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2022-05-01
Battle-Tested Boxer’s Success Story Continues in the UK
The British government, represented by the European procurement organisation OCCAR, and ARTEC, a consortium of Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), recently signed a contract extension to supply the British Army with an additional 100 Boxer wheeled armoured vehicles. The contract includes three previously ordered variants of the Boxer - the infantry carrier, the command vehicle, and the field ambulance.
In issuing the order, the UK exercises an option in the contract signed in 2019 for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) procurement project, which includes 523 Boxer wheeled armoured vehicles in several variants.
ARTEC will reportedly supply the vehicles to the UK via OCCAR, the intergovernmental Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation. The bulk of Boxer production will take place in Britain. Series production is currently underway in Germany. Most of the Boxer vehicles already ordered will be produced in British factories of Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land and KMW subsidiary WFEL.
The additional vehicles ordered will also be produced in both the UK and Germany. Here, the partners will be drawing on the knowledge and components of the established and expanding British supply chain.
The Boxer is a highly protected 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle. Its modular architecture enables a greater number of variants than any other vehicle system. To date, some 1,500 vehicles in 20 different versions have been ordered by Australia and four NATO countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania and the UK. Australia has already taken delivery of the first shipment of 25 Boxer vehicles.
The Boxer Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) variant, equipped with the LANCE turret system, is completely in line with the modular Boxer philosophy as the LANCE turret itself features a new modular design. It thereby ensures maximum flexibility and an optimised capability for further upgrades for changing requirements. Also, the protection of the turret is adaptable for a wide range of missions and to face different threats. The IFV variant can transport up to eight soldiers beside the driver. Consisting of a uniform drive module, the Boxer vehicle family’s user-specific mission modules can be quickly exchanged.
Founded in 1999, ARTEC GmbH is a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG, Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. The company coordinates series production and serves as the point of contact for export enquiries for the Boxer.
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