Hellfire Missile Tank Destroyer Concept Unveiled by Rheinmetall

The FUCHS JGAM Protected Tank Destroyer on display at DSEI 2025 in London last week.
The FUCHS JGAM Protected Tank Destroyer on display at DSEI 2025 in London last week.

German defence prime Rheinmetall has unveiled a variant of its Fuchs armoured transport vehicle equipped with Lockheed Martin’s “Hellfire” Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM).

The “missile tank destroyer” concept vehicle, unveiled at  DSEI 2025 in London last week, carries 24 of Lockheed Martin’s JAGM Hellfire Longbow guided missiles, which have a range of about 10 miles (16km). They are fired via an integrated MK41 Vertical Launching System (VLS).

As per a Rheinmetall press statement, the new platform “…is a highly mobile tank destroyer for rapid deployment against enemy armoured and unarmoured vehicles. It combines the proven mobility of the vehicle with a specialised anti-tank weapon and modern reconnaissance systems… the vehicle is capable of engaging a large number of battle tanks in quick succession.”

The host vehicle for the missile launch system is the Fuchs Evolution, the latest version of Rheinmetall’s battle-proven 6×6 armoured transport vehicle which already has in excess of 60 variants in service across nine countries. 

Head of Rheinmetall’s Vehicle Systems Division Dr. Björn Bernhard commented: “By combining the Fuchs, which has proven itself in service from the North Cape to the deserts of the Middle East, with the precision of the JAGM and Hellfire, we are setting a new standard for modern guided missile systems on the battlefield. 

And Paula Hartley, Vice President & General Manager Tactical Missiles at Lockheed Martin, added: “The integration of our JAGM and Hellfire missiles into the Fuchs creates a groundbreaking mobile vertical launch system that combines the best of Lockheed Martin’s battle-proven capabilities and Rheinmetall’s expertise.”

Field trials of the new system are expected to follow towards the end of 2026.

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