# Rheinmetall wins $4.1 billion Australia Land 400 contract for Boxer CRV

Rheinmetall's Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle has won Australia's Land 400 Phase 2 Project contract, a Au$5.2 billion ($4.1 billion) acquisition to supply 211 vehicles to replace the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle fleet. The contract includes up to 1,450 jobs and Au$2.8 billion in Australian content.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-03-14
- Where: Australia, Australia
- Value: $4.10B
- Jobs: 1,450
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 211 vehicles
- Products: Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, LANCE modular turret, Mk30-2 30mm automatic cannon
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall](https://endata.com/companies/2541.md) (supplier)
- [Australian Government](https://endata.com/companies/19968.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [thedefensepost.com](https://thedefensepost.com/2018/03/14/rheinmetall-boxer-combat-reconnaissance-vehicle-australia-contract/), 2018-03-14: "This is the largest single acquisition that has been made for the Australian Army and it is part of our $200 billion re-equipping of the Australian Defence Force."

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