The Royal Marines has signed a £140 million international agreement with BAE Systems for the delivery of 60 Future All-Terrain Vehicles (FATVs) for use in combat across the Arctic, desert and mountains.
The UK’s Commando Forces will receive the vehicles from 2025 to replace its current fleet of Vikings and the older Bv 206 – an icon of Arctic deployments for years.
This agreement is part of an international project – known as the Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program – which involves Sweden and Germany, who will receive 236 and 140 vehicles respectively. READ MORE.