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Patria AMV

The Patria AMV (Armored Modular Vehicle) is an 8×8 multi-role military vehicle produced by the Finnish defence industry company Patria.

Patria AMV
A Croatian Patria AMV armed with a Protector remote weapon station
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originFinland
Service history
In service2004–present
Used bySee Operators below
WarsWar in Afghanistan
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen[1]
Production history
DesignerPatria
ManufacturerMultiply under licence:
Produced2004 - present
Specifications
Mass16,000 to 32,000 kg (35,000 to 71,000 lb)
Length7.7 m (25 ft)
Width2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Height2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Crew2–3 (commander, driver, optional gunner)
8–12 passengers[2]

Main
armament
Up to 105 mm gun or twin 120 mm mortars in turret
Secondary
armament
Protector RWS
EngineDI 12 Scania Diesel or DC 12 Scania Diesel or DC 13 Scania Diesel
450 kW (600 hp) or 405 kW (543 hp) or 360 kW (480 hp)
Power/weight14.1 kW/t (19.2 PS/t) (max weight), 28.1 kW/t (38.2 PS/t) (min weight)
Suspension8×8 wheeled
independent hydropneumatic suspension
Operational
range
600–1000 km (370–620 mi)
Maximum speed over 100 km/h (60 mph) on land
up to 10 km/h (6.2 mph) in water

The main feature of the AMV is its modular design, which allows the incorporation of different turrets, weapons, sensors, or communications systems on the same carriage. Designs exist for different APC vehicles (armoured personnel carrier) and IFV versions (infantry fighting vehicle), communications versions, ambulances and different fire support versions, armed with large caliber mortar and gun systems.[3]

The vehicle has a very good level of mine protection and can withstand explosions of up to 10 kilograms (22 lb) TNT. The AMV has protection levels up to 30 mm APFSDS frontal arc. Another important feature is the very good mobility, combining speed, agility, and crew comfort in rough terrain, enabled by the sophisticated but rugged hydropneumatic suspension adjusting each wheel individually.[4]

History Edit

The AMV stems from an investigation, made by the Finnish Army HQ in 1995, on different armored vehicle concepts. In 1996, Patria Vehicles began to develop different concept vehicles, and found the 8×8 one to be most suitable as a replacement for the 6×6 Sisu Pasi. The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) ordered an official concept study in 1999, which was ready by 2000. Patria continued to develop the vehicle and the first AMV prototype was ready for testing in November 2001. Two evaluation samples were ordered by the FDF in December 2001, and were delivered in 2003.[5]

Later in 2003, the FDF ordered 24 AMOS-equipped Patria AMVs for delivery 2006–09. The FDF also said that they were looking to order some 100 units, equipped with remote-controlled weapon stations, later placing an order for 62. In December 2002, the Polish Defence Ministry placed an order for 690 vehicles, making Patria the leading manufacturer of IFV in the 15–27 tonne range in Europe. Subsequent deals were made all over Europe, as well as in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates—in many places being locally produced. In 2004, the AMV became the first 4th generation combat vehicle of its kind to enter serial production.[5]

The design was based on experience gained from building the Pasi and on customer feedback on that vehicle. It was entirely designed in 3D virtual environments before construction, and subsequent successful testing of the prototype showed that it fulfilled all expectations.[5]

The vehicle was initially designed in 6×6, 8×8 and 10×10 variants, but the 10×10 variant was later dropped.[6]

Variants Edit

 
A Finnish AMV with an AMOS mortar turret
 
A South African Badger tank destroyer variant along with a 30mm x 173 cannon and a 60mm mortar that can be mounted in a modular combat turret
 
A Croatian AMV, rear compartment (turret-less)

Patria AMV (first version) Edit

The AMV is offered in three main variants: a basic platform, a high roof platform and a heavy weapon platform.

  • The AMV basic platform includes APC, IFV, C2, ambulance, reconnaissance, mortar carrier, FCV, ATGM and MGS vehicles. The basic platform can also be provided as an extended Basic L platform with increased internal volume.
  • The AMV high roof platform features a larger and higher rear compartment, which allows more space-requiring work to be done inside the vehicle. The AMV SP is suitable for C3, large ambulance and workshop vehicles.
  • The AMV heavy weapon platform features a stronger structure, enabling the fitting of heavy weapon systems e.g. Patria AMOS 120 mm mortar turret or Mobile Gun System.

Patria AMVXP Edit

In 2013 Patria launched a new upgraded version of AMV. In June 2014 Patria announced the name of its next generation 8×8 armoured vehicles, Patria AMVXP, which stands for Extra Payload, Extra Performance and Extra Protection.[7]

Lockheed Patria Havoc AMV (United States) Edit

Patria and Lockheed Martin agreed to cooperate in the competition for the US Marines MPC (Marine Personnel Carrier) program that was set to replace the LAV-25. The USMC planned to obtain 600 MPC vehicles.[8] Patria was to deliver the AMV 8×8 vehicle. Lockheed Martin Systems Integration was responsible for the MPC offer, as well as system integration, survivability systems, the US production line, and networking and logistics.[9] In August 2012, the Marines gave Lockheed a developmental contract for their vehicle, called the Havoc.[10]

For protection against mine attacks, the Havoc would have used a subframe rather than a V-hull.[11] In April 2013, the Havoc successfully completed amphibious testing as part of its evaluation for the MPC program.

The Marine Personnel Carrier was put on hold in June 2013,[12] restarted in February 2014,[13] and then restructured as Phase 1 of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program,[14] which included the previous MPC competitor entries.[15]

During the summer of 2013, the Havoc successfully completed protection systems testing during a series of blast tests. The vehicle completed all threshold and objective protection system testing, with instrumentation indicating that no disabling injuries would have resulted to any of the three crew members and nine dismounted Marines. Lockheed also delivered a report demonstrating the high degree of commonality between the Havoc and other Marine Corps vehicles, aimed at reducing cost, training requirements, and logistics needs.[16]

The Lockheed Havoc AMV completed the Nevada Automotive Test Center's Butte Mountain Trail course in September 2014.[17] Lockheed planned to offer the Havoc in the Marine Corps' ACV Phase 1 program, and give them 16 vehicles to test once a Request for Proposals (RFP) was released in early 2015.[18] However, in July 2015 partnership between Patria and Lockheed Martin came to an end, and Havoc was not offered to the Amphibious Combat Vehicle program.[19]

Other variants Edit

  • The Slovenian variant "SKOV Svarun" uses a specially designed hydraulic door. The new door also features additional carrying space for ammunition, two RPG-type anti-tank weapons and a general purpose machinegun.[20]
  • The South African 'Badger' variant, equipped with an underfloor armour package from Land Mobility Technologies (LMT) and Denel Land Systems's Modular Combat Turret (MCT). Offered in Section, Fire Support, Mortar, Command and Missile sub-variants.[21] Due to various factors, eg mismanagement of the project and involvement by the Guptas brothers and associates, it is yet to enter South African service.
  • The UAE variant is slightly lengthened (0.4 m longer) to allow fitting of the more spacious BMP-3 turret and the same number of soldiers as the original AMV model.[22][23]
  • BAE partnered with Patria to offer the AMV35, a version of the AMV with an E35 turret from the CV9035 to create a combat reconnaissance vehicle for the Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 2 mounted combat reconnaissance requirement.[24][25]

Service Edit

 
Slovenian AMVs
 
South African Badger with a DLS MCT-30 turret

The Polish Army has ordered 690 vehicles in 2003, including 313 AMVs with the Italian Oto Melara 30 mm Hitfist-30P turret and 377 AMVs in various other configurations to be delivered between 2004 and 2013. Some of the Polish vehicles were deployed in Afghanistan. The Polish vehicles are known as KTO Rosomak ("wolverine") in Polish Army service. In 2013 the Polish army ordered 307 more vehicles, including 122 AMVs and 80 mortars, totaling 997 units making Poland the largest operator by a fair margin. The Vehicles are built in Poland under licence. In 2017 Polish Ministry of Defence said that production of KTO Rosomak is now 100% based in Poland.

The Finnish Army has ordered 24 AMVs fitted with the AMOS mortar system and 62 AMVs fitted with Protector (RWS) remote weapon system for the .50 M2HB QCB heavy machine gun or the GMG grenade machine gun. The standard version is known as XA-360 in Finnish Army service, while the AMOS version is known as XA-361.

In June 2006, the Slovenian Ministry of Defence declared that the Patria AMV would be the new armoured fighting vehicle of the Slovenian Armed Forces. Patria will supply 135 vehicles, some equipped with the NEMO mortar, some with Elbit 30 mm remote controlled weapon station and the rest with Kongsberg Protector turrets. Allegations in the Finnish media that Patria used bribery to secure the Slovenian contract led to a scandal and a criminal investigation in Finland and may have contributed to the defeat of Prime Minister Janez Janša in the 2008 Slovenian parliamentary elections. Due to the financial crisis, the defence budget was cut several times. At first, the contract to supply 135 vehicles should have been amended to have less vehicles with better armament. Later on, the defence ministry suffered from even bigger financial cuts. In 2012, the Defence Minister announced the termination of the contract, by which time 30 vehicles had been received. More armored vehicles and higher calibre weapons are to be bought in the mid-term future.

In May 2007, the South African Denel Land Systems was awarded a contract to build an improved version of the AMV, with a high level of ballistic and mine protection for the South African National Defence Force. The AMV will replace South-African Ratels as part of the "Project Hoefyster" (Horseshoe). Five different versions are included: Command, Mortar, Missile, Section and Fire Support vehicles.[26] In November 2013, Denel Land Systems and Patria announced that they have signed an agreement regarding Patria AMV 8×8 armoured wheeled vehicle serial production and delivery to South Africa. The agreement includes 238 vehicles, out of which 5 pre-series vehicles have already been delivered during the development phase.[27]

In July 2007, the Croatian Ministry of Defence selected the Patria AMV as the new armoured fighting vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia in their first international tender in its history.[28] 84 AMVs will be supplied. Initially, the plan called for 84 8×8 vehicles and 42 6×6 vehicles. The Croatian Ministry of Defence has approved the purchase of 84 Patria AMV 8×8 vehicles. The 6×6 configuration idea was scrapped, and the remaining 42 vehicles were decided to be 8×8s. The purchase of the remaining 42 AMVs was made in December 2008. Due to the financial crisis, the contract was slightly amended in April 2010. There was an initial plan of shelving the order by a half (64 vehicles were mentioned) but it was decided that the total of 126 units would remain on order. However, in order to somewhat decrease the cost of the deal, the most expensive variants like the NEMO or engineering units will probably be replaced by less costly APC variants. On the other hand, the production will be sped up and all vehicles are to be delivered by the end of 2012.

The government of the Republic of North Macedonia announced in 2006 that it would procure the same type that the Croatian military chooses after test trials in 2007—as this would be a less expensive than conducting trials of their own. The configuration of Patria vehicles that eventually win the competition will be similar to those in Slovenian service, but probably in smaller numbers. However, any contract has not been published.[28]

In January 2008, Patria announced that the United Arab Emirates armed forces had ordered the AMV, equipped with the BMP-3 turret. The number of vehicles is yet to be announced.

On 30 January 2008, it was announced that Patria has offered to deliver 30 first AMVs within four months of ordering, if the Czech Army chooses AMV as its next APC. The Czech army had earlier chosen the Austrian Steyr Pandur as their next APC, but the Czech government withdrew from the deal at the end of last year, citing Steyr's failure to fulfill the commitments ensuing from the contract.[29]

In August 2010, Patria sold 113 AMVs to Sweden in a deal worth 250 million Euros. The deal included an option for another 113 vehicles in the future.

Combat history Edit

 
A Polish version of the Patria AMV known as KTO Rosomak type M1M, in Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)
  • The Polish Land Forces contingent, which was a part of the International Security Assistance Force, operated 35 (later raised to 128) KTO Rosomak vehicles (including 5 medevac) in Afghanistan since 2007. The APCs were equipped with additional steel-composite armour. In early 2008, a Polish Rosomak serving in Afghanistan (the version with upgraded armour) was attacked by Taliban rebels. The vehicle was hit with RPG-7 rockets but it managed to fire back and returned to base without any help required.[30] In June 2008, a Rosomak was attacked by Taliban and was hit in its frontal armour with an RPG which did not penetrate the armour. In 2009, the first soldier was reported killed while traveling in a Rosomak after an IED exploded under the vehicle causing it to roll over and crushing the gunner who had been standing in the open turret. Similar explosions caused by mines and IEDs have occurred before though they have failed to inflict casualties.[31][32][33]
  • In October 2010, a platoon of Svarun vehicles was sent to Afghanistan to support the Slovenian OMLT.[34]
European Union mission in Chad (2008–2009)
European Union Force Chad/CAR used 16 KTO Rosomak (including 2 medevac).[35]
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates-led intervention in Yemen (2015–present)
United Arab Emirates Army used 8×8 Patria AMVs fitted with remotely operated turrets in an offensive along the west coast of Yemen.[36]

Operators Edit

 
A map of Patria AMV operators in blue

Current operators Edit

 
A Patria AMV of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia
 
A Polish KTO Rosomak IFV with Hitfist-30P turret.
  Croatia (126)
126 units currently entering service, 84 ordered in 2007 and additional 42 in December 2008, first 4 vehicles delivered in December 2008. Due to a military budget cut, the order was slightly amended in April 2010, but the total number of 126 units was not changed. All vehicles are to be delivered by late 2012. Croatia is likely to order number of new Patria due to requirements for Medium Brigade, up to 42 additional Patria AMV armed with Elbit UT30MK2 turrets could be ordered before 2025, eventually 160 Patria AMV could be in service with the army.[37][38] In March 2023, Croatia ordered an additional 30 Patria AMV outfitted with for use with Spike LR missiles.[39]
  Finland (80)
62 standard APCs equipped with Kongsberg turrets and 18 armoured wheeled mortar carriers equipped with the AMOS mortar system.
  Poland (1197)
1197 APCs and amphibious AFVs. Manufactured under license at Rosomak S.A, marked as KTO Rosomak (Kołowy Transporter Opancerzony Rosomak, transl. wheeled armored personnel carrier "Wolverine").[40] All of the ordered vehicles were delivered by 2019. In 2013 the original order for 359 IFVs and 331 base vehicles was increased by 307 units—including 122 IFVs with new turret.[41] In 2013 there were a total of 570 vehicles in service[42] In January 2015, the Polish army placed an order for 200 additional vehicles.[43] This brought the total number of vehicles in operation up to 977.
  Slovakia (76)
In March 2022 the Slovakian Ministry of Defence selected Finland and Patria AMVxp 8x8 as BOV 8x8 programme tender winner. 76 vehicles, new version of Patria AMVXP ordered and being delivered.[44]
  Slovenia (30)
30 vehicles that had already been delivered, due to economic and legal questions.[45]
  South Africa (238)
238 units. Designated Badger.[46] There will be five versions: a standard infantry carrier, a command car, fire support variant, mortar carrier and tank hunter.[47]
 
A Swedish Patria AMV
  Sweden (113)
Sweden made an order for 113 vehicles, and had an option for the same number of vehicles,[48] but a Swedish court ordered the competition to be re-done.[49] On 13 August 2010 the new competition ended in the same result as the original competition with Sweden ordering 113 vehicles from Patria.[50] The first vehicles were delivered on 5 March 2013.[51]
  United Arab Emirates (55)
The United Arab Emirates Army ordered[52] an initial evaluation batch of 15 vehicles.[53] These vehicles will be equipped with BMP-3 turrets and have therefore been slightly modified, including a somewhat longer hull.[54] In January 2016, the General Headquarters of the UAE armed forces ordered 40 Patria AMV hulls with the option of 50 more.[55][56] The vehicles were shipped in June 2016 from Patria's Polish production line.[57] The Patrias are used in Yemen in combat operations.[36]

Future operators Edit

  Japan (Approximately 810)
It was reported in December 2020 that two Patria AMVXP 8×8 vehicles are being sent to Japan from Finland for field tests to participate in the Next Wheeled Armored Vehicle project under the Japanese Ministry of Defense.[58] From December 15, 2021, the MOD has started field tests to asertain the vehicle and an unnamed armored vehicle made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.[59] On December 9, 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Defense awarded a contract for the AMV through Patria Japan.[60]A first batch of 140 is expected.[61] 140 engines were ordered by Japan from Scania for this vehicle.[62] Patria and Japan Steel Works Ltd. (JSW) signed on 31 August 2023 a license agreement on manufacturing for vehicles in Japan.[63] The agreement enables local production in accordance with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (WAPC) programme.[64]
  Ukraine (200)
It was reported on 1 April 2023 that Ukraine had ordered 100 vehicles from the Polish production line. The vehicles will be paid by funds allocated by the EU and USA.[65] Later, in an interview, president Zelensky said that there would be 200 vehicles, 100 now, 100 later. The deal would also include mortar carriers. [66]

Failed bids Edit

  Australia
BAE Systems Australia and Land 400 bid partner Patria were confirmed as one of two tenders selected to take part in the 12-month Risk Mitigation Activity for the Australian Army's Land 400 Phase 2 combat reconnaissance vehicle program. The other tender was the German-Dutch BOXER IFV.[67] The German BOXER was announced as the winner in March 2018.
  Bulgaria
The Patria AMV and more recently (as of 2017) Patria AMVXP is a strong contender for the order in the new Bulgarian project for a new type of wheeled IFV.[68] The project initially called for a total of 238 vehicles in different variants (of them 100 in combat variant, the rest in combat support (reconnaissance, combat engineer etc.) and combat service support variants (MedEvac etc.)). In the end of 2016 the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence re-examined the conditions and out of budget considerations reduced the number of combat vehicles to 90. Additionally the requirement that the combat, CS and CSS variants should be of one standard platform was dropped. The new baseline of the project calls for 90 combat vehicles and 108 supporting vehicles for a total cost of 1.22 billion BGN or about €600 million. RfI-letters have been sent to General Dynamics Land SystemsMOWAG (for the Piranha V and the Pandur II), Nexter Systems (for the VBCI), Patria Oy (for the Patria AMV and Patria AMVXP, both have been demonstrated in the country[69]), Rheinmetall Defence AG (for the Boxer), Textron (a joint offer together with Rheinmetall Defence AG for the Boxer in the combat role and Commando Select assembled in Bulgaria in the combat support and combat service support roles. Textron also offered its own 6x6 prototype in the combat role, but due to its still unproven status it is considered the weakest alternative), Iveco-Leonardo Defence System (for the B1 Centauro in the updated 120mm B2 version) and Krauss Maffei Wegman GmbH (also for the Boxer). In the beginning of 2017 the defence minister in the Gerdzhikov caretaker government has decided, that RfI-letters should be sent to 7 additional companies, but of them only Otokar (for the Arma), FNSS (for the Pars) and WMZ (for the KTO Rosomak) were credible contenders. The forerunners in the competition as of the end of 2017 are the Piranha V, the Patria AMVXP and the Otokar Arma. Patria Group has expressed willingness to involve Bulgarian defence sector companies as subcontractors in the production not only of eventual Bulgarian vehicles, but also for export markets.[70][71]
An offer made by General Dynamics Land Systems for a cheaper Stryker won the competition and was approved by the parliament in September 2023, 183 vehicles for USD $1.37 billion.[72]
  Spain
In 2015, a program to replace the VEC-M1, the BMR-M1 and part of the M113 fleet was launched by the Spanish Army. The competitors were the Boxer, the Freccia, the Patria AMV, the Piranha V, the SEP and the VBCI.[73]
In September 2015, the competition was won by GDELS with the Piranha V.[74] In December 2019, the Spanish Government cancelled the program, and relaunched the competition.[75] In August 2020, the Piranha V of GDELS Santa Barbara Sistemas in collaboration with Indra Sistemas and Sapa Placencia won again the competition for a first batch of 348 vehicles for €1.74 billion.[76] It is known as the Dragon VCR.

Evaluation-only operators Edit

  United States
The Patria AMV partook in the Amphibious Combat Vehicle trials in the US.[77] Lockheed Martin partnered with Patria offering the AMV under the name Havoc, but ended cooperation with Patria and offered a different vehicle for the program in July 2015.[78] In 2016, LM introduced a new ACV armored vehicle.[79]

Museum exhibits Edit

See also Edit

Comparable systems

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  • Patria AMV official website

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The Patria AMV Armored Modular Vehicle is an 8 8 multi role military vehicle produced by the Finnish defence industry company Patria Patria AMVA Croatian Patria AMV armed with a Protector remote weapon stationTypeArmoured personnel carrierPlace of originFinlandService historyIn service2004 presentUsed bySee Operators belowWarsWar in AfghanistanSaudi Arabian led intervention in Yemen 1 Production historyDesignerPatriaManufacturerMultiply under licence Polish Armaments Group Japan Steel Works Ltd Denel Land SystemsProduced2004 presentSpecificationsMass16 000 to 32 000 kg 35 000 to 71 000 lb Length7 7 m 25 ft Width2 8 m 9 ft 2 in Height2 3 m 7 ft 7 in Crew2 3 commander driver optional gunner 8 12 passengers 2 MainarmamentUp to 105 mm gun or twin 120 mm mortars in turretSecondaryarmamentProtector RWSEngineDI 12 Scania Diesel or DC 12 Scania Diesel or DC 13 Scania Diesel450 kW 600 hp or 405 kW 543 hp or 360 kW 480 hp Power weight14 1 kW t 19 2 PS t max weight 28 1 kW t 38 2 PS t min weight Suspension8 8 wheeledindependent hydropneumatic suspensionOperationalrange600 1000 km 370 620 mi Maximum speedover 100 km h 60 mph on landup to 10 km h 6 2 mph in waterThe main feature of the AMV is its modular design which allows the incorporation of different turrets weapons sensors or communications systems on the same carriage Designs exist for different APC vehicles armoured personnel carrier and IFV versions infantry fighting vehicle communications versions ambulances and different fire support versions armed with large caliber mortar and gun systems 3 The vehicle has a very good level of mine protection and can withstand explosions of up to 10 kilograms 22 lb TNT The AMV has protection levels up to 30 mm APFSDS frontal arc Another important feature is the very good mobility combining speed agility and crew comfort in rough terrain enabled by the sophisticated but rugged hydropneumatic suspension adjusting each wheel individually 4 Contents 1 History 2 Variants 2 1 Patria AMV first version 2 2 Patria AMVXP 2 3 Lockheed Patria Havoc AMV United States 2 4 Other variants 3 Service 4 Combat history 5 Operators 5 1 Current operators 5 2 Future operators 5 3 Failed bids 5 4 Evaluation only operators 6 Museum exhibits 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe AMV stems from an investigation made by the Finnish Army HQ in 1995 on different armored vehicle concepts In 1996 Patria Vehicles began to develop different concept vehicles and found the 8 8 one to be most suitable as a replacement for the 6 6 Sisu Pasi The Finnish Defence Forces FDF ordered an official concept study in 1999 which was ready by 2000 Patria continued to develop the vehicle and the first AMV prototype was ready for testing in November 2001 Two evaluation samples were ordered by the FDF in December 2001 and were delivered in 2003 5 Later in 2003 the FDF ordered 24 AMOS equipped Patria AMVs for delivery 2006 09 The FDF also said that they were looking to order some 100 units equipped with remote controlled weapon stations later placing an order for 62 In December 2002 the Polish Defence Ministry placed an order for 690 vehicles making Patria the leading manufacturer of IFV in the 15 27 tonne range in Europe Subsequent deals were made all over Europe as well as in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates in many places being locally produced In 2004 the AMV became the first 4th generation combat vehicle of its kind to enter serial production 5 The design was based on experience gained from building the Pasi and on customer feedback on that vehicle It was entirely designed in 3D virtual environments before construction and subsequent successful testing of the prototype showed that it fulfilled all expectations 5 The vehicle was initially designed in 6 6 8 8 and 10 10 variants but the 10 10 variant was later dropped 6 Variants Edit nbsp A Finnish AMV with an AMOS mortar turret nbsp A South African Badger tank destroyer variant along with a 30mm x 173 cannon and a 60mm mortar that can be mounted in a modular combat turret nbsp A Croatian AMV rear compartment turret less Patria AMV first version Edit The AMV is offered in three main variants a basic platform a high roof platform and a heavy weapon platform The AMV basic platform includes APC IFV C2 ambulance reconnaissance mortar carrier FCV ATGM and MGS vehicles The basic platform can also be provided as an extended Basic L platform with increased internal volume The AMV high roof platform features a larger and higher rear compartment which allows more space requiring work to be done inside the vehicle The AMV SP is suitable for C3 large ambulance and workshop vehicles The AMV heavy weapon platform features a stronger structure enabling the fitting of heavy weapon systems e g Patria AMOS 120 mm mortar turret or Mobile Gun System Patria AMVXP Edit In 2013 Patria launched a new upgraded version of AMV In June 2014 Patria announced the name of its next generation 8 8 armoured vehicles Patria AMVXP which stands for Extra Payload Extra Performance and Extra Protection 7 Lockheed Patria Havoc AMV United States Edit Patria and Lockheed Martin agreed to cooperate in the competition for the US Marines MPC Marine Personnel Carrier program that was set to replace the LAV 25 The USMC planned to obtain 600 MPC vehicles 8 Patria was to deliver the AMV 8 8 vehicle Lockheed Martin Systems Integration was responsible for the MPC offer as well as system integration survivability systems the US production line and networking and logistics 9 In August 2012 the Marines gave Lockheed a developmental contract for their vehicle called the Havoc 10 For protection against mine attacks the Havoc would have used a subframe rather than a V hull 11 In April 2013 the Havoc successfully completed amphibious testing as part of its evaluation for the MPC program The Marine Personnel Carrier was put on hold in June 2013 12 restarted in February 2014 13 and then restructured as Phase 1 of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle ACV program 14 which included the previous MPC competitor entries 15 During the summer of 2013 the Havoc successfully completed protection systems testing during a series of blast tests The vehicle completed all threshold and objective protection system testing with instrumentation indicating that no disabling injuries would have resulted to any of the three crew members and nine dismounted Marines Lockheed also delivered a report demonstrating the high degree of commonality between the Havoc and other Marine Corps vehicles aimed at reducing cost training requirements and logistics needs 16 The Lockheed Havoc AMV completed the Nevada Automotive Test Center s Butte Mountain Trail course in September 2014 17 Lockheed planned to offer the Havoc in the Marine Corps ACV Phase 1 program and give them 16 vehicles to test once a Request for Proposals RFP was released in early 2015 18 However in July 2015 partnership between Patria and Lockheed Martin came to an end and Havoc was not offered to the Amphibious Combat Vehicle program 19 Other variants Edit The Slovenian variant SKOV Svarun uses a specially designed hydraulic door The new door also features additional carrying space for ammunition two RPG type anti tank weapons and a general purpose machinegun 20 The South African Badger variant equipped with an underfloor armour package from Land Mobility Technologies LMT and Denel Land Systems s Modular Combat Turret MCT Offered in Section Fire Support Mortar Command and Missile sub variants 21 Due to various factors eg mismanagement of the project and involvement by the Guptas brothers and associates it is yet to enter South African service The UAE variant is slightly lengthened 0 4 m longer to allow fitting of the more spacious BMP 3 turret and the same number of soldiers as the original AMV model 22 23 BAE partnered with Patria to offer the AMV35 a version of the AMV with an E35 turret from the CV9035 to create a combat reconnaissance vehicle for the Australian Army s Land 400 Phase 2 mounted combat reconnaissance requirement 24 25 Service Edit nbsp Slovenian AMVs nbsp South African Badger with a DLS MCT 30 turretThe Polish Army has ordered 690 vehicles in 2003 including 313 AMVs with the Italian Oto Melara 30 mm Hitfist 30P turret and 377 AMVs in various other configurations to be delivered between 2004 and 2013 Some of the Polish vehicles were deployed in Afghanistan The Polish vehicles are known as KTO Rosomak wolverine in Polish Army service In 2013 the Polish army ordered 307 more vehicles including 122 AMVs and 80 mortars totaling 997 units making Poland the largest operator by a fair margin The Vehicles are built in Poland under licence In 2017 Polish Ministry of Defence said that production of KTO Rosomak is now 100 based in Poland The Finnish Army has ordered 24 AMVs fitted with the AMOS mortar system and 62 AMVs fitted with Protector RWS remote weapon system for the 50 M2HB QCB heavy machine gun or the GMG grenade machine gun The standard version is known as XA 360 in Finnish Army service while the AMOS version is known as XA 361 In June 2006 the Slovenian Ministry of Defence declared that the Patria AMV would be the new armoured fighting vehicle of the Slovenian Armed Forces Patria will supply 135 vehicles some equipped with the NEMO mortar some with Elbit 30 mm remote controlled weapon station and the rest with Kongsberg Protector turrets Allegations in the Finnish media that Patria used bribery to secure the Slovenian contract led to a scandal and a criminal investigation in Finland and may have contributed to the defeat of Prime Minister Janez Jansa in the 2008 Slovenian parliamentary elections Due to the financial crisis the defence budget was cut several times At first the contract to supply 135 vehicles should have been amended to have less vehicles with better armament Later on the defence ministry suffered from even bigger financial cuts In 2012 the Defence Minister announced the termination of the contract by which time 30 vehicles had been received More armored vehicles and higher calibre weapons are to be bought in the mid term future In May 2007 the South African Denel Land Systems was awarded a contract to build an improved version of the AMV with a high level of ballistic and mine protection for the South African National Defence Force The AMV will replace South African Ratels as part of the Project Hoefyster Horseshoe Five different versions are included Command Mortar Missile Section and Fire Support vehicles 26 In November 2013 Denel Land Systems and Patria announced that they have signed an agreement regarding Patria AMV 8 8 armoured wheeled vehicle serial production and delivery to South Africa The agreement includes 238 vehicles out of which 5 pre series vehicles have already been delivered during the development phase 27 In July 2007 the Croatian Ministry of Defence selected the Patria AMV as the new armoured fighting vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia in their first international tender in its history 28 84 AMVs will be supplied Initially the plan called for 84 8 8 vehicles and 42 6 6 vehicles The Croatian Ministry of Defence has approved the purchase of 84 Patria AMV 8 8 vehicles The 6 6 configuration idea was scrapped and the remaining 42 vehicles were decided to be 8 8s The purchase of the remaining 42 AMVs was made in December 2008 Due to the financial crisis the contract was slightly amended in April 2010 There was an initial plan of shelving the order by a half 64 vehicles were mentioned but it was decided that the total of 126 units would remain on order However in order to somewhat decrease the cost of the deal the most expensive variants like the NEMO or engineering units will probably be replaced by less costly APC variants On the other hand the production will be sped up and all vehicles are to be delivered by the end of 2012 The government of the Republic of North Macedonia announced in 2006 that it would procure the same type that the Croatian military chooses after test trials in 2007 as this would be a less expensive than conducting trials of their own The configuration of Patria vehicles that eventually win the competition will be similar to those in Slovenian service but probably in smaller numbers However any contract has not been published 28 In January 2008 Patria announced that the United Arab Emirates armed forces had ordered the AMV equipped with the BMP 3 turret The number of vehicles is yet to be announced On 30 January 2008 it was announced that Patria has offered to deliver 30 first AMVs within four months of ordering if the Czech Army chooses AMV as its next APC The Czech army had earlier chosen the Austrian Steyr Pandur as their next APC but the Czech government withdrew from the deal at the end of last year citing Steyr s failure to fulfill the commitments ensuing from the contract 29 In August 2010 Patria sold 113 AMVs to Sweden in a deal worth 250 million Euros The deal included an option for another 113 vehicles in the future Combat history Edit nbsp A Polish version of the Patria AMV known as KTO Rosomak type M1M in AfghanistanWar in Afghanistan 2001 2014 The Polish Land Forces contingent which was a part of the International Security Assistance Force operated 35 later raised to 128 KTO Rosomak vehicles including 5 medevac in Afghanistan since 2007 The APCs were equipped with additional steel composite armour In early 2008 a Polish Rosomak serving in Afghanistan the version with upgraded armour was attacked by Taliban rebels The vehicle was hit with RPG 7 rockets but it managed to fire back and returned to base without any help required 30 In June 2008 a Rosomak was attacked by Taliban and was hit in its frontal armour with an RPG which did not penetrate the armour In 2009 the first soldier was reported killed while traveling in a Rosomak after an IED exploded under the vehicle causing it to roll over and crushing the gunner who had been standing in the open turret Similar explosions caused by mines and IEDs have occurred before though they have failed to inflict casualties 31 32 33 In October 2010 a platoon of Svarun vehicles was sent to Afghanistan to support the Slovenian OMLT 34 European Union mission in Chad 2008 2009 European Union Force Chad CAR used 16 KTO Rosomak including 2 medevac 35 Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates led intervention in Yemen 2015 present United Arab Emirates Army used 8 8 Patria AMVs fitted with remotely operated turrets in an offensive along the west coast of Yemen 36 Operators Edit nbsp A map of Patria AMV operators in blueCurrent operators Edit nbsp A Patria AMV of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia nbsp A Polish KTO Rosomak IFV with Hitfist 30P turret nbsp Croatia 126 126 units currently entering service 84 ordered in 2007 and additional 42 in December 2008 first 4 vehicles delivered in December 2008 Due to a military budget cut the order was slightly amended in April 2010 but the total number of 126 units was not changed All vehicles are to be delivered by late 2012 Croatia is likely to order number of new Patria due to requirements for Medium Brigade up to 42 additional Patria AMV armed with Elbit UT30MK2 turrets could be ordered before 2025 eventually 160 Patria AMV could be in service with the army 37 38 In March 2023 Croatia ordered an additional 30 Patria AMV outfitted with for use with Spike LR missiles 39 nbsp Finland 80 62 standard APCs equipped with Kongsberg turrets and 18 armoured wheeled mortar carriers equipped with the AMOS mortar system nbsp Poland 1197 1197 APCs and amphibious AFVs Manufactured under license at Rosomak S A marked as KTO Rosomak Kolowy Transporter Opancerzony Rosomak transl wheeled armored personnel carrier Wolverine 40 All of the ordered vehicles were delivered by 2019 In 2013 the original order for 359 IFVs and 331 base vehicles was increased by 307 units including 122 IFVs with new turret 41 In 2013 there were a total of 570 vehicles in service 42 In January 2015 the Polish army placed an order for 200 additional vehicles 43 This brought the total number of vehicles in operation up to 977 nbsp Slovakia 76 In March 2022 the Slovakian Ministry of Defence selected Finland and Patria AMVxp 8x8 as BOV 8x8 programme tender winner 76 vehicles new version of Patria AMVXP ordered and being delivered 44 nbsp Slovenia 30 30 vehicles that had already been delivered due to economic and legal questions 45 nbsp South Africa 238 238 units Designated Badger 46 There will be five versions a standard infantry carrier a command car fire support variant mortar carrier and tank hunter 47 nbsp A Swedish Patria AMV nbsp Sweden 113 Sweden made an order for 113 vehicles and had an option for the same number of vehicles 48 but a Swedish court ordered the competition to be re done 49 On 13 August 2010 the new competition ended in the same result as the original competition with Sweden ordering 113 vehicles from Patria 50 The first vehicles were delivered on 5 March 2013 51 nbsp United Arab Emirates 55 The United Arab Emirates Army ordered 52 an initial evaluation batch of 15 vehicles 53 These vehicles will be equipped with BMP 3 turrets and have therefore been slightly modified including a somewhat longer hull 54 In January 2016 the General Headquarters of the UAE armed forces ordered 40 Patria AMV hulls with the option of 50 more 55 56 The vehicles were shipped in June 2016 from Patria s Polish production line 57 The Patrias are used in Yemen in combat operations 36 Future operators Edit nbsp Japan Approximately 810 It was reported in December 2020 that two Patria AMVXP 8 8 vehicles are being sent to Japan from Finland for field tests to participate in the Next Wheeled Armored Vehicle project under the Japanese Ministry of Defense 58 From December 15 2021 the MOD has started field tests to asertain the vehicle and an unnamed armored vehicle made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 59 On December 9 2022 the Japanese Ministry of Defense awarded a contract for the AMV through Patria Japan 60 A first batch of 140 is expected 61 140 engines were ordered by Japan from Scania for this vehicle 62 Patria and Japan Steel Works Ltd JSW signed on 31 August 2023 a license agreement on manufacturing for vehicles in Japan 63 The agreement enables local production in accordance with Japan Ground Self Defense Force s Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier WAPC programme 64 nbsp Ukraine 200 It was reported on 1 April 2023 that Ukraine had ordered 100 vehicles from the Polish production line The vehicles will be paid by funds allocated by the EU and USA 65 Later in an interview president Zelensky said that there would be 200 vehicles 100 now 100 later The deal would also include mortar carriers 66 Failed bids Edit nbsp Australia BAE Systems Australia and Land 400 bid partner Patria were confirmed as one of two tenders selected to take part in the 12 month Risk Mitigation Activity for the Australian Army s Land 400 Phase 2 combat reconnaissance vehicle program The other tender was the German Dutch BOXER IFV 67 The German BOXER was announced as the winner in March 2018 nbsp Bulgaria The Patria AMV and more recently as of 2017 Patria AMVXP is a strong contender for the order in the new Bulgarian project for a new type of wheeled IFV 68 The project initially called for a total of 238 vehicles in different variants of them 100 in combat variant the rest in combat support reconnaissance combat engineer etc and combat service support variants MedEvac etc In the end of 2016 the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence re examined the conditions and out of budget considerations reduced the number of combat vehicles to 90 Additionally the requirement that the combat CS and CSS variants should be of one standard platform was dropped The new baseline of the project calls for 90 combat vehicles and 108 supporting vehicles for a total cost of 1 22 billion BGN or about 600 million RfI letters have been sent to General Dynamics Land Systems MOWAG for the Piranha V and the Pandur II Nexter Systems for the VBCI Patria Oy for the Patria AMV and Patria AMVXP both have been demonstrated in the country 69 Rheinmetall Defence AG for the Boxer Textron a joint offer together with Rheinmetall Defence AG for the Boxer in the combat role and Commando Select assembled in Bulgaria in the combat support and combat service support roles Textron also offered its own 6x6 prototype in the combat role but due to its still unproven status it is considered the weakest alternative Iveco Leonardo Defence System for the B1 Centauro in the updated 120mm B2 version and Krauss Maffei Wegman GmbH also for the Boxer In the beginning of 2017 the defence minister in the Gerdzhikov caretaker government has decided that RfI letters should be sent to 7 additional companies but of them only Otokar for the Arma FNSS for the Pars and WMZ for the KTO Rosomak were credible contenders The forerunners in the competition as of the end of 2017 are the Piranha V the Patria AMVXP and the Otokar Arma Patria Group has expressed willingness to involve Bulgarian defence sector companies as subcontractors in the production not only of eventual Bulgarian vehicles but also for export markets 70 71 An offer made by General Dynamics Land Systems for a cheaper Stryker won the competition and was approved by the parliament in September 2023 183 vehicles for USD 1 37 billion 72 nbsp Spain In 2015 a program to replace the VEC M1 the BMR M1 and part of the M113 fleet was launched by the Spanish Army The competitors were the Boxer the Freccia the Patria AMV the Piranha V the SEP and the VBCI 73 In September 2015 the competition was won by GDELS with the Piranha V 74 In December 2019 the Spanish Government cancelled the program and relaunched the competition 75 In August 2020 the Piranha V of GDELS Santa Barbara Sistemas in collaboration with Indra Sistemas and Sapa Placencia won again the competition for a first batch of 348 vehicles for 1 74 billion 76 It is known as the Dragon VCR Evaluation only operators Edit nbsp United States The Patria AMV partook in the Amphibious Combat Vehicle trials in the US 77 Lockheed Martin partnered with Patria offering the AMV under the name Havoc but ended cooperation with Patria and offered a different vehicle for the program in July 2015 78 In 2016 LM introduced a new ACV armored vehicle 79 Museum exhibits EditParola Tank Museum Hattula 1 APC variant with Kongsberg turret and 1 AMOS mock up 80 See also EditPatria NEMO amphibious AMOSComparable systems Boxer CM 32 Type 08 amphibious Dragon armored vehicle Eitan AFV Iveco SuperAV amphibious Otokar Arma amphibious K808 White Tiger amphibious VPK 7829 Bumerang amphibious Pandur II amphibious References Edit Mac Dougall David Huuhtanen Elias 17 September 2018 Investigation Finnish made Patrias some with Russian heavy weapons deployed in Yemen battle zone News Now Finland Archived from the original on 6 October 2018 Retrieved 6 October 2018 Gerard O Dwyer Patria Wins Swedish AMV Contract Defense News Retrieved 2009 06 26 dead link Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2018 11 13 Retrieved 2018 11 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2018 11 13 Retrieved 2018 11 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b c Sotataloustietoutta VIII PDF Retrieved 5 November 2014 permanent dead link Panssariseminaari 2006 permanent dead link Patria News Patria AMV XP sets a new standard for the future armoured wheeled vehicles 2014 06 17 Retrieved 2 June 2014 Patria Oy Archived from the original on 2014 07 14 Retrieved 5 November 2014 Patria vahvoilla Yhdysvaltain merijalkavaen ajoneuvokaupoissa YLE Uutiset 18 10 2007 Yle Uutiset 18 October 2007 Archived from the original on 12 June 2008 Retrieved 5 November 2014 Patrian AMV tarjolla Yhdysvaltain merijalkavaelle Seppala Jarmo Tekniikka ja Talous 18 10 2007 Archived from the original on March 4 2008 Personnel carrier development contracts awarded Archived 2012 09 14 at the Wayback Machine Militarytimes com September 10 2012 Wasserbly Daniel Details emerge on competitors for the USMC s Marine Personnel Carrier Janes 28 September 2012 Commitment to Swimming Vehicle Throws Off Marines Tight Modernization Schedule Nationaldefensemagazine org October 2013 Marines Budget Scramble Commandant Resurrects MPC ACV In Limbo Archived 2014 02 27 at the Wayback Machine Breakingdefense com 17 February 2014 Freedberg Jr Sydney J 2 April 2014 A Sneak Peek At Marines New Amphibious Combat Vehicle breakingdefense com Breaking Media Inc Archived from the original on 5 April 2014 Retrieved 2 April 2014 Marines upgrading replacing amphibs under new strategy Archived 2014 09 24 at the Wayback Machine Militarytimes com 24 September 2014 Havoc 8x8 Demonstrates High Levels of Crew Protection in Marine Corps Blast Testing Archived 2013 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Deagel com 24 September 2013 Lockheed Martin s Havoc 8x8 Vehicle Aces Brutal Nevada Automotive Test Center Course Media Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin s Havoc 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle successfully completed automotive tests September 2014 global defense security news UK Defense Security Global news Industry army 2014 Lockheed Martin Ends Collaboration with Patria on Havoc amp Will Present its Own Design for ACV Archived 2015 07 14 at the Wayback Machine Armyrecognition com 11 July 2015 Photo of the Svarun vehicle with new door Archived 2011 10 04 at the Wayback Machine Slovenian Armed Forces Denel Land Systems promotional brochure PDF Jane s Information Group IHS Events Webinars Training and User Groups Janes com Retrieved 2013 01 12 SOFEX 2010 Galleries Janes com Retrieved 2013 01 12 See https www youtube com watch v 1pKux09WCnQ and https www youtube com watch v hrePcmFNpQo and https www army technology com projects amv35 combat reconnaissance vehicle and https www armyrecognition com australia australian army wheeled armoured vehicle amv35 combat reconnaissance 8x8 armoured vehicle technical data sheet specifications pictures video 11002162 html AMV35 BAE Systems International Retrieved 2022 06 09 Defense Aerospace Denel Lands Biggest Contract In Its History Archived from the original on 21 October 2014 Retrieved 5 November 2014 Patria fi Denel and Patria announce an Agreement on Armoured Wheeled Vehicles to South Africa 14 11 2013 Patria Oy Archived from the original on 2014 09 08 Retrieved 5 November 2014 a b Finci dobivaju posao za nabavu oklopnih vozila 24 July 2007 Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 24 July 2007 Patria offers Czechs to supply first 30 APCs within four months CeskeNoviny cz Archived from the original on 2008 09 28 Retrieved 2008 01 31 Afghanistan 14 lipca dotra dodatkowe pancerze dla Rosomakow Archived from the original on 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armored vehicles Spike anti tank missiles Defense News Warsaw Poland Archived from the original on 21 March 2023 Retrieved 21 March 2023 Rosomaki dluzej w produkcji Nowa wersja Wolverine production extended New upgrades defence24 pl in Polish 14 May 2020 Retrieved March 20 2022 Kolejne Rosomaki dla WP www altair com pl Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Beda kolejne Rosomaki dla Sil Zbrojnych RP Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej Archived from the original on July 16 2013 Poland Orders Additional 200 Rosomak Armored Vehicles Archived from the original on 2015 06 30 Retrieved 2015 01 14 Defensenews com Slovakia Finland ink production deal for 76 Patria combat vehicles 31 8 2022 31 August 2022 Retrieved 2022 09 07 Lahjusjutun tahrima panssarikauppa kutistui 80 prosenttia Armour trade tainted by the bribery case shrank by 80 per cent Turun Sanomat in Finnish 5 September 2012 Archived from the original on October 19 2015 Engineering News 1 6 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 08 13 DefenceWeb Denel orders Saab computers for Hoefyster 26 6 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 07 19 Retrieved 2009 06 29 https www patriagroup com newsroom news 2013 patria delivered the first batch of the next generation armoured wheeled vehicles to sweden Forsvarets materielverk Brister i komplex upphandling August 13 2010 Archived from the original on 13 August 2010 Forsvarets materielverk Nya hjulgaende stridsfordon till forsvaret pressmeddelande August 25 2010 Archived from the original on 25 August 2010 Sweden Receives First Batch of AMV 8 8 Wheeled Armored Vehicles Archived 2013 10 09 at the Wayback Machine Deagel com March 5 2013 https www defenceturkey com en content patria 8217 s amv vehicle selected for united arab emirates 225 Artem Defence PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 07 Retrieved 2009 09 16 Image of Patria AMV with BMP 3 turred at IDEX 2007 Archived from the original on 2016 03 19 Retrieved 2008 02 02 UAE orders Patria AMVs IHS 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taps on japan steel works for 8x8 vehicle production in japan https www patriagroup com newsroom news 2023 patria and japan steel works ltd signed manufacturing license agreement for patria amv xp vehicles 1 Zelenskiy Official Boxer CRV and Patria AMV35 test Australia Land 400 80806173 Army Recognition 8 June 2017 Archived from the original on 25 September 2017 Retrieved 2017 12 06 SEENews 24 Nov 2017 Finland s Patria Offers To Supply AMVs to Bulgarian Army SeeNews Archived from the original on 18 November 2016 Defence Aerospace 24 Nov 2017 Patria Touts Amphibious Capabilities of AMV in Bulgaria Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Patria Group Wants to Manufacture IFVs in Bulgaria Archived from the original on 2017 12 01 Bloomberg TV 24 Nov 2017 The Finnish Company Patria Will Cooperate With Bulgarian Firms Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Adamowski Jaroslaw 2023 09 25 Bulgarian government approves 1 37 billion Stryker order Defense News Retrieved 2023 10 01 Villarejo Esteban 2015 08 22 GD Favored To Win Spanish Armored Vehicle Contract Defense News Retrieved 2023 10 01 https defence blog com spain selects piranha 5 as new 8x8 armoured infantry vehicle admin 2019 12 29 Spanish Government Cancels a 2 1 Billion Piranha 5 Contract MilitaryLeak Retrieved 2023 10 01 Editorial Defense Brief 2020 08 25 Spain hands out 2 06 billion contract for Dragon VCR 8x8 vehicles Defense Brief Retrieved 2023 10 01 https www defensedaily com lockheed martin patria part ways on marine corps acv navy usmc Lockheed Martin Ends Collaboration with Patria on Havoc amp Will Present its Own Design for ACV July 2015 Global Defense Security news UK Defense Security global news industry army 2015 Archive News year Armyrecognition com 2015 07 11 Retrieved 2022 03 24 Lockheed Martin Introduces New ACV Candidate at Modern Day Marine Show Army Recognition Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2016 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 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