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# BAAINBw contracts GDELS for EUR 3 billion Luchs 2 vehicles
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-20-gdels-luchs2-bundeswehr-contract/
- Published: 2025-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:01:32.000Z
- Description: Germany's BAAINBw contracted GDELS, a European arm of US-owned General Dynamics, for EUR 3 billion to supply 274 Luchs 2 reconnaissance vehicles with an option for 82 more, replacing the Fennek from 2028.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Jane's, 20 October 2025](https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/land/bundeswehr-orders-luchs-2-armoured-reconnaissance-vehicles?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish whether the option is exercised or how much of the work stays with German suppliers.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)