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FAMOUS programme
Patria – the industrial coordinator of the FAMOUS programme
Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems
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.
The FAMOUS programme optimizes synergies, standardization, commonalities, innovative technologies, and interoperability capabilities in All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) and an upgrade to Main Battle Tank (MTB) capabilities. The technologies being developed in FAMOUS programme are related to, for example, mobility, energy production, protection, improved situational awareness, autonomy, weapons system development, C4I and improved maintainability.
Finland is the lead nation and Patria is the industrial coordinator.
Since its launch in 2021, the FAMOUS programme including its two previous phases has secured more than 100 million euros in funding from the European Union, with an additional 20 million euros contributed by participating countries. In total, already 20 countries and over 50 leading European defence companies have taken part in the initiative. The FAMOUS project supports seamlessly the European Commission’s goal to enhance the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EU’s defence industry.
Patria-led FAMOUS consortium enters third phase
The defence industry consortium led by Patria, FAMOUS 3 is making progress within the budget framework of the European Union’s European Defence Fund (EDF). The European Commission (EC) approved the consortium’s proposal on 15 April 2026 for the third phase of the project.
The EU funding for the project is EUR 79 million with a total budget of EUR 115 million. Finland will continue to act as the lead state and Patria as the industrial coordinator.
FAMOUS3 is a continuation and extension of projects funded under EDIDP-2020-GCC and EDF-2021- GROUND-D-FMGV calls. While FAMOUS2 was focusing on the development of next generation armoured platforms, and modernisation of existing platforms, FAMOUS3 continues the work by increasing the maturity of enabling technologies and finishing in qualification and certification and expects to reach at maximum TRL8 for both ATV and LAV platform variant(s) by the end of the project.
EDF FAMOUS 2
EDF FAMOUS 2
The second phase of the FAMOUS programme continues to develop more detailed architectural design and requirement specification for the tracked armoured personnel carrier. The vehicle design, prototyping and verifications tests against the project requirements are conducted in the project. The project implementation phase started DEC/2023 and is projected to end NOV/2026.
The project proceeded to the concept stage. The technologies and concept performance of the future solution can be tested in practice. Below the finalised FAMOUS All Terrain Tracked Personnel Carried -concept which is on display in EUROSATORY 2024.
The prototype made its debut in spring 2025 and on September 9, 2025, during the DSEI UK exhibition, Patria continued its presentations by unveiling a new tracked all-terrain vehicle called, Patria TRACKX.
Patria with its partners will make two different prototypes of the tracked vehicle: the first will be a solution optimised for excellent mobility with current matured state-of-the-art technologies, while the second will explore future performance-enhancing technologies. The prototypes will be designed to be modular, which enables capturing of the growth potential of the concept.
EDF FAMOUS 2Participating Countries and consortium
Links related to EDF FAMOUS 2
Links related to EDIDP FAMOUS
This project has received funding from the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) under Grant Agreements No EDIDP-GCC-2020-058 — FAMOUS and European Defence Fund (EDF) Project 101103043 — FAMOUS2.
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