According to official information, the Ungeschützte Transport Fahrzeuge (UTF) project was launched in July 2014. Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) and Iveco Defence Vehicles both entered the tender for the UTF contract. After seven month of trials conducted by the Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 41, the technical centre for land-based vehicle systems, engineer and general field equipment in Trier, the RMMV entry was eventually chosen to become the new UTF of the Bundeswehr. On 5th July 2017 RMMV was issued a framework contract by the Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr or BAAINBw (federal office of the Bundeswehr for equipment, information technology and in-service support) that covers the production of up to 2,571 vehicles of the HX2 truck range from this manufacturer for the Bundeswehr up to 2024.