Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said: “With the purchase of armoured personnel carriers from Patria, we are broadly strengthening the Army with a contribution to both the light infantry battalion and the heavy brigade, so that Denmark’s defence is modernised and the soldiers have updated equipment. It is only a few months since the political decision on the acquisition was made, and now the first armoured personnel carriers have already arrived in Denmark. It is a good example that we are really bringing speed into the build-up of the Armed Forces.”
The Ministry of Defence announced in April that 129 vehicles will be procured, with the remainder expected from 2026 onwards. The delivery will allow the Armed Forces to start preparing personnel in advance of full operational use.
Colonel Thomas Ø. Knudsen, Head of the Land Division at the Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (FMI), stated: “The first vehicles have now arrived in Denmark so that in the coming period we can train mechanics and other specialists ahead of the final delivery of the vehicles to the Army at the turn of the year. The vehicle has been purchased in a project partnership with Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Germany and is produced in Finland with several Nordic, including Danish, subcontractors. The rapid acquisition is the result of good and close Nordic cooperation, where joint Nordic vehicles provide a high degree of supply security and the opportunity to support each other logistically.”
The Patria 6×6 vehicles will serve both the light infantry battalion and the heavy brigade, with uses ranging from command and communications to ambulance and electronic warfare roles. Each vehicle accommodates two crew members and up to 10 soldiers in the troop compartment.
Source: Danish Ministry of Defence.
