Official transfer of the first serially manufactured transport vehicle takes place in the presence of German and Dutch defence ministers

The armed forces of Germany and the Netherlands take delivery today of an optimally protected, highly mobile transport vehicle with massive useful load carrying capacity.

At a ceremony in Munich, Rheinmetall Defence and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) transferred the first serially produced Boxer to the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matiére d'Armement (OCCAR), which is administering the Boxer project, and Germany's Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB).

The transfer took place in the presence of German defence minister Dr. Franz-Josef Jung, and Dutch defence minister Eimert van Middelkoop. The series order for the Boxer includes a total of 272 vehicles for the German Bundeswehr and 200 for the Dutch armed forces. The Dutch Army will take delivery of the Boxer from 2011 through to the end of 2016.

"The Boxer project underscores the cutting edge position of the German defence industry, and not just in Europe", declares Klaus Eberhardt, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall Defence, noting that "no other vehicle is so systematically oriented to the current and future needs of the armed forces. We thus see strong potential for additional international sales."

In the words of Frank Haun, Chief Executive Officer of KMW, "the Boxer is an impressive example of European defence cooperation. The German and Dutch armed forces are getting a highly protected, highly mobile transport vehicle that's specifically designed to meet the needs of the modern military. I'm especially pleased that the defence ministers of both Germany and the Netherlands are on hand for the official transfer, which indicates the importance which both countries attach to the Boxer project."

The Boxer armoured transport vehicle is a pioneering, highly mobile 8x8 wheeled vehicle. Thanks to its modular design, it can be quickly modified for a wide variety of missions, going from a medivac role, for instance, to a command and control configuration. To do this, all that is necessary is to exchange the mission modules on the vehicle chassis. When configured as a section (squad) transport vehicle, the Boxer can carry up to ten men, who benefit from excellent protection against landmines and ballistic threats: the fully armoured fighting compartment assures maximum crew survivability. Superb mobility, excellent self-defence weaponry and a heavy payload are further key features of this versatile, highly flexible transport vehicle.

Rheinmetall and KMW have joined forces with other national and international partners in the ARTEC consortium to make the Boxer a reality.



http://www.rheinmetall-detec.com/index.php?fid=5137=3

It looks like it has a rather out dated inferior coilover suspension set up??

so how does modern turkish suspension look like?

anti gravitation suspension? :P

"so how does modern turkish suspension look like?

anti gravitation suspension? "

No would have expected pneumatic suspension though, you know for that gangsta look :P

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On 12 June 1992, a Greek Mirage F-1C crashed during a dogfight with a Turkish F-16 piloted by Capt. Ilhan Filiz.

On 8 October 1996, a Greek Mirage-2000 piloted by Thanos Grivas shot down a Turkish F-16D with a Magic IR missile.

Just two days after that murder, on 10 October 1996 a Greek Mirage-2000 crashed close to Semadirek island after a dogfight with two Turkish F-16s.

Point of the story is: TUAF saved itself two missiles.

Great, well it beats the FNSS Pars Suspension approved !

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german armourced vehicles all fall into heavyweight- does it negatively affect their mobility?




colours of Kaziranga

both puma and boxer are way heavier then most of their class (thus better protected) but they comppensate their weight with stronger motors so they also have a way better hp/t ratio then mot other vehicles of their class... as you can see in the video i posted before the boxer performs extreme movements

Typicaly German.

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Wow! Not only news about the Boxer's coming out but thnx also to YEP for the Pars vid!
I has me thinking that with the VBCI, Piranha and CV 90 and... there quite a few offerings in that segment.
Thus, i was pleasently surprised to learn from the Giat website ( 2006 ) that they will build the replacement for the
lower class VAB on which i served with KMW. Deal signed on june 13th and including : Italy, Spain and Sweden.
It is billed as a MSMRAV : Medium Sized MultiRole Armoured Vehicle and should be about 20 tons.
Consensus and first 3D models show it as a 6 wheeled design.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=83807
When properly done, such projects should provide the famed best of both worlds!

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"Thus, i was pleasently surprised to learn from the Giat website ( 2006 ) that they will build the replacement for the lower class VAB on which i served with KMW".

Which makes me think that you greatly underestimate the mobility of VBCI but it is only my opinion that DGA knew what they were getting themself into with the AMX-10 P replacement.

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WAFF syndrome explained:

= A pathological liar is someone who often embellishes his or her stories in a way that he or she believes will impress people.

= In psychology, mythomania (also known as pseudologia fantastica or pathological lying) is a condition involving compulsive lying by a person with no obvious motivation.
http://www.bushywood.com/mythomania.htm

i think this will be a version of the new kmweg Grizzly