Australia Dismisses Speculations About Broken $1 Billion Army Deal With Germany

Australian Army sappers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment guide an Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle through the decontamination bay during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence training serial at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, May 11, 2023. (CPL Nicole Dorrett, Australian Defence Forces).

The Australian government has denied that negotiations with Germany over the supply of Australian-made armed vehicles have broken down.

In July, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced during his trip to Berlin that Germany would purchase over 100 new Boxer Heavy Weapon Carriers, an eight-by-eight-wheeled, all-terrain Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, from Australia.