Norway to receive 20 new Patria armored vehicles

Norway's military is bolstering its armored fleet with the acquisition of 20 new Patria 6x6 wheeled armored vehicles. Forsvarsmateriell, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, has signed a contract with the Finnish company Patria for the delivery of these vehicles.

The initial delivery of the first two vehicles is scheduled to arrive in Norway before Christmas this year. The contract is valued at approximately 500 million Norwegian kroner (around $47 million USD) for the 20 vehicles. Importantly, the agreement includes an option for an additional 40 vehicles, which could bring the total contract value to around 1.5 billion kroner ($140 million USD).

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This investment gives us a common platform of armored vehicles together with several of our allies.

Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik highlighted the strategic importance of the new armored vehicles, stating they provide enhanced mobility, flexibility, and protection. "This investment gives us a common platform of armored vehicles together with several of our allies," Sandvik said in a press release.

Major General Lars Lervik, Chief of the Army, explained that this procurement replaces donated equipment and introduces a modern, flexible platform to the Army. "Initially, we will primarily receive evacuation vehicles similar to those used by our Nordic colleagues," Lervik noted. "They will strengthen our capability for medical evacuation at the battalion and brigade levels in the Army during crises and war."

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They will strengthen our capability for medical evacuation at the battalion and brigade levels in the Army during crises and war.