Finland and Latvia agree on the development of a Common Protected Vehicle system

Finland and Latvia signed an Implementing Arrangement on the joint development of a Common Protected Vehicle (CPV) system and related technologies in Tampere on 28 May 2026. The arrangement also enables future serial procurement.

The Implementing Arrangement is related to the Technical Arrangement in Co-operation concerning Joint Procurement of Mobile Systems and Technologies, signed by Finland and Latvia on 27 May 2026.

The Implementing Arrangement was signed on behalf of Finland, under the authorisation of the Minister of Defence, by Major General Tero Ylitalo, Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, and on behalf of Latvia by Alans Andrulis, Head of the State Defence Logistics and Procurement Centre.

The Implementing Arrangement initiates the joint development of a Common Protected Vehicle (CPV) system between Finland and Latvia. The system will include protected off-road trucks, tactical vehicles and tracked transport vehicles. Development will initially focus on a protected off-road truck in cooperation with Latvia.