Key facts
- Type
- Armoured personnel carrier
- Place of origin
- Finland
- In service
- 2004–present
- Used by
- See Operators below
- Wars
- War in Afghanistan , Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen , Russo-Ukrainian War
- Designer
- Patria
- Manufacturer
- Patria Under licence: Polish Armaments Group As the KTO Rosomak Japan Steel Works Ltd. Denel Land Systems As the Badger IFV Đuro Đaković Grupa d.d.
- Produced
- 2004–present
- Mass
- 16,000 to 32,000 kg (35,000 to 71,000 lb)
- Length
- 7.7 m (25 ft)
- Width
- 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Height
- 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
- Crew
- 2–3 (commander, driver, optional gunner), 8–12 passengers
- Main armament
- Up to 105 mm gun or twin 120 mm mortars in turret
- Secondary armament
- Protector RWS
- Engine
- DI 12 Scania Diesel or DC 12 Scania Diesel or DC 13 Scania Diesel, 450 kW (600 hp) or 405 kW (543 hp) or 360 kW (480 hp)
- Power weight
- 14.1 kW/t (19.2 PS/t) (max weight), 28.1 kW/t (38.2 PS/t) (min weight)
- Suspension
- 8×8 wheeled, independent hydropneumatic suspension
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Encyclopedic overview
The Patria AMV (Armoured Modular Vehicle) is an 8×8 multi-role military vehicle produced by the Finnish defence industry company Patria.
The main feature of the AMV is its modular design, which allows the incorporation of different turrets, weapons, sensors, or communications systems on the same carriage. Designs exist for different APC (armoured personnel carrier) vehicles and IFV (infantry fighting vehicle) versions, communications versions, ambulances and different fire-support versions, armed with large-caliber mortar and gun systems.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Patria AMV” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.