Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Finland
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Finland
05/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/02/2024 00:02
Germany Signs CAVS Research and Development Agreement
02.05.2024 09:00
Germany Signs CAVS Research and Development Agreement
Germany has signed the Research and Development Agreement of the multinational Common Armoured Vehicles System (CAVS) programme. The agreement is currently between Finland, Sweden and Latvia, with Patria Land Oy as the supplier. Germany joined the CAVS programme led by Finland in 2023.
By joining the agreement, Germany will have access to the results of the product development packages and will be able to participate in the further development of the vehicle system. In the long term, Germany is planning to replace its existing FUCHS fleet with 6x6 armoured vehicles from Patria. Patria is committed to industrial cooperation with Germany, including the manufacture of CAVS vehicles in Germany in cooperation with German partners.- The CAVS programme enables the participating countries to benefit from common product development, acquisitions and life cycle management. The program is a fine example of increased collaboration within European defence and defence industries that the EU has called for, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen says.
- Cooperation with Germany has been excellent at all levels, so on behalf of the CAVS countries Finland, Sweden and Latvia, I warmly welcome Germany to the CAVS program's product development cooperation.
The aim of the CAVS programme, launched in cooperation between Finland and Latvia in 2020, is to develop an armoured 6x6 vehicle system for the needs of the participating countries. Deliveries of vehicles are underway to Finland, Sweden and Latvia, which have already ordered a total of 700 armoured vehicles from Patria. The latest order was from Finland who purchased heavy armoured personnel carriers for international crisis management purposes.
Open to European countries with similar equipment requirements, the CAVS programme's goal is to strengthen European defence and NATO cooperation. Having Germany and Sweden now on board enables user co-operation between the Nordic and Baltic countries, joint exercises and crisis management operations, simplifies logistics and improves security of supply.
Inquiries: Senior Specialist Frans Peltonen, Ministry of Defence, tel. +358 295 140 021, and Brigadier General Eng. Juha-Matti Ylitalo, Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command, tel. +358 299 800 (Defence Forces' switchboard).