8x8 IFV [Qatar]
Last reviewed: 29th January 2025
Snapshot
Due to the collapse of a deal with Nexter to procure 490 VBCI-2 8x8 armoured vehicles, Qatar is understood to have an outstanding requirement for a new 8x8 IFV to replace legacy platforms in service with its armed forces.
Specific details concerning the programme have not been disclosed, but it is likely to be similar to the failed VBCI deal, which was reported to cover the acquisition of 490 vehicles for EUR 1.5 billion ($1.61 billion).
According to an industry source at Eurosatory 2024, Qatar and KNDS are apparently in the later stages of negotiations for the Boxer 8x8 vehicle fitted with the RCT40 turret also from KNDS.
Summary
- Programme value:
- $1.8 billion (Modelled)
- Units required:
- 490 (Modelled)
- Award year:
- 2025
- Status:
- Forecast
- Type:
- Procurement - new
- Systems:
-
Boxer - Potential
Superav Land - Potential
VBCI - Potential
- Unit cost:
- $3.2 million (Modelled)
- PGO:
- 70% ?
Summary
- Programme value:
- $1.8 billion (Modelled)
- Units required:
- 490 (Modelled)
- Award year:
- 2025
- Status:
- Forecast
- Type:
- Procurement - new
- Systems:
-
Boxer - Potential
Superav Land - Potential
VBCI - Potential
- Unit cost:
- $3.2 million (Modelled)
- PGO:
- 70% ?
Bids and suppliers
ARTEC - Boxer - GERMANY
Potential
IDV - Superav Land - ITALY
Potential
KNDS - VBCI - NETHERLANDS
Potential
Additional Information
Programme Background
Qatar is believed to require a new 8x8 armoured vehicle platform to replace a range of legacy wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles currently in service with its armed forces, including the AMX-10RC, AMX-10P and VAB.
Following a competitive evaluation, it selected the Nexter VBCI-2 over Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) in December 2017. Qatar was expected to procure multiple variants of the VBCI-2, consisting of an APC, ambulance, command post, IFV, mortar carrier and reconnaissance vehicle.
Despite the selection, negotiations failed to progress into a firm contract. According to French media reports, a French government investigation into allegations of corruption concerning Qatari national Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of PSG football club, threatened to jeopardise the contract.
Although subsequent reports claimed that French officials had managed to rescue the contract for Nexter, the programme appears to have stalled and there are several indications that Qatar is evaluating alternative platforms.
Among the alternative platforms under consideration could be the ARTEC consortium's Boxer and the Iveco Defence Vehicles Superav Land. A variant of the former equipped with the Kongsberg RT60 unmanned turret was developed for an undisclosed Middle Eastern customer and unveiled in May 2021, while the latter was demonstrated to Qatari officials in October 2020 ahead of its official public debut. The RT60-armed Boxer is expected to be production-ready by late 2022.
However, while there is plentiful evidence to suggest that Qatar is seeking another 8x8 armoured vehicle in place of the VBCI-2, the existence of such a programme has not been officially confirmed and no specific details concerning the number of vehicles required or the proposed budget have been revealed.
Forecast Methodology
As the existence of this programme has not been officially confirmed, the figures in this forecast are speculative estimates based on reported details of the 2017 VBCI-2 deal.
Units Required
Qatar was reported to have negotiated for the procurement of 490 VBCI-2s, suggesting a similar number of vehicles will be procured from an alternative vendor.
Programme Value and Unit Cost
The sale was reported to be worth $1.61 billion and it is estimated that each VBCI-2 would have had a unit cost of $2.957 million. This estimate was calculated by subtracting 10% from the value of the contract to account for support costs and dividing the remainder by 490.
Any future 8x8 procurement is expected to have a similar cost after accounting for inflation. When inflated to 2021 dollar values, the contract value is $1.754 billion and the unit cost is $3.222 million.
Programme Timeline
There is no indication as to when Qatar could sign a contract and take delivery of a new 8x8 armoured vehicle. Given that alternative platforms such as the Boxer and SuperAV Land appear to have been undergoing evaluations since 2020, it is possible that a contract could be signed in 2025.
There is typically a two-year lag time between the signing of a contract and the first deliveries. This suggests that first deliveries could take place in 2026. Since the VBCI-2 has yet to enter serial production, deliveries are forecast to take six years if production attains a rate of 100 vehicles per year.
In this yearly forecast, the estimated procurement value of this contract has been pro-rated across the forecast delivery period in line with the number of vehicles forecast to be procured each year. The number of vehicles forecast to be procured in the initial years of the programme has been gradually ramped up to account for the transition to full-rate production.
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Summary
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- Units required:
- 490 (Modelled)
- Award year:
- 2025
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Land Warfare
Lithuania receives first two Vilkas IFVs
21st December 2017
The Lithuanian armed forces have received two Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence announced on 15 December. The unarmed vehicles …
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Land Warfare
GDA 2017: Qatar becomes first VBCI export customer
7th December 2017
The French-made VBCI 8x8 armoured vehicle has finally secured an export customer in Qatar, following a billion-dollar trade deal finalised between France and the Gulf …
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Land Warfare
Australian steel for Rheinmetall Boxer bid
25th October 2017
Bisalloy Steel Group will develop and produce high performance armour steel for the Rheinmetall Boxer vehicle should it be selected for Australia’s Land 400 Phase …
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Land Warfare
Pacific 2017: Land 400 missiles slug it out
4th October 2017
While Rheinmetall’s Boxer and BAE Systems’ AMV35 8x8 armoured vehicles are duking it out to win a contract from the Australian Army under Project Land …
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Land Warfare
LAND 400 Phase 2 testing complete
15th August 2017
Blast testing has been completed on the two contenders vying for Australia's LAND 400 Phase 2 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) programme, the Australian Department of Defence …
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall unveils new Infantry System
19th July 2017
Rheinmetall has introduced a new Infantry System designed to bring its Future Soldier–Expanded System (IdZ-ES) and other sensors and effectors together into the networked-enabled operations loop.The …
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Digital Battlespace
Rohde & Schwarz wins SVFuA contract
14th July 2017
Rohde & Schwarz has won a contract from the German Federal Ministry of Defense to equip German armed forces command vehicles with the joint radio …
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Digital Battlespace
IDE’s WiSPR system for Boxer
6th July 2017
Intracom Defense Electronics has signed a $1.36 million contract with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles to supply WiSPR intercommunications systems for the Boxer infantry fighting vehicle, …
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Land Warfare
Occar, Artec sign Boxer retrofit contract
5th July 2017
Occar and Artec have signed a contract for the company to retrofit the German armed forces' Boxer vehicle fleet to the A2 standard, Occar announced on 29 …
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Land Warfare
Land 400 begins air transport trials
20th June 2017
Australia's defence procurement project, LAND 400 Phase 2, has commenced air transportability trials, the Australian Department of Defence announced on 19 June. LAND 400 Phase 2 …
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Land Warfare
NIOA joins Rheinmetall Land 400 team
4th May 2017
NIOA has joined the Rheinmetall Defence Australia team for its Land 400 Phase 2 bid to the Australian Defence Force, Rheinmetall announced on 2 May.The …
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Land Warfare
Dutch Boxer throws first punch
17th March 2017
The Dutch Army's 13th Light Brigade conducted its first live firings from the Boxer armoured vehicle in March. The brigade's 42 Battalion Limburgse Jagers (Limburg …
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Land Warfare
Analysis: Will Land 400 mismatch Australian needs?
15th February 2017
The two shortlisted contenders in the Australian Army's Land 400 Phase 2 competition – the BAE Systems/Patria AMV35 and Rheinmetall Boxer – recently undertook compatibility …
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Land Warfare
Netherlands receives new Boxer vehicle
14th February 2017
OCCAR has announced the delivery of the 400th Boxer vehicle under its trilateral co-operation programme between Germany, the Netherlands and Lithuania.The vehicle – an Armoured …
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Land Warfare
Transport testing underway for Land 400 Phase 2
8th February 2017
Trials of Australia's Land 400 Phase 2 contenders have taken place on HMAS Canberra to determine whether the tendered vehicles can be deployed to designated …
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Land Warfare
Wanted Down Under: local businesses for Land 400
24th October 2016
The Australian Department of Defence announced an opportunity roadmap for local companies to work on the Land 400 Phase 2 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) programme …
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Land Warfare
DVD 2016: MIV rolls forward
12th September 2016
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed additional details regarding its proposed requirement for a Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics …
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Land Warfare
Land Forces 2016: Boxer dukes it out with AMV35
7th September 2016
The Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 2 programme for combat reconnaissance vehicles attracted top attention at Land Forces 2016 in Adelaide, with the field now …
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Land Warfare
MSPO 2016: Samson Mk IIs for Lithuanian Boxers
31st August 2016
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will supply its Samson Mk II Remote Weapon Station (RWS) for the Boxer vehicles being delivered to the Lithuanian armed forces …
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Land Warfare
Lithuania orders Boxer vehicles
22nd August 2016
Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) joint venture Artec will supply the Lithuanian armed forces with 88 Boxer multirole armoured fighting vehicles under a €390 million …
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Land Warfare
Australia downselects Land 400 Phase 2
28th July 2016
Australia has narrowed down contenders for its Land 400 Phase 2 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) programme to two. The competition is now between the Rheinmetall …
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Land Warfare
Sentinel II sees light of day in Tasmania
1st July 2016
Elbit Land Systems Australia (ELSA) recently unveiled its Sentinel II combat reconnaissance vehicle being offered for Australia’s Land 400 Phase 2 programme. Together with partners …
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Land Warfare
Netherlands revises Boxer vehicle contract
1st June 2016
OCCAR and original equipment manufacturer ARTEC have signed a contract for a new Boxer armoured fighting vehicle mix for the Netherlands at the OCCAR-EA headquarters …
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Defence Notes
Germany to invest €130 billion in defence
3rd February 2016
German will invest €130 billion in the Bundeswehr over the next 15 years, defence minister Ursula von der Leyen announced on 27 January. She said that …
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Land Warfare
Denmark awards Piranha 5 contract
28th January 2016
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has signed a contract worth $600 million for the sale of 309 Piranha 5 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to …
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall forms Vehicle Systems division
27th January 2016
Rheinmetall will form a new division called ‘Vehicle Systems’, under which the company will consolidate its defence military vehicle activities, it was announced on 25 …
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Land Warfare
Germany orders more Boxer vehicles
21st December 2015
Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) joint venture Artec will supply Germany with additional Boxer armoured fighting vehicles under a $516 million order announced on 18 …
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Land Warfare
Spanish combat vehicle contract nears
26th November 2015
Spanish Army plans to replace their old BMR-600 6x6 vehicles (pictured above) are gathering pace as a contract for a new 8x8 vehicle draws closer. …
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Land Warfare
VBCI batch 2 underway
28th September 2015
Final deliveries of the first batch of VBCI 8x8 vehicles for the French Army were completed this year and the next set has started arriving. …
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Land Warfare
Bids in for Land 400 Phase 2
16th September 2015
Four bidders are vying for Australia’s Land 400 Phase 2 requirement for a total of 225 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV). These will replace 253 Australian …
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2015: UK mech role for upgraded VBCI
15th September 2015
French armoured vehicle manufacturer Nexter has unveiled a new variant of its Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI) 8x8 vehicle, which it sees as a …
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall bids for LAND 400 Phase 2
7th September 2015
Rheinmetall has submitted its bid for Australia’s LAND 400 Phase 2- Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability programme, it announced on 3 September. The team includes Northrop …
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Land Warfare
Franco-German industry unites
30th July 2015
A next generation European tank looks to be on the horizon following the merger of armoured vehicle manufacturers Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter. Nexter, a …
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Land Warfare
Nexter presents first Aravis to Gabon
17th June 2015
Nexter Systems has presented the first Aravis infantry mobility vehicle in peacekeeping configuration to the Gabon defence forces, the company announced on 16 June. The …
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Land Warfare
Industry teams bid for Aussie CRV
12th June 2015
Australia's Request for Tender (RfT) for the Land 400 Phase 2 programme will close in August as contenders have struggled to respond. The initial date of …
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Land Warfare
France receives first 32-tonne VBCI vehicles
14th April 2015
The French defense procurement agency, DGA, has taken delivery of the first three 32-tonne VBCI wheeled armoured vehicles, the Ministry of Defence announced on 9 …
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2015: Domestic 8x8 APC option for UAE
24th February 2015
The Emirates Defence Technology (EDT) company in the UAE launched its 8x8 armoured vehicle called Enigma at the IDEX exhibition. This could mean other international …
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Land Warfare
Nexter, Hydrema sign VBCI partnership agreement
16th December 2014
Nexter has signed a partnership agreement with Hydrema as it seeks to strengthen its industry ties with Denmark ahead of a decision from the Danish …
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Land Warfare
Is this the beginning of European land consolidation?
2nd July 2014
French military vehicles manufacturer Nexter and the German armaments producer KMW have signed an agreement to create a joint holding company. The two industrial giants …
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Land Warfare
First Boxer Ambulance delivered to the Netherlands
1st July 2014
The Royal Netherlands Army has taken delivery of the first Boxer Ambulance vehicle from ARTEC, the Kraus Maffei Wegman and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles …
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Land Warfare
DVD2014: LAV III demonstrator from GD arrives
26th June 2014
General Dynamics’ new LAV III demonstrator vehicle that includes upgrades for increased mobility, firepower and protection is on display at the DVD exhibition in Millbrook, …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory: KMW unveils AGM-mounted Boxer
20th June 2014
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has integrated its Artillery Gun Module (AGM) onto the ARTEC Boxer multirole armoured vehicle (MRAV), the company revealed at Eurosatory in Paris. …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory: Nexter modifie VBCI transporteur de troupe
18th June 2014
la version troupe APC du Nexter 8x8 VBCI IFV a été adaptée suite aux résultats de recherche et les commentaires de ses opérateurs. En représentation …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory: Nexter modifies VBCI troop carrier
18th June 2014
The troop carrying APC variant of the Nexter 8x8 VBCI IFV has been adapted by the company to make improvements following feedback from tests and …
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Land Warfare
Colombian LAVs delivered
6th May 2014
The Colombian Army (COLAR) took delivery of an initial batch of 11 GDLS-C LAV-III armoured personnel carriers in mid-April, it has emerged. COLAR will use …
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Defence Notes
Dutch MoD welcomes extra budget
30th October 2013
The Dutch MoD has reversed a series of austerity measures after negotiations within the government led to the release of an additional €115 million into …
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