The German Army has taken delivery of its first five Patria 6x6 armored vehicles, a seemingly modest handover that nevertheless signals the opening move in a wider transformation of how the Bundeswehr’s combat support units will deploy, survive, and sustain tempo under NATO’s renewed focus on high-intensity land warfare. These initial platforms are pre-series vehicles, delivered early to begin operator training, maintenance familiarization, and the technical verification work needed before serial production ramps. Handed over at the Zeithain material depot by Patria Deutschland leadership under the oversight of the Bundeswehr procurement agency BAAINBw, the first tranche is designed to seed the training pipeline and accelerate readiness, ensuring that crews, mechanics, and unit commanders can validate tactics, mission-kit integration, and sustainment routines ahead of the larger fleet that will follow. Read more...
