• A Lithuanian 'Viklas' Boxer, equipped with a 30mm remote controlled turret fires an AT missile. Credit: Rheinmetall Defence Australia
    A Lithuanian 'Viklas' Boxer, equipped with a 30mm remote controlled turret fires an AT missile. Credit: Rheinmetall Defence Australia
  • The UK was an early partner in the development of the Boxer CRV, hence the moniker ‘British by Birth’. Credit: Rheinmetall
    The UK was an early partner in the development of the Boxer CRV, hence the moniker ‘British by Birth’. Credit: Rheinmetall
  • The Rheinmetall Boxer CRV is subjected to a simulated IED blast test. Credit Defence
    The Rheinmetall Boxer CRV is subjected to a simulated IED blast test. Credit Defence
  • One of Rheinmetall's Boxer CRV test vehicles during the current Risk Mitigation Activity. Credit: Rheinmetall Defence Australia
    One of Rheinmetall's Boxer CRV test vehicles during the current Risk Mitigation Activity. Credit: Rheinmetall Defence Australia
  • Lance turret construction work underway at the Supacat facility. Credit: Rheinmetall Defence Australia
    Lance turret construction work underway at the Supacat facility. Credit: Rheinmetall Defence Australia
  • A Rheinmetall Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle drives onto the heavy vehicle deck of the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Canberra during a series of trials at Fleet Base East in Sydney on 6 December 2016. Credit: Defence
    A Rheinmetall Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle drives onto the heavy vehicle deck of the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Canberra during a series of trials at Fleet Base East in Sydney on 6 December 2016. Credit: Defence
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Cablex picks up more Boxer work in Europe

18 January 2018
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MELBOURNE-based manufacturer Cablex has stepped up its exports to Europe with the company signing new agreements with Rheinmetall Defence Australia to supply Australian-made products for Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle programs in Germany and Lithuania.

Cablex is manufacturing and supplying power distribution boxes for the Boxer program supplying more than 400 armoured vehicles to the German Bundeswehr. These electronic boxes control various electrical functions in the vehicle. The Cablex contract is the second the company has signed for this fleet of vehicles, the first agreement signed in September 2016.

Cablex signed a contract last year for the manufacture and supply of electrical wiring harnesses for the BOXER Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) Project in Lithuania. The company has now signed a second contract for the supply of additional cabling for the same project, the wire harnesses incorporating a wide variety of electrical cable assemblies for the electrical power and signal distribution system in the vehicle.

The Republic of Lithuania and ARTEC - a joint venture between Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) and Krauss Maffei Wegmann (KMW) – have signed a contract for the procurement of 88 Boxer vehicles in four Infantry Fighting Vehicle versions called “VILKAS” within the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The Infantry Fighting Vehicles will be equipped with a remote controlled turret with a 30mm cannon and an anti-tank missile.

Of course Rheinmetall is also bidding Boxer CRV in Australia, through the Land 400 Phase 2 program, as well as into the UK through the ARTEC joint venture bidding for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) program. Both programs are expected to draw on Cablex expertise and products should Boxer be downselected, the company already one of selected teaming partners for Land 400 Phase 2.

The UK was an early partner in the development of the Boxer CRV, hence the moniker ‘British by Birth’. Credit: Rheinmetall
The UK was an early partner in the development of the Boxer CRV, hence the moniker ‘British by Birth’. Credit: Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall Defence Australia managing director Gary Stewart said a commitment to innovation, capability and high performance enabled Cablex to compete against international competitors to secure international contracts.

“Cablex has demonstrated how Australian manufacturing capability can open up new and exciting opportunities for local SMEs in offshore markets under our Global Supply Chain agreement.

“This comes at a critical time for many Australian companies seeking new markets and Rheinmetall’s worldwide leadership in the military vehicles sector will provide a new pathway to global markets.”

Cablex Founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Zimmer said these contracts were a result of the good relationship between the two companies and represented a major milestone for Cablex in its push into the European market.

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