On September 23, 2009, the first Boxer was officially handed over to the German Federal Office of Defence, Technology and Procurement (BWB). So far, about 600 Boxers are planned for the German Army. When the high numbers of Fuchs´ become obsolete by 2020, more Boxers are likely to follow. On Decemthe German parliament approved the procurement of 272 Boxers for the German Army, to replace shares of its M113 and Fuchs TPz 1 vehicles. The fighting versions of the YPR-765 will be replaced by the CV90 IFV. The Netherlands requires around 400 Boxers, to replace the M577 and the support variants of the YPR-765 in the Royal Netherlands Army, with the Netherlands having already confirmed the procurement of 200 vehicles in autumn of 2006. Production deliveries were scheduled to commence in 2004, but the numerous design changes and political problems delayed production until 2008.
The first Dutch prototype was delivered in October 2003. The first prototype was delivered to Germany in 2002 and was subject to evaluation trials in Germany. Each partner in the programme (including the UK) was to receive four prototypes by July 2004. In July 2003, shortly after the start of the Iraq war, the UK Ministry of Defence announced its intention to withdraw from the Boxer programme and focus on the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES). However, in early 2001 the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding and joined the project. The project was originally started as a joint venture between Germany, Britain and France, but France left the programme in 1999, later to pursue their own design, the Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI).
The Boxer is a cooperative European design project aimed at producing the next generation of armoured utility vehicle.