Denmark receives first Patria 6×6 APCs
Denmark received its first two Patria 6×6 APCs on 1 September, with the remaining 127 planned to follow starting in 2026. (Danish Armed Forces/Bornholm Regiment)
Denmark received its first two Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on Bornholm on 1 September, the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced later the same day. The vehicles will be used to train mechanics and other specialists to prepare the Danish Armed Forces to use the APCs when the remainder are delivered starting in 2026.
Patria and the Danish MoD announced on 1 April that Denmark had joined the Finnish-led Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme with the signing of its technical agreement and that the Scandinavian country would procure Patria 6×6 vehicles worth DKK1.9 billion (USD296 million) financed by the acceleration fund agreed under Denmark's cross-party agreement to strengthen the Danish Armed Forces.
The Danish MoD and Patria announced on 14 July that Denmark had signed the last three CAVS agreements, followed by orders for 129 Patria 6×6 APCs.
The APCs will equip the Danish army's light infantry battalion and heavy brigade and will be operated by infantry and engineer units as command post, communications, ambulance, and electronic warfare vehicles. The APCs will be delivered primarily as infantry variants.
A Patria spokesperson told Janes
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