10.12.2022, 12:45
Zitat:Japan selects Patria's AMV for Type 96 replacement programmehttps://www.janes.com/defence-news/land-...-programme
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected Finnish company Patria for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's (JGSDF's) wheeled armoured personnel carrier (WAPC) programme. The MoD's Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced on 9 December that under the programme Patria's 8×8 Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) will replace the JGSDF's ageing fleet of Komatsu Type 96 8×8 APCs.
ATLA said Patria has proposed to licence-produce the AMVs in Japan, and the company will execute the proposal with a Japanese private sector company. Patria said in a press release that it had been preparing its WAPC proposal since 2018 and had established a local subsidiary, Patria Japan Ltd, to support its activities in Japan.
The company said its next step in the programme is to enter licenced-production negotiations with a Japanese company. These talks will start immediately, Patria said.
Schneemann