Rheinmetall debuted an 81mm mortar mission module for their Boxer armored fighting vehicle at Defence and Security Equipment International 2021, with a demonstrator vehicle on display next to their Challenger… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Debuts Boxer Mortar Module"
After £430 million, ten years and the recent completion of over 80 percent of its long-delayed trials, the UK’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Program is no more. The axing of the… Continue reading "Warrior Capability Sustainment Program Axed In Favor Of Boxer"
A report published by the UK House of Commons’ Defence Committee on the British Army’s armored fighting vehicle capability describes its recent history as “deplorable”. The Committee says that its… Continue reading "UK Defence Committee Report Condemns ‘Deplorable’ British Army Armored Vehicle Procurement"
Thales UK have announced that Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land and Rheinmetall Landsystems have jointly awarded it a contract worth £180 million to supply and integrate Kongsberg’s PROTECTOR RS4 remote weapons… Continue reading "Thales UK Awarded £180 Million Contract For Boxer Remote Weapons Systems"
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has been awarded the contract to manufacture 260 Boxer 8×8 Mechanized Infantry Vehicles (MIV) for the British Army. The vehicles are the first of an… Continue reading "British Army Awards RBSL £860 Million Contract for Boxers"
The Bundeswehr’s procurement arm, BAAINBw, has ordered 10 sets of a novel anti-drone system. The system will be mounted on the GTK Boxers of Germany’s Very High Readiness Joint Task… Continue reading "BAAINBw Orders 40mm Airburst Anti-Drone RCWS"
On 5 November, the British Ministry of Defence announced that it had signed a contract for the delivery of over 500 Boxer 8×8 Mechanized Infantry Vehicles (MIV) worth £2.8 billion… Continue reading "Britain Confirms Boxer Order and Signs £2.8bn Contract"
Lithuania received its first shipment of two Boxer armored fighting vehicles on 25 June, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense confirmed in a statement. Designated as Vilkas (“Wolf”) in Lithuania,… Continue reading "Lithuania Receives First Two Boxer Armored Fighting Vehicles"
Germany’s Rheinmetall and the UK’s BAE Systems on Monday launched a UK-based joint venture Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), headquartered in a former BAE Systems facility in Telford in England’s… Continue reading "Rheinmetall and BAE Systems Launch Joint Venture for UK Armored Vehicles"
BAE Systems and Rheinmetall have entered into a partnership to develop the next generation of armoured vehicles. The new joint venture will be based in the UK with Rheinmetall taking… Continue reading "BAE Systems and Rheinmetall Agree Joint Venture Company in UK"