Finding Nemo

For the first time, Finnish company Patria (Stand N6-160) is showing its latest Armoured Wheeled Vehicle (AWV) fitted with the 120mm Nemo turret mortar system. The AWV (6x6) has been developed by the company as a private venture and pulls through from its Armoured Modular Vehicle (8x8), which has been built in large numbers for domestic customers and an increasing number of export customers.

The AWV has a drive with powered steering on the front four wheels; steering can also be added as an option for the last road wheel station either side. A further option is an amphibious capability.

The first customer for the Nemo turret mortar system is the Saudi Arabian National Guard, which has fitted it to a batch of its General Dynamics Land Systems Canada Light Armoured Vehicles (8x8), while the United Arab Emirates has fitted it to some coastal craft.

The 120mm Nemo features a high rate of fire and can perform a multiple-round simultaneous-impact fire mission, in which five 120mm mortar bombs impact the target at the same time for maximum effect.

Patria is also expanding into other areas. Here at DSEI it is showing CANDL, a compact datalink for air-to-air and air-to-ground applications, and the ARIS remote electronic intelligence system used to intercept, identify, record and analyse radar systems. A further development of this is ARIS-E, which provides automatic identification, real-time geolocation and tracking of radars on the battlefield.

Other systems being highlighted by Patria are the MUSCL passive radar system, and TADS, a tactical debriefing system that provides instant debriefing of military missions and training exercises.