ARTEC GmbH, on behalf of its father or mother corporations Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, has formally handed during the last of the Boxer armoured transport automobiles (GTK) ordered to this point by the Bundeswehr to representatives of the Federal procurement company (BAAINBw) and the Ministry of Defence. The contract for the 2nd batch, which was concluded in December 2015, comprised 131 GTK Boxers and was price EUR 478 million. All of the expertise gained with modifications from the profitable Afghanistan mission have been included into this A2 model.
Regardless of the pandemic, which in some instances had a major influence on supply dates, the contractual deadlines had been met because of the constructive, pragmatic and trusting cooperation between the trade and the shopper. In complete, the 2 father or mother corporations of ARTEC GmbH have delivered 405 Boxer automobiles to the Bundeswehr. Amongst them had been 72 Boxers within the ambulance variant, 65 command automobiles and 256 infantry group automobiles.
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The fight improve commissioned by the Bundeswehr in 2017 supplies for all Boxer automobiles, together with these from the first batch, to be tailored to the A2 design customary. Most just lately, in February 2021, the corresponding improve of a second batch of Boxer command automobiles to the A2 customary was contracted, in order that from 2024 your entire fleet of a complete of 65 German Boxer command automobiles will likely be obtainable on the newest stage.
The Boxer is a multirole armoured combating car designed by a world consortium to perform various operations by means of using installable mission modules. The Boxer car is produced by the ARTEC GmbH industrial group, and the programme is being managed by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation). ARTEC GmbH relies in Munich; its father or mother corporations are Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH and Rheinmetall Navy Autos GmbH on the German aspect, and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. for the Netherlands. General, Rheinmetall has a 64% stake within the three way partnership.
