Patria 6x6 is a Finnish six-wheel armored personnel carrier and combat-support platform selected for the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System programme. The vehicle combines protected troop transport, modular mission kits, optional amphibious capability, and configurations for command, medical evacuation, heavy APC, remote-weapon-station, and 120 mm NEMO mortar roles. By 2026 CAVS had seven NATO participants and nearly 2,000 ordered vehicles including options, while Latvia-produced Patria 6x6 APCs had been transferred to Ukrainian service during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Latvia approved and delivered 42 Latvia-produced Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine in 2025. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said the final 21-vehicle batch was handed over at Adazi and would immediately enter Special Operations Forces service; later Ukrainian reporting showed 3rd Separate Assault Brigade troops training with a Patria 6x6, including amphibious drills, while not proving specific combat engagements or losses.
Role detailsPatria 6x6 is cataloged separately from Patria AMV because it is a newer 6x6 troop-transport platform, not the larger 8x8 AMV family. Patria links the 6x6 suspension and protected-mobility lineage to its wheeled-vehicle experience, but the CAVS programme, Latvian service data, and Ukraine transfer evidence identify a distinct XA-300/6x6 vehicle line.
Protected troop transport, with Patria-described combat-support configurations for command, medical evacuation, heavy APC, remote weapon station, and NEMO mortar roles.
Sources: Patria 6x6 product page; Patria 6x6 brochure; Patria and Kongsberg agree on weapon station deliveries.
Selected as the vehicle platform for the Common Armoured Vehicle System programme, which Finnish and Patria sources describe as a seven-nation NATO programme with nearly 2,000 ordered vehicles including options.
Sources: Patria CAVS programme; Finnish Ministry of Defence CAVS R&D agreement.
The conflict row is limited to Latvia-produced Patria 6x6 APCs transferred to and fielded by Ukraine; it does not infer combat use for every CAVS user, every Patria 6x6 variant, or the NEMO mortar configuration.
Sources: Latvian MoD Ukraine final batch; Ukraine MoD Patria 6x6 receipt; Ukrainska Pravda Patria 6x6 water trials.
Patria 6x6 is a modular vehicle platform rather than one fixed combat fit; Patria's public material describes troop-transport, command, medical-evacuation, heavy APC, and Patria NEMO mortar-system configurations.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Patria 6x6 APC | Baseline armored personnel carrier | Patria describes the base vehicle as primarily designed for troop transport, carrying a driver and commander plus up to 10 soldiers in the protected rear compartment. |
| CAVS 6x6 | Multinational common armored vehicle platform | Patria and the Finnish Ministry of Defence say the Common Armoured Vehicle System programme selected Patria 6x6 as its platform and expanded from Finland and Latvia to include Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and the UK. Sources: Patria CAVS programme, The United Kingdom and Norway Join CAVS Research and Development Agreement |
| Company command vehicle | Command and control configuration | Patria lists company command as one of the combat-support roles for the 6x6 platform; Latvia ordered 56 additional command-and-control 6x6 vehicles for delivery between 2024 and 2029. Sources: Patria 6x6 product page, Patria to provide 56 additional armoured command and control vehicles for Latvia |
| Medical evacuation vehicle | Armored casualty evacuation configuration | Patria lists medical evacuation as a supported 6x6 configuration. Sources: Patria 6x6 product page |
| Patria 6x6 NEMO mortar system | 120 mm turreted mortar carrier | Patria lists the 120 mm Patria NEMO mortar system as a 6x6 configuration; Germany's CAVS procurement includes NEMO-equipped 6x6 variants. Sources: Patria 6x6 product page, Patria CAVS programme, Patria and Germany sign two serial contracts valued over 2 billion euros within the CAVS programme |
| RS4-equipped CAVS 6x6 | Remote-weapon-station configuration | Patria and Kongsberg announced PROTECTOR RS4 remote weapon station deliveries for more than 300 Patria 6x6 vehicles in Swedish and German CAVS configurations, with deliveries scheduled for 2026-2030. |
Patria says the Common Armoured Vehicle System programme began in 2020, initially by Finland and Latvia, with Patria 6x6 selected as the platform.
Sources: Patria CAVS programme
Latvia's National Armed Forces classify the PATRIA XA-300 as an armored personnel carrier and publish service-specific dimensions, crew, passenger capacity, mobility, amphibious, and machine-gun fit details.
Sources: Latvian NAF Patria 6x6
Latvia's Cabinet approved transferring 42 Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers and other equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Ukraine's Presidential Office said delivery of the package had begun by mid-July.
Sources: Latvian MoD Ukraine transfer approval, President of Ukraine Latvia meeting
Latvia and Ukraine said the final batch of 21 Patria 6x6 APCs was handed over at Adazi, completing Latvia's 42-vehicle pledge and sending the transferred APCs into Ukrainian Special Operations Forces service.
Sources: Latvian MoD Ukraine final batch, Ukraine MoD Patria 6x6 receipt
Patria said Germany signed CAVS contracts valued at more than 2 billion euros for up to 876 Patria 6x6 armored vehicles in four variants, including NEMO and Kongsberg RS4-equipped vehicles.
Sources: Patria and Germany sign two serial contracts valued over 2 billion euros within the CAVS programme
Patria said it delivered the first five CAVS 6x6 armored vehicles to the Bundeswehr at Zeithain, Germany, as part of the December 2025 German procurement contracts.
Sources: Patria delivered first CAVS 6x6 armoured vehicles to Germany
Ukrainska Pravda, citing Army Media footage, reported that troops from Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade were testing a Patria 6x6 on water and cross-country terrain, with the APC fitted with a heavy Browning machine gun.
Sources: Ukrainska Pravda Patria 6x6 water trials
Finnish and Patria sources described seven CAVS member nations, almost 2,000 orders including options, and more than 300 delivered vehicles, with Norway moving toward serial procurement through the CAVS Framework Agreement.
Sources: The United Kingdom and Norway Join CAVS Research and Development Agreement, Patria delivered first CAVS 6x6 armoured vehicles to Germany, Norway joins CAVS Framework Agreement to enable serial procurement of Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles
