It is a conversion of the M48 Patton medium tank chassis in combination with a German MTU MB 871 Ka 501 liquid-cooled turbocharged Diesel engine.

Developers removed the turret of the Patton and fitted the vehicle with a heavy-duty rotor-powered mine flail, a rapidly rotating cylinder mounted between two arms in front of the vehicle consisting of two shafts with 24 chains terminating in large metal "feet".

An automatic system fixed on the rear of the hull marks the cleared lane.

At the show Eurosatory 2024, Rheinmetall revealed a new generation of the Keiler, following feedbacks from the operations in Ukraine.

The Keiler uses the same Torsion bar suspension as the M48 Patton tank, and has 6 wheels on each side.