On February 17, the German State Secretary in charge of relation with the German Parliament in the Federal Ministry of Defense, Dr. Peter Tauber, visited the OCCAR MALE RPAS Programme Division (MRPD) premises in Hallbergmoos.

Two major contracts have been signed for the BOXER Programme on behalf of the German customer within one week.

On 16 February 2017, the Defence Ministers of Belgium, Germany and Norway signed a Declaration of Intent to join the European Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) of Airbus 330-200 transport and tanker aircraft, created by the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

During a BOXER Programme Review Meeting on 1st February 2017 in Bonn, a major milestone in the BOXER Programme was celebrated: The delivery of the 400th BOXER vehicle to the Royal Netherlands Army on 20th December 2016.