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Tognum to supply mtu Engines for the BOXER Armored Vehicle

Posted on August 10, 2009

Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions and its Business Unit Engines received orders for the supply of more than 200 mtu engines for the Boxer armored vehicle (AV). The order volume amounts to approx. 17 million EUR. Most of the engines will be supplied for Boxer vehicles of the Royal Dutch Army and a smaller part for vehicles of the German Bundeswehr.

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Ein mtu-Dieselmotor vom Typ 8V 199 TE20 treibt das gepanzerte Transport-Kraftfahrzeug Boxer mit einer Leistung von 530 kW (721 PS) an. Der Motor beschleunigt das bis zu 33 Tonnen schwere Fahrzeug auf eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von über 100 km/h. An mtu 8V 199 TE20 diesel engine with 530 kW (721 HP) powers the BOXER armored transport vehicle. The engine accelerates the vehicle weighing up to 33 tons to a top speed of more than 100 km/h. JPG, 2 MB

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  • Tognum receives follow-up order for supply of more than 200 mtu 8V 199 TE 20 engines with 530 kW
  • Order volume: approx. 17 million EUR

Friedrichshafen, 10 August 2009. Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions and its Business Unit Engines received orders for the supply of more than 200 mtu engines for the Boxer armored vehicle (AV). The order volume amounts to approx. 17 million EUR. Most of the engines will be supplied for Boxer vehicles of the Royal Dutch Army and a smaller part for vehicles of the German Bundeswehr. For the Boxer AVs of the German Army, mtu had received an order for the supply of engines as early as 2007. The first standard-production vehicle will be delivered to the German Army on September 23, 2009. The Netherlands will receive its first vehicles in early 2011.

"This follow-up order shows once again the confidence our customers have in our products and their satisfaction with mtu´s performance", Rainer Breidenbach, Member of the Tognum Board with responsibiliy for the Business Unit Engines, emphasized the significance of the order.

The Boxer armored vehicle is powered by an mtu 8V 199 TE20 diesel engine with a power output of 530 kW (710 bhp). The engine accelerates the vehicle weighing up to 33 tons to a maximum speed of more than 100 km/h. Engine Series 199 is based on the latest design status of the Mercedes-Benz OM 500 commercial vehicle engine and has been modified by mtu for military applications. This includes, in particular, the power upgrade in comparison to the commercial vehicle engine as well as the dry-sump lubrication in order to meet the requirements for operation at extreme inclinations. Only this way can the technical demands on military vehicles such as high power output, compact design and utmost reliability under extreme operating conditions be met.

The Boxer is a heavily-armored, off-road, 8x8 AWD vehicle which is manufactured in nine different versions. Each of them is based on a drive module which is almost identical for all versions; this drive module is supplemented by mission modules.
Wolfgang Boller Spokesman Regional and Business Media
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