[2] In September 2018, UK Defence Minister Stuart Andrew announced that Artec had been given the go-ahead to invite industry to bring forward actual contractible proposals for work on Boxer, allowing Artec to complete their supplier selection process before returning to the MOD with a formal proposal in 2019.
The winning design provisionally selected for the FRES Utility Vehicle contract was the Piranha V, manufactured by General Dynamics.
[8] Several news articles had speculated that it might be based on the design of the French VBCI infantry fighting vehicle.
The Boxer is an eight-wheeled multirole vehicle, consisting of two key elements: the platform/drive-line and the removable mission module.
The mission module is a key feature of Boxer, it allowing the vehicle to be rapidly changed to meet different operational requirements.