Boxer

Eintrag

Relevanz für Konflikte

Dies ist der einzige Eintrag des Katalogs zu diesem System. Es ist für die unten genannten Module relevant; der Force Atlas jedes Moduls zeigt, wie es dort eingesetzt wird.

Betreiber

Germany and the eastern flank: The Bundeswehr's wheeled armoured vehicle in transport, command and ambulance modules, with further batches — including an infantry fighting vehicle version with a turret — contracted with the Netherlands from 2024. No holdings recorded. · Netherlands and the eastern flank: A launch customer with Germany; the army's wheeled carrier, with further vehicles planned jointly with Germany. No holdings recorded. · Lithuania and the eastern flank: The Vilkas: 88 vehicles contracted in 2016 and delivered 2017–2023 as the mechanised brigade's infantry fighting vehicle, the first Boxer with a 30 mm turret; 27 more contracted through OCCAR in October 2024 with government funding approved in April 2025 and deliveries announced for 2027–2029, part of which is to be built in Lithuania. Programme facts only. · Ukraine: The RCH 155 wheeled howitzer on the Boxer chassis, pledged by Germany with the first system handed over for training in early 2025 according to the manufacturer and the German itemisation of support; not documented in combat. A programme, not a fielded capability.

Rolle auf dem Gefechtsfeld

Protected wheeled mobility for mechanised infantry, command posts and medical evacuation, and — in the RCH 155 configuration — self-propelled artillery on the same chassis; on the flank, the vehicle of the German and Dutch medium forces and of Lithuania's brigade.

Stärken

A modular design in which the mission module is exchanged on a common drive module, so that one fleet covers carrier, command, ambulance and gun; high protection for a wheeled vehicle; a production arrangement through OCCAR that lets small states order into an existing line and, in Lithuania's case, build part of the order at home.

Einschränkungen

A heavy and expensive wheeled vehicle whose deliveries run on multi-year schedules — Lithuania's second batch arrives 2027–2029 — and a production line shared between Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia and now Ukraine's howitzers; the RCH 155 is a programme, not a fielded capability. No holdings or unit assignments are recorded.

Visuelle Erkennung

A large eight-wheeled vehicle with a tall, flat-sided hull and a clear step between the front drive module and the rear mission module; the Vilkas carries a 30 mm turret, the RCH 155 a large turret with a long 155 mm barrel.

Dokumentierter Einsatz im Konflikt

NATO EASTERN FLANK. Lithuanian Vilkas deliveries documented at ministry ceremonies from 2019 to 2023 and the October 2024 follow-on contract with the April 2025 funding decision; German and Dutch follow-on procurement announced in 2024–2025. The type has been deployed on the Multinational Battlegroup rotations in Lithuania. No holdings, bases or unit assignments are stated. UKRAINE–RUSSIA. The RCH 155 howitzer only, as a pledge with a first training system delivered; no combat use is documented.

Betreibende Teilstreitkräfte und Dienste

• Heer Dokumentiert
• Lithuanian Land Force Dokumentiert
• Royal Netherlands Army Dokumentiert