Research and innovations

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Rapid reacting and agile demonstrations providing research is a key approach to have the best possible technology understanding and capability enhancement readiness for current systems, future procurements and development programs.

The essentials: FAMOUS programme

Improving the mobility and performance of land troops is a major priority in the long-term development of defence in the EU countries. To meet these needs, the joint European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems (FAMOUS) programme is developing the technologies, performance and ground combat capabilities of future armoured vehicles.

Finland is the lead nation and Patria is the industrial coordinator.

The FAMOUS programme consists of a study phase (EDIDP FAMOUS project) and development phase (EDF FAMOUS2 project). The total budget of the FAMOUS programme is around EUR 132 million, of which the European Commission-funded European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) accounted for 9 million and the European Defence Fund (EDF) for about EUR 95 million. The remaining amount of approximately EUR 28 million comes from the Member States and as investments from the participating companies.

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The next generation armoured vehicles and situational awareness by FAMOUS programme

MORE ON THE PROGRAMME:
FAMOUS ATV concept vehicle launched at Eurosatory 2024
FIN Army Press release: Army develops arctic mobility as part of the EU’s EDIDP Programme
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eALLIANCE in a nutshell:

• Business Finland funded, Patria-led 5‑year ecosystem programme
• Programme starts in early 2024, lasting until end of 2028
• Programme’s overall budget is approximately 85M€
• +30 partner companies in the eALLIANCE ecosystem
• Estimated +200M€ increase in combined R&D expenditure during the programme

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eAlliance in brief

Research services

Technology and digitalization in the field of defence and security is developing more rapid than ever seen. The digitalization, performance of computation and integration level of traditional components are enabling new capabilities to many solutions.

Research consortium led by Finland-based VTT and Lockheed Martin will develop signals intelligence technologies benefiting the global defence industry

VTT News 22.11.2023: Research consortium led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lockheed Martin have finalised a frame agreement for indirect industrial cooperation in November 2023. Patria is a member of the consortium, other members are Harp Technologies, a Finnish SME active in space, defence, and remote sensing technologies, and two leading, innovative Finnish universities: Aalto University and Tampere University. Read the news!

F-35 — Photo: Lockheed Martin Corporation

Publications by Patria Research Services

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Upcoming and past R&D events

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Cognitive Radar

Patria’s researchers participated in the NATO Science and Technology organization, sensor, and electronics technology panel’s specialist meeting on “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Cognitive Radar” on April 14th and 15th at Marine Establishment in Amsterdam, Netherlands.