Rheinmetall Wins Fox Upgrade Contract Worth €36 Million

Rheinmetall has been awarded a €36 million contract by German Army to upgrade an additional 25 Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles.

This contract will bring the old vehicles up to the new 1A8 version, enhancing the protection levels in the previous version.

The upgrades make the vehicle the best-protected wheeled armoured vehicle in its weight class. The 1A8 enhancements provide greater protection from landmines and IEDs, which continue to pose a widespread threat in Afghanistan. It also offers better protection from ballistic fire. The infantry section vehicles are also equipped with an unmanned weapon station, giving them improved self-defence capabilities.

The 25 vehicles that form this order come in five different configurations, three of which the German Army is procuring for the first time: seven HRM communication vehicles equipped with high-frequency HRM radio systems; five command and fire control vehicles for indirect fire/joint operations tactical fire support; four combat weather section vehicles for indirect fire/joint operations tactical fire support (weather data collection and analysis); six armoured reconnaissance vehicles; and three EOD section vehicles.

This contract will upgrade 177 Fox 1 vehicles totally, with 123 apparently delivered till date.