Slovenian Army to procure Boxer APCs
A group of experts has recommended the purchase of 45 Boxers to equip a battalion
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 07/07/2021
A Lithuanian Boxer vehicle. Photo: Lithuanian MOD
The Slovenian Armed Forces are to be equipped with Boxer armored personnel carriers as part of the military's modernization plan. German website Esut.de reported that during a visit by German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to Ljubljana in late June, Slovenian Defense Minister Matej Tonin announced that a group of experts had recommended that 45 all-terrain 8x8 Boxers be procured to equip the equivalent of a battalion. The Slovenian Ministry of Defense will endeavor to ensure that the country's defense industry is involved in production as much as possible, Tonin said. The price, which depends on the equipment, is being negotiated with the German side, according to the report.
Negotiations with Slovenia regarding the procurement of Boxer APCs reached an advanced stage in 2018, but in February 2019 the program was stopped due to a lack of tactical studies. At that time, Slovenia was planning to procure 48 Boxers based on the configuration for Lithuania, which mainly procured Boxers with infantry turrets and 30mm cannons.The procurement was said to be valued at 306 million euros.
If Slovenia implements the Boxer program, it will become the sixth Boxer user after Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Australia and Great Britain. Also, the total number of Boxers ordered will reach 1,473.
A group of experts has recommended the purchase of 45 Boxers to equip a battalion
A Lithuanian Boxer vehicle. Photo: Lithuanian MOD
The Slovenian Armed Forces are to be equipped with Boxer armored personnel carriers as part of the military's modernization plan. German website Esut.de reported that during a visit by German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to Ljubljana in late June, Slovenian Defense Minister Matej Tonin announced that a group of experts had recommended that 45 all-terrain 8x8 Boxers be procured to equip the equivalent of a battalion. The Slovenian Ministry of Defense will endeavor to ensure that the country's defense industry is involved in production as much as possible, Tonin said. The price, which depends on the equipment, is being negotiated with the German side, according to the report.
Negotiations with Slovenia regarding the procurement of Boxer APCs reached an advanced stage in 2018, but in February 2019 the program was stopped due to a lack of tactical studies. At that time, Slovenia was planning to procure 48 Boxers based on the configuration for Lithuania, which mainly procured Boxers with infantry turrets and 30mm cannons.The procurement was said to be valued at 306 million euros.
If Slovenia implements the Boxer program, it will become the sixth Boxer user after Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Australia and Great Britain. Also, the total number of Boxers ordered will reach 1,473.
