As part of the Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) program, the Finnish Armed Forces will deploy heavy armored Patria 6×6 vehicles from Patria. Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen has authorized the Finnish Armed Forces Logistics Command to start a series procurement of the heavy armoured personnel carriers.
The first phase of the procurement includes a pre-series vehicle and 20 remote-controlled weapon stations from Kongsbergwhich will be integrated into the vehicles. The procurement also includes an option for the purchase of a further 18 vehicles as well as provisions for equipping the vehicles, maintenance, spare parts and training. https://militaeraktuell.at/dassault-erste-rafale-treffen-in-kroatien-ein/ “The heavy armored vehicle variants differ from the Patria 6×6-basic vehicle variants (of which Finland has already procured numerous vehicles) by a higher protection rate and firepower, which enables better cover, for example in crisis management tasks. The Patria 6×6 heavy armored vehicle with remote-controlled weapon systems is the final result of the research and development work of several countries,” says Jussi Järvinen, Executive Vice President of the Finnish Patria Division. In addition to Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Germany are currently involved in the program. The program began in 2020 and around 700 Patria 6×6 vehicles were ordered as part of the collaboration. The joint program has now also aroused interest in other countries.
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