Hundreds of these combat vehicles will be made in the UK

A recent Ministry of Defence (MoD) order, worth £2.3 billion, means hundreds of these combat vehicles will be manufactured in the UK. 

A recent Ministry of Defence (MoD) order, worth £2.3 billion, means hundreds of these combat vehicles will be manufactured in the UK.

A consortium led by Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, has signed a contract to produce 500 Boxer-type military vehicles for the British Army.

90% of the vehicles for the army will be made in Britain, principally at factories operated by a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rheinmetall and KMW’s subsidiary WFEL.

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BAE Systems

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