Boxer | |
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![]() Australian Boxer CRV (Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle) variant in 2016 | |
Type | Armoured fighting vehicle |
Place of origin | ![]() ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | Since 2011 [1] |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Afghanistan war (ISAF) NATO Response Force |
Production history | |
Designer | ARTEC GmbH |
Designed | 1998–2009 |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall Krauss-Maffei Wegmann |
Unit cost | |
Produced | 2009–present |
No. built | 1738 as of August 2024 (deliveries and confirmed orders for which quantities are given :See Operators) [2][3][4][5] |
Specifications (see drive module) | |
Crew | See Boxer variants and mission modules |
Main armament | See Boxer variants and mission modules |
The Boxer is a multirole armoured fighting vehicle 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 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH and Rheinmetall Military Vehicles GmbH on the German side,[6] and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. for the Netherlands.[7] Overall, Rheinmetall has a 64% stake in the joint venture.
A distinctive and unique feature of the vehicle is its composition of a drive platform module and interchangeable mission modules which allow several configurations to meet different operational requirements. The drive platform has been produced in the following build configurations: A0, A1, A2, A3 and an A2/A3 hybrid. These configuration changes are the result of improvements resulting primarily from the mission in Afghanistan, and modifications required by some users. The main changes are in protection levels (increased), uprated suspension to account for a weight increase, and the powerpack.
Other names in use or previously used for Boxer are GTK (Gepanzertes Transport-Kraftfahrzeug; armoured transport vehicle) Boxer and MRAV (Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle).[8] Confirmed Boxer customers as of August 2024 are Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Australia, the UK, Ukraine, and Qatar. Ukraine's delivery is entirely Boxer-based RCH-155, with this order placed by the German federal government.[9] The UK will also receive the RCH-155.