Finland, Germany sign Statement of Intent on CAVS

The Ministry of Defence of Finland and the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany on Tuesday have signed a Statement of Intent regarding Germany joining the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS), said an official press release.

The countries will enter into negotiations to finalise the accession of Germany to the programme.

Furthermore, the countries will continue discussions regarding the development and procurement of armoured vehicles in the framework of the programme.

CAVS is a collaborative multinational programme aimed at developing an armoured vehicle system based on the common requirements of the countries involved.

Currently Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden are participants in the programme. Patria's 6x6 vehicle has earlier been chosen as the chassis platform for the common research and development programme.

To date, the R&D work has yielded a common platform and an APC variant that meet the common requirements set by the programme participants. The programme remains open for new countries to join.