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U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center and Patria have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to determine feasibility of incorporating a turreted, breech-loaded 120 mm mortar weapon system in U.S. mortar carriers. The scope of the agreement is to assess the capabilities of Patria Nemo mortar …
Read More »Patria acquired Belgium Engine Center
International defence company, Patria has acquired 100% of the shares of Belgium Engine Center SPRL (BEC) from AIM Norway in order to further strengthen BEC’s capabilities and business. BEC is a military jet engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center that services the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine which powers …
Read More »Esa Rautalinko has been appointed as President and CEO of Patria Group
Patria’s Board of Directors has appointed Esa Rautalinko, 56, Master of Science (Economics), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Patria Group. Chief Financial Officer Ville Jaakonsalo has been acting President and CEO since January 2019. Rautalinko will start in this position 1st of July 2019. He is currently the …
Read More »Patria showcases its armoured wheeled vehicles and selected intelligence, surveillance and data link products at IDEX 2019
Patria attends IDEX 2019 event in February 17-21, in Abu Dhabi, UAE featuring its latest technology at Patria’s stand 10 – B10/C09. Patria will showcase several products: Patria AMV product family combines high payload capacity with the latest technology. These features enable simultaneous integration of a high level of protection …
Read More »KONGSBERG and Patria will acquire AIM Norway
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, has entered into agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence for the purchase of Aerospace Industrial Maintenance Norway AS (AIM Norway), which is the Norwegian armed force’s business for maintenance, overhaul and upgrade of the Air Force’s aircraft and helicopters. In …
Read More »Patria 6X6 – Multifunctional transport capacity far into the future
Patria 6X6 is a successor to the Pasi Armoured Personnel Carrier and to complement the vehicle fleets of customers of the legendary Patria AMV 8X8. Patria 6X6 is a multipurpose transport vehicle. The chassis structure is based on the same components as the AMV, but with one less axle. …
Read More »KONGSBERG and Patria enter into agreement on Missile Systems
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) and Patria have entered into an agreement to develop opportunities for cooperation on Missile Systems. The agreement comprises the establishment of a Missile Competence Center in Finland, Open Tactical Framework (OTF) core technologies and system architecture software for missile programs in Finland and international opportunities …
Read More »Patria’s high-technology products showcased at Eurosatory
Patria attends Eurosatory 2016 event held on June 13–17 in Paris showcasing its key export products such as the armoured modular vehicle Patria AMV equipped with Selex weapon system. Also Patria AMV Part Task Trainer networked with Patria Nemo Training Simulator will be on display at the event. Patria’s stand …
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