First two BOXER handed over to Lithuanian Armed Forces

On 9 July 2019 the first two BOXER vehicles were handed over during a ceremony to the Algirdas Battalion of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Rukla as Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

The procurement of the vehicles is “... one of the most ambitious projects of upgrading the Lithuanian Armed Forces in recent years to ensure the security of Lithuania for several decades to come,” Defence Minister R. Karoblis stated.

The contract amounts to 88 BOXER IFV vehicles and is planned to be delivered until 2021. The vehicles feature a 30 mm RCWS and is highly protected to secure and transport up to eight soldiers besides the driver, commander and gunner.