![]() ![]() One significant difference between the two variants was hull size: the Swiss variant is 100 mm higher over the front, with an additional 70 mm over the combat compartment at the rear. Both contracts were won in competition against other IFVs. The Mk II was produced in three variants: the CV9030 CH (Switzerland) IFV and COM, and the CV9030 FIN (Finland) IFV. The CV90 Mk I was the base for the next development, the CV90 Mk II. Evaluations of mobility, reliability, lethality, fightability, ergonomics, durability and survivability were performed during the CV90 Mk I trial phase for these vehicles, with good results. The CV90 Mk I incorporated several improvements over the original Swedish CV90. CV90 Mk I was the first IFV with high-hit probability performance during suppression fire modes, both while the vehicle is on the move and against air targets. The Mk I variant of the CV90 had a newly designed two-man 30 mm turret, evolved from the 25 mm turret. The next variant of CV90, known as the Mk I, was delivered to Norway after winning the country's competition for a new IFV against contemporaries such as the American M2 Bradley, British FV510 Warrior, and Austro-Spanish ASCOD (Pizarro/ULAN). Furthermore, the CV90 was also built for high reliability and ease of maintenance using only standard on-board tools and for conscripts to maintain and operate. FMV also prioritized the requirements to provide the best possible design to fulfil user needs. The requirements expressed by the Swedish FMV on signature management were extremely challenging and led to a lot of new design features inherited by all subsequent generations (Mks 0 to III). The Swedish Army ordered five variants of the CV90. The Mk 0 has a conventional electrical system and was fitted for but not with appliqué armour systems. ![]() The first CV90 delivered (retroactively named mark 0) was for Sweden, and was armed with a Bofors 40/70B cannon (a dedicated armored fighting vehicle variant of the Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70) in a two-man turret, which had beaten out the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun during initial prototype trials. The CV90 has undergone four mark shifts to meet different customer requirements, focusing on capability enhancements. The prototypes were tested during extensive trials between 19, during which prototypes for specialized variants ( forward observation, command and control, and armoured recovery vehicles) were ordered. Five prototypes were constructed but, before delivery in 1988, the 9025 version was discontinued. In 1986, the prototypes for strf 9040 and strf 9025 were ordered. In 1985, the "stridsfordon 90" project group, made up of representatives from the Swedish armed forces ( Försvarsmakten), the FMV and Swedish industry (including Hägglunds and Bofors), finalized the design for a "unity vehicle" that originated from an air force concept. History ĭuring the Cold War, in 1983, the Swedish Army required vehicles with high mobility, air defence and anti-tank capability, high survivability and protection. Currently, 1,400 vehicles in 17 variants are (or will be) in service with ten user states, seven of which are part of the NATO alliance. Other variants include forward artillery observation, command and control, anti-aircraft, armoured recovery vehicle, electronic warfare versions and so forth. ĭeveloped specifically for the Nordic subarctic climate, the vehicle has very good mobility in snow and wetlands while carrying and supporting eight, and in later versions six, fully equipped soldiers. Export versions are fitted with Hägglunds E-series turrets, armed with either a 30 mm Mk44 or a 35 mm Bushmaster autocannon. The Swedish version of the main infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is fitted with a turret from Bofors equipped with a 40 mm Bofors autocannon. The CV90 platform design has continuously evolved from the Mk 0 to current Mk IV with technological advances and changing battlefield requirements. The Combat Vehicle 90 ( CV90) ( Swedish: stridsfordon 90, strf 90) is a family of Swedish tracked armored combat vehicles designed by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), Hägglunds and Bofors during the mid-1980s to early 1990s, entering service in Sweden in the mid-1990s. This is a build of EVE which improves performance.Offroad 320 km (200 mi), on-road 900 km (560 mi) ![]()
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