Modern leadership: 27 new boxers for the Bundeswehr

Rheinmetall brings another 27 Boxer command vehicles of the Bundeswehr to the most modern A2 standard. An appropriate order was placed at the end of January 2021 by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw). The 27 vehicles will be modernized by Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH at the Kassel location, the competence center for tactical wheeled vehicles of the Vehicle Systems Division within the Rheinmetall Group. The work is scheduled to start in March 2021, with deliveries planned between 2022 and 2024. The order value for Rheinmetall is in the low double-digit million euro range.

The command vehicle (FüFz) is one of the four variants of the well-proven and highly mobile Armored Transport Vehicle (GTK) Boxer currently used in the Bundeswehr. The FüFz is used in mechanized units as a mobile command post and combat vehicle. The vehicles are equipped with an extensive radio equipment and modern command systems.
The upgrade to the new A2 design includes extensive modernizations, such as the driver's sight system, exhaust and cooling air management, towing device, driver's cab, headlight system, as well as software and system security. In addition, satellite communication, radio equipment, voice and data transmission, and IT equipment will be improved.

The order now placed follows the modernization of a first batch of 38 GTK Boxer command vehicles to the A2 design standard started in 2017. With the combat capability enhancement of the 2nd batch now commissioned, the entire fleet of a total of 65 German GTK Boxer command vehicles in the forces will be available at the latest standard. More information about the Boxer.

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