Patria 6×6
| Patria 6×6 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Finland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2021–present |
| Used by | See Operators below |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Patria |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 24,000 kg (53,000 lb) |
| Length | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Width | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 2-3 (commander, driver, optional gunner) 8–10 passengers[1] |
| Armor | STANAG 4569 level K2, M2a/b (Optional level K4, M4a/b) |
| Engine | DC 09 Scania AB Diesel 294 kW (394 hp) |
| Power/weight | 12.25 kW/t (16.66 PS/t) (max weight), 18.3 kW/t (24.9 PS/t) (min weight) |
| Suspension | 6×6 wheeled independent coil spring (optional hydropneumatic) suspension |
Operational range | 700 km (430 mi) |
| Maximum speed | over 100 km/h (60 mph) on land up to 8 km/h (5.0 mph) in water |
The Patria 6×6 is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced by the Finnish defence industry company Patria.
Patria 6×6 is primarily designed for troop transport but can be configured for other roles as well. The basic platform can be tailored to meet varying user requirements by many optional features e.g. swimming system, winch, upgraded armour protection and diverse weapon systems.[1] Available weapons range from machine gun up to 25/30 mm medium calibre direct fire weapon systems and Patria Nemo 120 mm turreted mortar system.
The layout has driver and commander in front, engine compartment behind the driver and rear compartment for troop and role specific equipment. A passage in right side allows moving between front and rear compartments.
Patria 6×6 chassis is based on Patria AMVXP structures and components. The expected service life of the vehicle is more than 30 years.[1]
History
Patria 6x6 was launched at Eurosatory 2018 exhibition in June 2018. A variant with Patria Nemo turreted mortar system was exhibited in DSEi 2019 and a Heavy Armoured Personnel Carrier variant with 25 mm remote weapon system in DSEi 2021.
Common Armoured Vehicle System CAVS Programme
In early 2020 Finland and Latvia agreed a joint development programme for Common Armoured Vehicle Systems (CAVS) based on Patria 6x6. The programme remains open for other nations to join it.[2] As a result of CAVS Programme, Latvia announced an order for over 200 vehicles.[3] It is planned that from 2023 Patria 6x6 for needs of Latvian army will be fully produced in Latvia, with partial production starting in 2022.[4] First vehicles were delivered in October 2021.[5] Finland followed with a letter of intent to procure 160 vehicles in 2023.[2] The FDF signed an agreement with Patria to acquire three pre-series vehicles delivered by summer 2022 for test use before the final serial order.[6] In 2022, Sweden, Estonia and Germany joined the CAVS Programme.[7][8]
Operators
Latvia- Member of the CAVS programme. Procured 200 vehicles (to be delivered between 2021 and 2029).[3]
See also
Comparable systems
References
- ^ a b c "Patria 6x6 Armoured Wheeled Vehicle, Finland".
- ^ a b c "Finland, Latvia and Patria reach agreement on Common Armoured Vehicle System".
- ^ a b "Joint 6x6 programme proceeds - Patria provides 6x6 armoured vehicles for Finland and Latvia". 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Patria Latvia: No 2023. gada 6x6 transportlīdzekļi tiks ražoti un komplektēti Latvijā".
- ^ "Remarkable step forward in the joint 6x6 programme – Patria delivered the first vehicles to Latvia". 29 October 2021.
- ^ GDC (21 February 2022). "Finland Ordered Pre-production Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicle". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Sweden joins Common Armoured Vehicle System programme". Janes. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Germany and Finland sign a Statement of Intent regarding the Common Armoured Vehicle System".
- ^ "Finland orders pre-series CAVS 6x6 vehicles". Shephard. 28 January 2022.