The ASLAVs are getting on 30 years now, apparently their end of life cycle is 2021.
However... some of our M113s are getting on 40+ years (because of life extension rebuilds etc. etc.). The first Army Reserve unit I joined was armoured recce, I was 20 years old and some of our "buckets" were already older than i was. 2015 marked 50 years of service in the Australian Army for the 113 and they expect our AS3 and AS4 variants to be in service until 2025.
60 years of service for the bucket but the LAVs are no good after 30.
Make of that what you will.
In regards to the Boxer, I understand we are getting the IFV variant which means it will have a 2-man turret mounting a 30mm autocannon so in theory the Boxer is a capability upgrade over the 25mm armed ASLAV.
EDIT: And something that makes the Boxer more attractive, we are getting technology transfer, licences etc. etc. so we are able to build the vehicle in Australia (this includes setting up the facility to do so in Queensland) - something we never had with the ASLAVs.
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