Puma Fighting Vehicle Plagued With Malfunctions

MUNSTER, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 7: Puma (L) and Marder infantry fighting vehicles of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, drives in a snow storm at a military training ground on February 7, 2022 in Munster, Germany. The Bundeswehr acknowledged on December 18, 2022, that in a recent training exercise all 18 participating Puma vehicles experienced critical malfunctions, that rendered them inoperable. The Pumas are supposed to join a Very High Readiness Joint Task Force of NATO, and will now likely have to be replaced at least temporarily by the much older Marder. Malfunctions in the Puma included problems with the turret, cabling and electronics. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)