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Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

Commons · Question 5084 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Patria 6x6 CAVS variant procured by the Army will have amphibious capabilities.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 5 Jun 2026

The Army’s Heavy Protected Mobility Programme remains in its concept phase and is currently evaluating the Finnish led Common Armoured Vehicles System (CAVS) Programme’s Patria 6x6. As part of this, a breadth of capabilities will be considered, and on cur...