Dutch CV90s to Become First NATO Combat Vehicles to Receive Active Protection
January 03 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has received a contract from the Netherlands for the
testing and verification of Active Protection Systems (APS) on its
CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Active Protection is an advanced
solution consisting of countermeasures that can intercept incoming
rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank missiles, and other threats to
increase crew and vehicle survivability.
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Dutch CV90s to become first NATO combat
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BAE Systems, the manufacturer of the Dutch CV9035 variant
vehicles, will lead the APS integration. BAE Systems will also
carry out the future installation of the system, called Iron Fist,
developed by Israeli supplier IMI Systems. Iron Fist is an
automated system that uses a radar to detect and track threats and
then takes action to eliminate the threat.
“Iron Fist will give the Dutch Army a highly sophisticated
defensive tool on its CV90s to counter threats and improve the
safety of the vehicle and its crew,” said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask,
managing director of Sweden-based BAE Systems Hägglunds. “Iron Fist
is yet another example of the advanced technology BAE Systems and
its partners can deliver to our customers.”
The integration of this advanced APS solution onto the Dutch
CV90s demonstrates the vehicle’s adaptability to new and evolving
technologies to meet customer-specific requirements.
“During this test phase we will pre-qualify the active system
against our threat specification, and together with our partners
analyze system safety and prepare for its integration onto our
CV9035NL vehicles,” said Hans de Goeij, project manager at the
Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation, Ministry of Defence. “We
expect to make a decision on the next phase by early 2018. With
Iron Fist, the Netherlands is expected to become the first NATO
country with an Active Protection System of its kind on combat
vehicles.”
BAE Systems is a leader in the development of survivability
technologies for combat vehicles. The company has, for example,
developed a system called ADAPTIV, which uses cloaking technology
to alter the appearance of a vehicle, making it harder to identify.
BAE Systems has also developed a situational awareness tool called
BattleView 360. BattleView 360 employs sensors outside the vehicle
that feed a 360-degree image to a helmet-mounted monocle, allowing
soldiers inside the vehicle to essentially “see through” armor and
better detect threats.
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