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David Brown Santasalo Power Packs for UK Boxer MIV Programme

: May 5, 2021 - : 1:06 pm

David Brown Santasalo (DBS), a leading power transmission company, will supply Powerpack blocks for the UK Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicles.

On behalf of WFEL and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), DBS will assemble around 250 Powerpack blocks (transmission, engine and cooling systems). Delivery will begin in Autumn 2022 and covering a 10-year period of supply. The Boxer vehicles are being provided to the UK MoD as part of the £2.3bn contract placed with the ARTEC consortium in November 2019.

“Through the development of this key partnership with KMW and WFEL, we are delighted to continue to contribute to the UK economy and our local community through job retention and creation of new roles,” said Steve Watson, DBS Global Defence Director and Managing Director UK. “We relish the opportunity to continue to strengthen our local team.”

“As we head closer towards the first ever manufacture of BOXER vehicles here in the UK, we are delighted to welcome DBS to our UK supply chain, a company which has undergone rigorous supplier selection criteria, as part of our wider programme of manufacturing readiness for this vital new capability for the British Army’s Strike Brigade,” said Ian Anderton, WFEL Managing Director.

The David Brown Santasalo contract is one of the first tranche of UK supply chain contracts to be awarded for the Boxer MIV programme and will help support economic growth and level-up regional economic opportunity. The MIV programme aims to support and enhance the UK supply chain, including SMEs. It will also ensure that the UK retains the skills and expertise to support the Boxer vehicles throughout their operational life.

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