British Government Orders latest generation Artillery System from KNDS

72 RCH 155 Wheeled Howitzers from KNDS for the British Army

Munich, 14 May, 2026 – The British Army will receive the world's most advanced artillery system, the RCH 155 wheeled howitzer. KNDS will deliver a total of 72 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers to the British Army.

“The United Kingdom is definitely one of our most important BOXER customers and is also a significant location for manufacturing the systems. Scaling up KNDS's production capacity in the UK plays a crucial role in equipping all our BOXER customers and thus Europe's defence capabilities,” said Florian Hohenwarter, CEO of KNDS Deutschland.

KNDS has signed a corresponding contract with ARTEC (OEM of the BOXER system and a joint venture between KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall Landsysteme). This followed the British government's tasking of OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement) to procure the system through ARTEC.

In December 2025, Germany and UK signed a bi-national framework agreement with ARTEC as the contractor, under which the RCH 155 is to be qualified for use by both nations.

The RCH 155 is an armoured wheeled howitzer that combines the firepower and effective range of the unmanned, fully automatic, and remotely controlled Artillery Gun Module (AGM) with the high level of protection and mobility of the proven BOXER wheeled armoured vehicle. It is the only artillery system in the world capable of conducting combat while on the move. As a systematic development based on the PzH 2000, the RCH 155 possesses all the functionalities of a modern artillery system, with the highest level of crew protection.

The BOXER is one of the best-protected 8x8 wheeled vehicles in the world. Its modular concept, consisting of a drive module and a mission module, offers a high degree of flexibility and a wide range of variants, from ambulances to the world's most advanced wheeled howitzer and wheeled infantry fighting vehicle systems. In all its variants, it offers the crew maximum protection against mines, improvised explosive devices, and gunfire, and is characterized by high mobility both on roads and in the most challenging terrain. With over 2,000 systems, the BOXER is under contract with Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, UK, Qatar, Australia, and Ukraine.