Saudi RSLF, Boxer IFV and alternatives – Update 1note

The General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces is said to have decided to go ahead with a project to buy 8x8 Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF). The following 362-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells how many IFVs the RSLF command intends to get and what for. It also tells what about the Boxer IFV and what about the alternatives. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 22/15 – April 10, 2015)]