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=== Members of the CAVS Program ===
 
* {{army|Latvia}} <ref name="cavs-lv" /> <br>
** Procured 200 vehicles (to be delivered between 2021 and 2029)
* {{army|FIN}}
** 91 vehicles ordered in June 2023 + 70 in option deliveries to start in 2023 <ref name="cavs-fi" /> <ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Finland orders pre-series CAVS 6x6 vehicles |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/finland-orders-pre-series-cavs-6x6-vehicles/ |website=Shephard}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Valpolini |first=Paolo |date=2023-06-02 |title=Patria:Finland to purchase 91 Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles |url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/patriafinland-to-purchase-91-patria-6x6-armoured-vehicles |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=EDR Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref>
** In January 2024, 40 additional vehicles ordered from the 70 in option. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=Finland to purchase more Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles |url=https://www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/news/2024/finland-to-purchase-more-patria-6x6-armoured-vehicles |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Patria |language=en}}</ref>
* {{army|SWE}} <br>Sweden Joined the R&D phase of the program in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweden Joins 6x6 Vehicle Research and Development Programme |url=https://www.asdnews.com/news/defense/2022/06/02/sweden-joins-6x6-vehicle-research-development-programme |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.asdnews.com |language=EN}}</ref> With the first order for its army in 2023, the local designation was revealed, ''"Pansarterrängbil 300" <ref>{{Cite web |last=Försvarsmakten |title=400 pansarterrängbilar på ingång |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2023/04/400-pansarterrangbilar-pa-ingang/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Försvarsmakten |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=17 April 2023 |title=Sverige köper pansarfordon av finskägda Patria |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/sverige-koper-pansarfordon-av-finskagda-patria/ |website=SVT}}</ref>''.
** 20 vehicles ordered in April 2023 for the Lifeguard Regiment, with a delivery after the summer 2023. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Giovanni |date=2023-04-20 |title=Sweden to Order Over 400 Patria Common Armored Vehicles |url=https://www.defense-aerospace.com/sweden-to-order-over-400-patria-common-armored-vehicles/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Defense aerospace |language=en-US}}</ref>
** 321 additional vehicles were ordered in March 2024. Besides the troop transport variant, command and medical transport variants were ordered as well. Starting 2025, deliveries are expected to continue until 2030. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Försvarsmakten |title=321 nya pansarfordon till Försvarsmakten |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2024/03/321-nya-pansarfordon-till-forsvarsmakten/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Försvarsmakten |language=sv}}</ref>
** 400 additional vehicles are planned to be ordered soon, and deliveries are expected to start by the end of 2024. The Patria 6x6 will equip:
*** Artillery troops
*** Engineering
*** Anti-aircraft units
* {{army|DE}}
** ''TPz Fuchs successor program:'' <br>A statement of Intent to join the program was made public in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Germany signs a Statement of Intent to join CAVS 6x6 vehicle programme |url=https://www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/news/2022/germany-signs-a-statement-of-intent-to-join-cavs-6x6-vehicle-programme |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Patria |language=en}}</ref> The technical arrangement for the CAVS was official signed on April 17 2023. This vehicle and the [[Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)|Boxer]] will replace the [[TPz Fuchs]] and the [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]]. But as of November 2023, the replacement of the TPz Fuchs will be part of the competition. The Patria 6×6 will compete against the [[Pandur I|Pandur Evo 6×6]] and the [[TPz Fuchs|TPz Fuchs 1A9]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=Transportpanzer Fuchs – Bundeswehr bestätigt Dreikampf um die Nachfolge |url=https://soldat-und-technik.de/2023/11/mobilitaet/35992/transportpanzer-fuchs-bundeswehr-dreikampf-nachfolge/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=soldat-und-technik.de |language=de-DE}}</ref>