Sweden Joins Common Armored 6×6 Vehicle System Program

Sweden is the third country to join the research and development phase of this inter-governmental program, initiated by Finland and Latvia in 2021 By DA Staff / 06 Jun 2022

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Sweden has joined the research and development program of the Common Armored 6×6 Vehicle System (CAVS) program. The agreement was signed by the Swedish materiel administration (FMV), the Ministry of Defence of Finland, the Ministry of Defence of Latvia, and Patria.

Sweden is the third country to join the research and development phase of this inter-governmental program, which was initiated by Finland and Latvia in 2021. The Finnish-Latvian joint 6×6 vehicle program proceeds on schedule as Patria has already delivered more than ten Patria 6×6 armored wheeled vehicles to Latvia.

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Representatives in the signing ceremony: Mr Göran Mårtensson, National Armaments Director, Sweden; Mr Mārtiņš Paškēvičs, National Armaments Director, Latvia; Mr Jari Mikkonen, Major General, Finnish Defence Forces; Mr Jussi Järvinen, Executive Vice President, Patria and Mr Mats Warstedt, Senior Vice President, Patria

The 6×6 armored vehicle system development will be performed by Patria, which has more than four decades of experience from developing and delivering state-of-the-art protected troop transportation. Patria 6×6 is built on the heritage of the legendary Patria XA series as well as on the success of Patria AMV, both vehicle types currently in use by the Swedish Armed Forces. While Patria 6×6 is primarily designed for troop transport, the vehicle is modular and can be configured for a wide range of different roles.

“We welcome Sweden into this CAVS program, which will provide the Swedish Armed Forces with the latest protected troop transport technology as well as further increase the affordability of the system for all member nations,” said Mats Warstedt, Head of Market Area Nordics at Patria. “Patria has successfully worked with the Swedish Armed Forces and FMV in many programs over the years, and we are really looking forward to getting their competence and experience into the CAVS program.”

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