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Introduction
General Boxer History
The Boxer armoured vehicle originated in the early 1990s as a Franco-German project to create a highly mobile, highly protected, multirole 8×8 platform to replace a range of legacy vehicles. By the early 2000s the design had matured into a common drive module paired with interchangeable mission modules, protected by scalable armour packages and offering capable off-road performance through 8x8 all-wheel drive and independent suspension. France departed the project, Britain flirted with it, but Germany and the Netherlands carried the project forward through ARTEC GmbH, fielding Boxer variants for command, ambulance, repair, recovery, protected mobility, and later reconnaissance and direct-fire roles.
Britain was involved in the early years of the programme but withdrew in 2003 to pursue the FRES (Future Rapid Effect System) initiative, seeking both wheeled utility vehicles and tracked specialist vehicles. FRES ultimately faltered, and although some elements survived, such as what later became the Ajax, the UK twice moved away from Boxer before returning to it. The revived Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) competition eventually identified Boxer as the preferred solution in 2019. This decision reflected both Boxer’s proven modularity and its operational record with other NATO nations. Entry into British service formally began after a 2019 order for 523 Boxer A3 vehicles across multiple variants. The first British-built Boxer prototype emerged in 2025, with production centred at facilities in Stockport and Telford and involving over 100 UK suppliers.
Parallel to Boxer’s British adoption, Lockheed Martin UK, based in Ampthill and specialising in medium calibre turret systems, demonstrated significant integration potential using turrets and fire-control systems derived from its work on the Warrior CSP and Ajax digital turrets. As part of internal R&D and export pursuits, LMUK successfully integrated Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) systems, including the fire-and-forget FGM-148 Javelin, onto Boxer and Patria AMV platforms. The two most well known of these are the ARTEC Boxer (Lockheed Martin UK 40mm Modular Turret) and the Patria AMV (Lockheed Martin UK 40mm Modular Turret).
However, a lesser known variant was built earlier. The ARTEC Boxer Modular Turret w/ 30mm Bushmaster Mk44S + Javelins was built and tested by LMUK in 2013-2014, and consisted of an earlier modular turret design, mounting a 30mm Bushmaster Autocannon alongside a twin Javelin launcher. The system underwent firing trials for both the 30mm and Javelins at Cranfield Ordnance Test & Evaluation Center in early 2014, displaying the capabilities to a potential unnamed export customer (likely Qatar). No significant interest was garnered, and the project was not taken further, with subsequent LMUK turrets instead integrating the significantly more powerful 40mm CTA cannon.
In-game, this vehicle would be a clear downgrade compared to the two above 40mm + Javelin systems, however this would allow it to be placed at an accordingly lower BR. With the addition of the recent EBRC Jaguar, a wheeled CTA + FnF missile system is going to sit at a minimum BR of 11.0, whereas vehicles such as the Freccia OWS and Vilkas show that the Bushmaster is sufficiently worse than the CTA to warrant a drop in BR to 10.7, a BR at which Britain fairly desperately needs a capable IFV.
Specifications
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Armament
Primary: Bushmaster 30mm Mk 44S Autocannon
Additional: FGM-148 Javelin (pod of 2 on right side of turret; potential for more stowed in hull)
Chassis
Images
Sources
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Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Successful Javelin Firing From Turret In U.K. Test - May 15, 2014
https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/14111/html/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2kBLg5O3Hk
LMUK Turret Systems Brochure (available here - covers 40mm systems but also includes an image of the 30mm turret)
Lockheed Martin weapons turret demonstrated with missile system - UPI.com
Lockheed test-fires Javelin missile from new weapons turret - Army Technology
Lockheed Martin fires Javelin from new turret | Shephard
ARTEC Boxer brochure (available here)
Additional ARTEC Boxer brochure (available here)