Rheinmetall to Supply Anti-Tank Missile Firing Schakal Infantry Vehicles
The order supports German medium forces and shared logistics, with deliveries planned from late 2027 and more vehicles possible under contract options.
- The European procurement agency OCCAR ordered 69 more Schakal wheeled infantry fighting vehicles—35 for Germany and 34 for the Netherlands—raising the total on order to 291. ARTEC, a Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland joint venture, will build them.
- These vehicles will equip the infantry of Germany's new "medium forces" brigades, designed for rapid road deployment between heavy armored units and light infantry. The purchase was planned in Germany's 2025 draft budget.
- Known as the Boxer RCT30, the vehicle mounts the unmanned turret of the tracked Puma infantry fighting vehicle onto the Boxer's eight-wheeled armored chassis. It carries a three-person crew and transports up to six dismounted soldiers.
- Rheinmetall disclosed its share of the order involves a medium three-digit million-euro sum, with deliveries scheduled between May 2032 and November 2033. Production will occur at German sites operated by Rheinmetall, KNDS Deutschland, MTU, and Hensoldt.
- Germany and the Netherlands retain options to order up to 200 additional vehicles under the contract. Because the Schakal shares its chassis with existing Boxers in service, both armies can utilize common training, spare parts, and maintenance.
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The German defense company Rheinmetall has entered into a contract for the supply of wheeled infantry vehicles (FMVs) to the German and Dutch armed forces. The order is estimated at several hundred million euros, and transfers TASS with reference to the company's application. Under the two options Bundesver will receive 35 new armoured vehicles and the Royal Netherlands Army 34 units. The transfer of equipment is planned for the period May 2032 …
Germany and the Netherlands order 77 additional Schakal-type armoured tanks. Rheinmetall calculates the order volume in the mid-three-digit million-euro range.
Germany and Netherlands raise Schakal order to 291 fighting vehicles
Rheinmetall has booked an order worth a medium three-digit million-euro sum for its share of 69 more Schakal wheeled infantry fighting vehicles for Germany and the Netherlands, the company announced, after the European procurement agency OCCAR exercised the first option under the program’s 2025 contract. OCCAR placed the order with ARTEC, the Rheinmetall and KNDS […]
A joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland ordered another 69 Schakal infantry fighting vehicles. Of these, 35 will receive the Bundeswehr, 34 will go to the armed forces of the Netherlands.
Additional batch gathers 69 infantry combat vehicles 8×8, with scheduled deliveries between May... O post Germany and Netherlands expand order of armored Schakal for 291 vehicles apareceu primeiro em Forcees Terrestris.
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