Patria NEMO ~ US Army Feasibility Study

Patria and the US Army have entered into agreement for a feasibility study of the Patria NEMO 120mm turreted, breech-loaded mortar system.

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US Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center and Patria have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to determine feasibility of incorporating a turreted, breech-loaded 120mm mortar weapon system in US mortar carriers. The scope of the agreement is to assess the capabilities of Patria NEMO mortar system, its compatibility with US mortar carrier weapon platforms and fire control systems as well as to evaluate the use of current US 120mm mortar ammunition in a breech-loaded mortar, such as Patria NEMO.

This agreement is continuation of US Army’s effort to provide Armored and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams with rapid, precise indirect and direct fire capability where the operating crew is well protected, and their physical burden is significantly reduced. In late 2018 the Army published a market survey to identify capable sources to develop and produce the 120mm Mortar Future Indirect Fire Turret (FIFT). Patria answered the market survey based on Patria NEMO mortar system.

Patria NEMO is a turreted, remote-controlled 120mm mortar system with both direct and indirect fire capability and can execute up to 6 grenade multiple rounds simultaneous impact fire missions. In addition to being highly protected, Patria NEMO is light, compact and easily installable on light, tracked chassis, wheeled armoured vehicles or navy vessels.

“The agreement between the US Army and Patria exemplifies the capability leap that modern turreted mortar systems can introduce to armed forces and illustrates Patria’s leading role in this technology area. It is also logical continuation to the cooperation between Patria and the US Government that began with Patria NEMO sales to a third country through a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme”, says Jussi Järvinen, President of Patria’s Land Business Unit.

US Foreign Military Sales is a form of security assistance that authorizes the US to sell defence articles and services to foreign countries.