Portugal is preparing to acquire 90 Boxer wheeled armoured vehicles as part of a major modernisation effort for its land forces, senior military officials announced during an international armoured vehicles conference. The purchase is expected to be realised under the European Union’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) programme, which provides financial support and cooperative procurement opportunities for member states. The Boxer family is a modular armoured platform used by several NATO and EU

The Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme is to deliver around 500 Boxer armoured vehicles and form part of the British Army’s Strike brigades. The Boxer can be deployed around the world to deliver soldiers around the battlefield, travelling long distances quickly, cross country, under enemy fire and in challenging environments. Modular by design, the same vehicle base platform can be quickly reconfigured with different modules to fill different roles. Initially the British Army will buy a

40K views · 1.5K reactions | On 5th November 2019 the British Army signed a £2.8bn contract to buy over 500 Boxer armoured vehicles. Museum Curator David Willey takes a closer look at the Army’s new Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, which was shown at TANKFEST 2019 by the Royal Netherlands Army. | The Tank Museum | Facebook

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