Australian army Boxer program reaches new milestone with training underway.

The Australian Army has commenced training on the new Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) which are being delivered under the Morrison Government’s LAND 400 Phase 2 program.
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Soldiers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) conduct live fire training with the Powered Weapon Station fitted to the new Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle at Wide Bay Training Area, Queensland (Picture source: Australian Army)

The 211 new Boxer 8x8 CRVs will replace Army’s Australian Light Armoured Vehicles, delivering Army a new, cutting edge capability. Minister for Defence, Senator Linda Reynolds, said the commencement of training brings Army a step closer to having world-class combat reconnaissance capability : “These vehicles will provide our soldiers with increased protection, lethality, connectivity and mobility for the next 30 years,” Minister Reynolds said. “Defence has continued recruiting and training personnel under COVID-safe conditions to meet our force generation requirements to continue defending the nation and its interests.”

The Boxer training is being run in a COVID safe manner, Defence and Rheinmetall Defence Australia have worked closely together to implement the necessary changes to ensure the training could be conducted safely. To date, Defence has accepted delivery of five Boxer vehicles with an additional vehicle expected by the end this week.

Army soldiers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) commenced the first driver training course on the new LAND 400 Phase 2 Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles on 7 September 2020. The three week course is being conducted at Gallipoli Barracks, Greenbank Training Area and Wide Bay Training Area, in south-east Queensland. The course covers theory, driver training (both on road and cross country), manoeuvre and live fire (Picture source: Australian Army)