Slovakia selects BAE Systems’ CV90 for new combat vehicle
June 28 2022 - 8:13AM
Business Wire
Slovakia has selected the CV90MkIV as its new Infantry Fighting
Vehicle (IFV).
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The CV90 during firing demonstrations.
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The joint bid from the Government of Sweden and BAE Systems was
filed earlier this year by the Swedish Defence Materiel
Administration (FMV) and BAE Systems Hägglunds. Following the
Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic’s feasibility report
last month, the CV90 was placed in both first and second position
(in two different turret variants) when measured against all
requirements for the IFV program. Negotiations will now begin to
finalize a production contract before the end of the year.
With the CV90MkIV, the Slovak Army will acquire the most
advanced CV90 available. Together with Slovak industry, BAE Systems
is prepared to deliver the program on time and on budget.
Slovakia’s requirements call for multiple variants of the CV90MkIV,
including several turreted versions and both engineer and recovery
vehicles. The program also includes training and education,
tactics, and future vehicle development. This selection brings
Slovakia into the CV90 User Club, which currently consists of seven
countries, including four members of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO).
“The joint Swedish FMV and BAE Systems team confirms the Swedish
government’s support for Slovakia and further strengthens
government-to-government relations,” said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask,
managing director of BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsk�ldsvik, Sweden.
“Our approach is built on strategic collaboration with local Slovak
suppliers, enabling them to play a high-value role throughout the
production and lifecycle of the CV90 and all its variants.”
BAE Systems Hägglunds has delivered multiple CV90 export
programs to European and NATO customers and has a strong track
record of highly successful industrial cooperation that goes beyond
the mechanical assembly of the vehicles. By working with local
Slovak industry across all aspects of the contract, BAE Systems
will ensure a significant level of collaboration during production
to support defense industrial cooperation, jobs, and economic
growth. BAE Systems is committed to exceeding the mandated
requirement for Slovak content and to work closely with the
country’s industry to deliver the most capable IFV on the market
today.
The CV90 is available in 15 variants and designed to provide
optimum mobility, with the highest level of protection in any
terrain or tactical environment. The CV90MkIV combines improved
battlefield speeds and handling with an upgraded electronic
architecture to support future growth capabilities as the complex
battlefield evolves.
Today, there are nearly 1,300 CV90s in operation in Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
Netherlands.
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For additional information, please contact: Ola Thorén,
BAE Systems Hägglunds Office: +46 660 80506; Mobile: +46 708 335000
ola.thoren@baesystems.se
www.baesystems.com @BAESystemsInc
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