May 2018 saw the ESSOR Programme Division actively contribute to two important events in parallel: a "PESCO Workshop” organised  France and Italy in Paris on 24 and 25 May, and the Wireless Innovation Forum in Madrid, on 23 and 24 May.

In February the Slovenian MoD announced on its homepage that they had chosen BOXER as the base vehicle to form two new mechanised infantry battlegroups. Slovenia joining OCCAR by becoming the fourth Participating State in the BOXER Programme will eventually be a reality soon.