Germany expected to receive first infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) Boxer produced in Australia in mid-2026.
The information was confirmed by the German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius to the newspaper heart point. More than 100 out of a total of 123 ordered Boxer-vehicles are manufactured in Australia due to limited production capacity in Germany.
The vehicles produced in Germany are expected to be delivered to Bundeswehr soon. Meanwhile, Australia plans to complete the delivery of the entire batch to Germany within the next two years.
In total, Germany will receive 123 vehicles from Australia, worth around 2.7 billion euros. The delivery of the first 19 series-produced vehicles was originally planned for 2025.
The Australian-made infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) Boxer is based on the Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV), a wheeled reconnaissance vehicle of the Australian Defense Forces, manufactured by Rheinmetall i Australia.
The prototype of the Australian-made Boxer IFV was delivered to Bundeswehr May 2, 2024, but has not yet completed the necessary tests for series production.
According to the Bundeswehr’s Federal Office for Materiel, Information Technology and Operational Support (BAAINBw), “intensive tests are currently underway to ensure compliance with the required operational criteria”. These tests are necessary to identify and solve any problems before series production starts.
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