Boxer scores KO in Australian competition
Rheinmetall’s Boxer has come out on top of BAE Systems’ Patria AMV35 in a bitter fight to win a lucrative contract for 225 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) for the Australian Army under the auspices of Project Land 400 Phase 2.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was on hand for the announcement of the A$5.2 billion ($4.09 billion) contract to Rheinmetall Defence Australia at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane on 14 March. He was accompanied by Defence Minister Marise Payne and Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.
However, instead of 225 8x8 vehicles, the order has shrunk to 211 because of higher than anticipated
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