Patria 6×6

The Patria 6×6 (Patria XA-300)[2] is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced by the Finnish defence industry company Patria.

Patria 6×6
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originFinland
Service history
In service2021–present
Used bySee Operators below
Production history
DesignerPatria
Specifications
Mass24,000 kg (53,000 lb)
Length7.5 m (25 ft)
Width2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Height2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Crew2-3 (commander, driver, optional gunner)
8–10 passengers[1]
ArmorSTANAG 4569 level K2, M2a/b (Optional level K4, M4a/b)
EngineDC 09 Scania AB Diesel
294 kW (394 hp)
1,870 N⋅m (1,380 lbf⋅ft) torque
Power/weight12.25 kW/t (16.66 PS/t) (max weight), 18.3 kW/t (24.9 PS/t) (min weight)
Payload capacity8,500 kg (18,700 lb)
Drive6×6 wheeled
Suspensionindependent 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
Patria 6×6 in Finnish Army

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 Program

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.[3] As a result of CAVS Programme, Latvia announced an order for over 200 vehicles.[4] It is planned that from 2023 Patria 6x6 for needs of Latvian army will be fully produced in Cēsis, Latvia with partial production starting in 2022.[5] First vehicles were delivered in October 2021.[6] Finland followed with a letter of intent to procure 160 vehicles in 2023.[3] 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.[7] In 2022, Sweden, Estonia and Germany joined the CAVS Programme.[8][9]

Operators

Members of the CAVS Program
  •  Latvian Land Forces [4]
    Procured 200 vehicles (to be delivered between 2021 and 2029)
  •  Finnish Army [3] [10] [11]
    91 vehicles ordered in June 2023 + 70 in option deliveries to start in 2023
  • Estonia Estonian Land Forces
    Estonia joined the program with Finland and Latvia in 2019, no order yet.
  •  Swedish Army
    Sweden Joined the R&D phase of the program in June 2022.[12] With the first order for its army in 2023, the local designation was revealed, "Pansarterrängbil 300" [13][14].
    • 20 vehicles ordered in April 2023 for the Lifeguard Regiment, with a delivery after the summer 2023 [15]
    • 400 additional vehicles are planned to be ordered soon, and deliveries are expected to start by the end of 2024. The Patria 6x6 will equip:
      • Artillery troops
      • Engineering
      • Anti-aircraft units
  •  German Army
    A statement of Intent to join the program was made public in June 2022.[16] The technical arrangement for the CAVS was official signed on April 17 2023. This vehicle and the Boxer will replace the TPz Fuchs and the M113. Some of the expected variants are:
    • APC
    • Command vehicles
    • Technical variants (engineering, radar, electronic warfare)
    • Potentially a 120 mm mortar carrier

Non-members of the CAVS Program

No order yet.

See also

Comparable systems

References
  1. "Patria 6x6 Armoured Wheeled Vehicle, Finland".
  2. "PATRIA 6x6". mil.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. "Finland, Latvia and Patria reach agreement on Common Armoured Vehicle System".
  4. "Joint 6x6 programme proceeds - Patria provides 6x6 armoured vehicles for Finland and Latvia". 30 August 2021.
  5. "Patria Latvia: No 2023. gada 6x6 transportlīdzekļi tiks ražoti un komplektēti Latvijā".
  6. "Remarkable step forward in the joint 6x6 programme – Patria delivered the first vehicles to Latvia". 29 October 2021.
  7. GDC (21 February 2022). "Finland Ordered Pre-production Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicle". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. "Sweden joins Common Armoured Vehicle System programme". Janes. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. "Germany and Finland sign a Statement of Intent regarding the Common Armoured Vehicle System".
  10. "Finland orders pre-series CAVS 6x6 vehicles". Shephard. 28 January 2022.
  11. Valpolini, Paolo (2 June 2023). "Patria:Finland to purchase 91 Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles". EDR Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  12. "Sweden Joins 6x6 Vehicle Research and Development Programme". www.asdnews.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. Försvarsmakten. "400 pansarterrängbilar på ingång". Försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. "Sverige köper pansarfordon av finskägda Patria". SVT. 17 April 2023.
  15. Giovanni (20 April 2023). "Sweden to Order Over 400 Patria Common Armored Vehicles". Defense aerospace. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  16. "Germany signs a Statement of Intent to join CAVS 6x6 vehicle programme". Patria. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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