The Ministry of Defense of Japan announced today (9) that the Ground Self-Defense Force's "Next Generation Wheeled Armored Vehicle" plan has decided to choose the "AMVXP" modular wheeled armored vehicle from the Finnish Patriia company (Patria), defeating two American and Japanese manufacturers. armored car.

(picture taken from Patria official website)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The Ministry of Defense of Japan announced today (9) that the Ground Self-Defense Force's "Next Generation Wheeled Armored Vehicle" plan has decided to choose the "AMVXP" modular wheeled armored vehicle from Patria, defeating the Two armored vehicles from American and Japanese manufacturers.

The military news media "DefenceBlog" reported today that the Ministry of Defense of Japan stated that the "AMVXP" modular wheeled armored vehicle of the Finnish Patriia Company won the bid for the "Next Generation Wheeled Armored Vehicle" plan of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, which will replace the current "96 Type" wheeled armored vehicle.

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Finland's Patriia company issued a statement stating that the company has actively participated in Japan's "Next Generation Wheeled Armored Vehicle" program since 2018, and has also established a subsidiary "Patria Japan".

Patriia also mentioned that after winning the bid, Japan will become the ninth user of the "Patria AMV" series. It is believed that there will be more development opportunities in Japan in the future, and it will establish long-term strategic partnerships with related industries.

The Ground Self-Defense Force's "Next Generation Wheeled Armored Vehicle" project began in 2019. It plans to replace the "Type 96" wheeled armored vehicle equipped in 1996. There are three manufacturers participating in the plan, namely the "General Dynamics Land Systems" of the United States (GDLS). LAV6.0", "AMVXP" of Finland's Patriia (Patria) and "Mobile Armored Vehicle" of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.