.
Optional survivability and situational awareness equipment available for the Fuchs JAGM includes laser and acoustic warning, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide detection, and MirrorCam, including a 360° vision suite and infrared sensor.
Other listed options include a remote-controlled weapon station, a crow’s nest and smoke grenade launchers.
Engine and performance
The Fuchs JAGM tank destroyer is powered by a 6V 199 TE20 engine by mtu, a Rolls-Royce brand. Rated at 335kW, the engine provides up to 2,200 Newton-metres of torque.
The vehicle has a top road speed of up to 100kmph and an operational range of more than 800km. It is designed to tackle gradients of up to 60% and side slopes of 30%.
The armoured vehicle can ford up to 1.5m-deep waters, climb vertical obstacles up to 0.7m and cross trenches up to 1.2m.
It comes with a kerb-to-kerb turning radius of up to 17.5m and features a drivetrain that includes anti-lock braking and a central tyre inflation system.
