The European defence organisation OCCAR has commissioned Artec GmbH to deliver 69 additional Schakal wheeled infantry fighting vehicles to the German and Dutch armed forces. Germany is to receive 35 vehicles and the Royal Netherlands Army 34.
Artec GmbH, a joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland, is the prime contractor for the Boxer programme. Rheinmetall said the two option call-offs have a combined value for the company in the mid three-digit million-euro range. Current plans schedule deliveries from May 2032 to November 2033.
On 24 June 2026, the German Bundestag’s Budget Committee approved the first call-off of the contractually agreed Schakal options. The main contract, awarded in October 2025, covers 222 vehicles and includes an option for up to 200 more. Following the first call-off, the total number of Schakal vehicles to be delivered will rise to 291.
