The Slovenian government, represented by the European procurement organization OCCAR, and ARTEC, a consortium of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, have signed a contract for the delivery of 45 Boxer armored vehicles in four different variants. The volume of the order amounts to EUR 281.5 million. Delivery of the Boxer vehicles is scheduled to begin in 2024 and be completed in 2026. Now that EU and NATO member Slovenia has joined the Boxer program, it has six user states.
The Boxer is a highly protected 8×8 wheeled vehicle.Its modular construction allows a multiplicity of mission-specific vehicle variants. Therefore, the vehicle family consists of a uniform drive module as well as user-specific deployment modules. Its comprehensive protection system against mines, IEDs and ballistic threats ensures maximum crew survivability. The diverse spectrum of challenges within the concept of the Three-Block War of high-intensity combat actions, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations within complex threat environments requires a new military vehicle concept.