United Arab Emirates to acquire Patria AMVs from Finland

Europe, Middle East, News January 28, 2016 , by IRIA No Comments

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered Patria AMV 8×8 armoured vehicles, the Finnish company has announced

HELSINKI, (Finland) — Finland’s Patria defense company has announced a contract from the United Arab Emirates for its AMV 8×8 armored vehicles.

The vehicles will be manufactured in Poland by Patria‘s Polish partner.

The contract value and details have all been deemed classified, according to a statement by the Finnish manufacturer.

“These vehicles will be produced by our Polish partner in a very tight time schedule,” said Patria Land Business president Mika Kari, according to the press release. It said all other details of the contract were classified.

Meanwhile, a source at the Polish armoured vehicle company Rosomak SA, which licence-builds AMVs for the Polish armed forces, told IHS Jane‘s that Patria has awarded it a PLN170 million (USD41 million) contract to build 40 AMV hulls for the UAE. The contract includes an option for another 50 hulls, which would increase its value to PLN550 million.

Patria has been delivering systems to the UAE since 2008, where the first batch of AMV vehicles were acquired by the UAE armed forces. In 2009 the UAE naval forces acquired 12 new patrol boats and retrofitted another 12 boats in their fleet with the Patria Nemo Navy mortar system, Mika Kari, the president of the Patria Land Business Unit, told Defense News.

“This is a magnificent extension for the ongoing, successful cooperation between the UAE armed forces and Patria,” he said. “UAE armed forces have been very satisfied with their existing AMV vehicles, as they meet all the customer’s needs and are suitable for the needed, challenging circumstances. These vehicles will be produced by our Polish partner in a very tight time schedule. The agreement done now is very significant for Patria, and we are excited about this and looking forward to providing the vehicles”.

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

The Patria AMV is of modular design, enabling the use of different weapon systems, sensors and communications systems. It has an operational range of as much as 530 miles and a land speed of about 60 miles per hour.