Sweden will purchase an additional 94 Finnish Patria 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers under the joint CAVS program. And considering this is a repeat order, it's a good opportunity to examine the price of this vehicle, which has the potential to become the most numerous in Europe.
The new Swedish contract will cost 1.5 billion kronor, or 140 million euros. By rough calculation, this gives 1.49 million euros per unit. And yes, since this is not the country's first procurement of these armored vehicles, the price is closest to the real cost.
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The result is probably Europe's most budget-friendly wheeled APC, where most competitors don’t even approach 1.5 million euros. For example, the Fuchs 2 for Algeria with localization cost 3.7 billion euros for 980 units 11 years ago, or 3.78 million euros per vehicle.
Sweden is purchasing Patria 6x6 in transport, medical, and command modifications, meaning the per-unit price we found is an average between these three variants. And all except the basic version require additional costs for specialized equipment, so the initial cost without all this could be even lower.
With the new addition, the Swedish order has reached 415 APCs, which received the local designation Pansarterrängbil 300 and will be delivered from 2025 to 2030. The basic contract for 321 units was signed back in 2024.
This represents good production speed that doesn't make the customer wait several years just to receive the first vehicles. Another good demonstration of this was Latvias transfer of Patria 6x6 to Ukraine, when from announcement to full delivery of 42 unitstook 10 months to a year.
Swedish industry is also involved in production, which is one of the CAVS conditions. Thanks to this, each participating country organizes localization at home, thereby developing both its own enterprises and increasing overall production capabilities.
Currently, seven countries have chosen the Patria 6x6 within the joint program: Finland, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Norway, with over 1,000 vehicles ordered. More than 250 have already been delivered to the first three participants on the list, proving the scale and pace of production.
The future looks bright for Finnish APCs in the CAVS program, because Germany alone plans to purchase up to 4,000 units in various modifications. Meanwhile, the British and Norwegians have yet to place orders, not to mention potential new participants.
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