Australian Boxer

The Rheinmetall 8x8 Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) has been confirmed as the winner of the Australian Project Land 400 Phase 2. The Boxer knocked out rival offerings based on formidable armoured fighting platforms such as the Patria AMV35, General Dynamics LAV 6.0 and ST Kinetics Terrex.

Boxer CRV facing a M1 Abram Main Battle Tank.
(Photo from Australian Government Department of Defence)

A total of 211 CRV will be purchased to replace the 257 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAV) currently in service. The first vehicle is expected to be delivered in 2019 from Germany with the first delivery from the Australian production line in 2021.

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LAND 400 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle Testing

LAND 400 Phase 2 contenders BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall have presented their vehicles, Patria AMV35 and Boxer CRV respectively, for testing.  The Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) were tested in an exercise at the Puckapunyal Army Base in Victoria.

LAND 400 Phase 2 is a $4-5 billion project to purchase 225 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles to replace the Australian Army's current fleet of Light Armoured Vehicles.

The two LAND 400 contenders  posing with an Australian M-1 Abram MBT and LAV.

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