Boxer
Armored Vehicleconfirmed
The Boxer is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by an international consortium to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules. The governments participating in the Boxer programme have changed as the programme has developed. The Boxer vehicle is produced by the ARTEC GmbH (armoured vehicle technology) industrial group, and the programme is being managed by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation). ARTEC GmbH is based in Munich; its parent companies are KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall on the German side, (with Australian factory) and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. for the Netherlands. Overall, Rheinmetall has a 64% stake in the joint venture.
Specifications
| Type | Armored Vehicle |
| Origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall, KNDS Deutschland |
| Introduced | 2011 |
| Status | In service |
| Main armament | See Boxer variants and mission modules |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | confirmed |
| Germany | inc variants | confirmed |
| Australia | — | |
| Ukraine | — |
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