Description:   Keiler NG – Rheinmetall's tactical Armoured BreachingVehicle for fast opening of barriers in combatOperational experience from the war in the Ukraine shows that obstacle warfarehas regained importance on the battlefields of the future. With the Keiler NextGeneration (NG), Rheinmetall is presenting a new armoured breaching vehicle(ABV) at the Eurosatory 2024 for the fast opening of barriers in combat. It fulfilsall current tactical requirements and is characterised by high future viability.The highly protected and mobile Keiler NG ABV is equipped with a mine plough, arocket-assisted mine clearing line charge and a magnetic signature duplicator.This combination enablesthe Keiler NG to breacheven deep enemy obsatclesin all terrains.The Pearson mine plough,which is over four metreswide, enables a minesweep speed of up to 250metres per minute onunstable ground. For solid ground, the rocket-assisted mine clearing sweepingline charge (MICLIC) "Plofadder" system from Rheinmetall Denel Munition isavailable. This system is capable of opening 160 metres long and nine metreswide breach in mine fields and obstacles within minutes. Fired in overlappingbursts, the two Plofadder systems of the Keiler NG alone make it possible toovercome mine fields of 250 metres in depth. The integrated lane markingsystem marks the created lanes for the following forces, even in limited visibilityor at night.Thanks to the quick-exchange front-end interface, the mine plough can be quicklyreplaced with a dozer blade. This means that the Keiler NG can also clear anti-tank obstacles, fill in trenches or create emplacements and prepared positions ifrequired. It also has an integrated crane so that it can carry out conversions,resupply and retooling independently. For self-protection, the Keiler carries theROSY rapid obscurant system and the Remotely Controlled Weapon StationNatter 12.7.The crew of the Keiler NG consists of two soldiers. The possibility of remote-controlled deployment is already taken into account in the system’s concept, asis the fitting of an active protection system and interfacing on the digitalisedbattlefield.