The XA-200 alternation armoured 6×6 wheeled vehicle is the latest assembly adaptation of the XA series, of which over 700 cars accept been produced. The alternation is bogus by Patria Cars of Hameenlinna, Finland, aforetime Sisu Vehicles. The car is in account with the Finnish Army (104 XA-200 armoured cadre carriers), the Swedish Army (86 XA-203S basal cars and 18 XA-202S command vehicles) and the Norwegian Army (32 XA-200 armoured cadre carriers). In May 2002, Sweden ordered a added 63 vehicles. XA alternation cars accept been broadly acclimated by the UN and added peacekeeping forces. The AMOS avant-garde adhesive arrangement has been chip on the XA-200 anatomy and trialled and evaluated by the Finnish Army. 24 AMOS systems (developed by Patria Hagglunds) were ordered by Finland for affiliation on the Patria 8×8 armoured modular vehicle.
The XA alternation has cars for a array of action and abutment mission tasks. These include: cadre carrier, command and advice vehicle, anti-aircraft missile version, anti-tank missile version, ambulance, alarm carrier with foldable mast system, mine-scattering vehicle, adhesive carrier, accretion and adjustment vehicle, and NBC assay vehicle.
XA-200 has a best acceleration on alley of 95km/h and an operating ambit of 600km. The car has a fording abyss of 1.5m and can be accustomed an amphibian capability, up to a absolute weight of 16,000kg. Best action weight is 22,000kg, car weight is 14,500kg.
The XA-202 command car is based on the XA-200 chassis, but the bark is disconnected into four sections – abettor room, disciplinarian / administrator compartment, engine allowance and abetting ability assemblage (APU). The 10kW agent APU is installed for the abettor allowance equipment.
There is an alternative ring-mount for 12.7mm apparatus gun, aloft the commander. Add-on armour provides aegis from up to 12.7mm armour-piercing shells. There are four applicable credibility for VHF antennas.
The command car can be adapted with a 24m hydraulic mast. The scope mast is powered by the capital engine hydraulic pump. It has hydraulic abutment legs for the car and an automated guy braiding arrangement of 5.2m ambit with hydraulic abbreviating system. The mast takes two humans about ten account to deploy.
