BELFAST — Germany and the Netherlands are set to receive hundreds of Jackal infantry fighting vehicles after Europe’s Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation, or OCCAR, instructed ARTEC — a joint venture between Rheinmetall and the French-German KNDS partnership — to deliver the Boxer-based platforms under a €3.4 billion ($4 billion) contract.
The procurement is based on a split between 150 Jackal units for German armed forces and 72 for the Dutch military, Rheinmetall said in a statement today, adding that the company, which is a coproducer of the wheeled land vehicle, will earn “almost €3 billion” from the new deal. A “call off” of up to an additional 248 units is also included.
The Jackal is a mix between the 8×8 Boxer platform and the 30mm Puma turret, fitted with Rheinmetall’s MK 30-2/ABM machine gun, outlined the manufacturer.
The German firm also shared that the contract includes “optional additional services” ranging from enhanced anti-tank protection to drone defense capabilities.
In a related statement, OCCAR explained that the Jackal is a “highly capable IFV that offers enhanced lethality, survivability, and tactical flexibility.”
It also noted that the “coming years will see both ongoing vehicle deliveries and also further developments and investments for new [Boxer] variants and capabilities, which are already under active planning.”
The defense procurement agency is in charge of the Boxer program and acts on behalf of Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania and the UK.
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