First two Boxer 8x8 armored vehicles for Australia arrives

The Boxer 8x8 armored reconnaissance vehicle. Photo c/o Australian DoD.

Germany's Rhinemetall Defence delivered the first 2 of 25 units of German-made Boxer 8x8 armored vehicles for the Australian Army (AA).

The delivery was reported by Jane's to have happened in mid-July 2019.

As part of the AU$3.3 billion (US$2.4 billiom) contract with the Australian Department of Defence under the Project LAND 400 Phase 2, Rhinemetall Defence will deliver 25 Boxer 8x8 armored vehicles made at their plant in Germany, while 186 units will be built in Australia by Rhinemetall Defence Australia (RDA).

Of the 25 German-built vehicles, 13 are reconnaissance platforms while 12 are MPV variants.

RDA will deliver all 211 Boxer 8x8 vehicles of all variants by 2026, which will replace the ASLAV 8x8 vehicles of the AA.


[1] Jane's Defence Weekly