European war between General Dynamics and Patria Patria case

general dynamics - mowag piranha

then in belgian tender in 2006 finalists are: gd-steyr pandur, gd-mowag piranha, iveco centauro, , patria amv. patria lost, , general dynamicswon: 700 million euro 242 general dynamics piranha , 700 million of gd offset, accurately divided between flanders , walloonia (delivery between 2007-2012).

then czech republic. defense daily writes in dec 2005: fate have it, steyr’s pandur ii (general dynamics) , patria’s amv final 2 contenders czech republic’s $1 billion wheeled apc contract. patria won, contract goes general dynamics, pandur.

similar stories romania, ireland, denmark, lithuania, sweden, spain etc. general dynamics has conspicuous sales outside of europe: $ 6 billions of light armored vehicles saudi arabia national guard, via foreign military sales.

patria had victories against u.s. giant: croatia, slovenia, poland, estonia. , notably, united arab emirates. in 2009 sweden canceled contract award patria of $338 million 113 patria amv, restarted contract in 2010.