“I am convinced that our Patria armoured vehicles will help the Ukrainian armed forces in their fight against the aggressor. We will continue to support Ukraine in the future – both this year and next year, we will provide Ukraine with military aid amounting to 0.25% of our gross domestic product,” said Defence Minister Andris Sprūds (Progressives).
Based on Ukraine’s request for assistance, the Ministry of Defence announced on 10 February this year that it had ordered six Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers, which will be delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces.
The Ministry of Defence emphasises that the delivery of these armoured vehicles to Ukraine will not affect the needs and operational capabilities of the National Armed Forces.
As previously reported, on 30 August 2021, within the framework of the intergovernmental cooperation programme between Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Germany, Latvia signed a general agreement with Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles, which included an order for more than 200 armoured personnel carriers.
In parallel, together with partner countries, the Ministry of Defence and the National Armed Forces continued cooperation within the framework of the armoured vehicle system (CAVS) research and development programme, including the development of a joint command and control platform. The development and design of the platform were completed in the summer of 2024, which allowed the Ministry of Defence, in addition to the purchase of armoured personnel carriers, to negotiate and supplement Latvia’s order with 56 command armoured vehicles.
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