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16 Dec 22. Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement with BAE Systems to purchase 436 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles. The joint procurement, worth $760m, is in support of Arctic operations for the Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program.
BAE Systems’ military all-terrain vehicles are designed for operations in the harshest and most remote environments and this agreement signals the Company’s position as the defense industry’s leader for these capabilities.
“We‘re seeing increased interest from numerous countries for the extreme mobility capabilities offered by the BvS10 and its unarmored sister vehicle, Beowulf,” said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, managing director of BAE Systems Hägglunds, which manufactures the vehicles in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. “Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom will be getting an excellent return on their investment in these highly capable vehicles for decades to come. This further demonstrates the strong relationship between BAE Systems and our customers to deliver these critical capabilities.”
The three-nation acquisition will deliver the 436 vehicles beginning in 2024, with 236 BvS10s going to the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV), 140 to the German Federal Ministry of Defence (BAAINBw), and 60 to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD). The vehicles are based on the latest version of the BvS10 currently operated by Sweden, and will include variants for troop transport, logistics, medical evacuation, recovery, and command and control.
The CATV program includes a framework agreement that could lead to the purchase of more vehicles by the three nations, keeping the BvS10, the world’s leading all-terrain vehicle, in production for many years to come. Sweden is the lead nation and has established a joint procurement office to lead the effort with representatives from all three nations.
This acquisition follows Sweden’s order last year of an additional 127 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles for its existing fleet. In parallel to this agreement, Sweden is also procuring an additional 40 BvS10s in a separate contract valued at approximately $50m.
The BvS10 and Beowulf are the world leaders when it comes to all-terrain solutions. Their articulated mobility systems provide optimal maneuverability across varying terrains so they can traverse snow, ice, rock, sand, mud or swamps, as well as steep mountain environments. The vehicles’ amphibious feature also allow them to swim in flooded areas or coastal waters.
The vehicles can deliver personnel and supplies to sustain strategic, tactical, and operational mobility.
BvS10’s unprecedented mobility is based on terrain accessible North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standards. Its modular design allows it to be reconfigured for varying missions and can be delivered in multiple variants that include carrying personnel, command and control, ambulance, vehicle repair and recovery, logistics support, situational awareness, and a weapons carrier with additional mortar capability.
BvS10 is currently operated by Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. BAE Systems’ Beowulf, the unarmored variant of the BvS10, won the U.S. Army’s competition for its Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program in August. The U.S. Army will receive 110 vehicles over a five-year period.
16 Dec 22. British military to receive 60 All-Terrain Vehicles under international agreement.
UK troops will receive 60 amphibious all-terrain armoured vehicles to support operations in the harshest environments, as part of a trilateral agreement.
- £140m contract to bolster ability to operate in harsh environments
- 60 new amphibious vehicles to be in service for 30 years
- Purchase alongside key allies bolsters European interoperability
Under the international Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) programme – including Sweden and Germany – the UK Commando Force will receive 60 Future All-Terrain Vehicles (FATV) starting from February 2025, under a £140mi contract.
The deal will see a total of 463 of the vehicles delivered by BAE Systems across the three European partners, with the engines for all FATVs produced by Cummins in Darlington.
The vehicles will be used by the Navy’s Littoral Response Groups – bespoke, highly-mobile amphibious task groups designed to react to crises in regions strategically important to the UK.
Capable of operating in the harshest weather conditions and most remote environments, the amphibious, multi-role, armoured vehicle will include variants of vehicles for troop transport, logistics, medical evacuation, recovery, and command and control.
Defence Procurement Minister, Alex Chalk said: “We continue to equip our Armed Forces with the most mobile and resilient capabilities, to support them in operations around the world and Future All-Terrain Vehicles for the Royal Navy are another example of this.
This tri-lateral agreement with Sweden and Germany serves to strengthen key alliances and improve interoperability.”
Working alongside our European and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Arctic partners in the High North, FATVs will be in-service until 2058, replacing the BV206 tracked and older BvS 10 ‘Viking’ models. Their articulated mobility systems provide optimal manoeuvrability across varying terrains so they can traverse snow, ice, rock, sand, mud or swamps, as well as steep mountain environments. The vehicles’ amphibious feature also allows them to swim in flooded areas or coastal waters, and a logistics variant can carry 6 tonnes of equipment.
Brigadier Mark Totten, Navy Deputy Director Acquisition, said: “The signing of the CATV contract is great news for UK Defence and for Commando Forces. This is a unique capability – fundamental for Commando Forces that are expert in operating in the extreme cold weather and across the littoral. The vehicle boasts a number of characteristics that make it perfect for the Future Commando Force: it is adept over snow, has amphibious swimming capability and protects its occupants from several threats.”
Progressing to contract is a clear statement of the UK’s strong commitment to High North and to working alongside our NATO and JEF partners.
The FATV has a front cabin to accommodate the driver with three fully equipped marines, and a rear cabin which can carry eight fully equipped marines or be fitted for a variety of different purposes including short range air defence. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
15 Dec 22. L3Harris Delivers First T7 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robots to US Air Force.
Highlights:
- Improves precision for complex EOD missions
- Delivers increased speed, improved strength and battery life
- Mitigates explosive threats on military installations and nearby communities
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) today announced delivery of the first of more than 100 T7™ explosive ordnance disposal robots to the U.S. Air Force as part of a contract supporting the USAF’s global EOD mission.
The initial four-robot delivery represents the first of 56 T7 robotic systems, support, maintenance and training provided under an $85m, 10-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract awarded in September 2021. In May 2022 the USAF requested 51 additional T7 robots, for a total of 107 robots ordered to date.
“The world’s most capable robot for challenging EOD tasks where speed and precision are required, the T7 will help safeguard Air Force EOD operators as they mitigate explosive threats around the globe,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. “We’re keenly aware of what’s at stake for these operators and constantly refine and enhance our robotic systems to minimize risk and maximize utility during these dangerous, no-fail missions.”
Recognized by the USAF for its outstanding technical and usability ratings, the T7 represents a major upgrade for the USAF from its 20-year-old robotic fleet. The T7 enables operators to handle larger explosive devices in less time and provides increased speed, improved lift, reach strength, and extended battery life. Additionally, a unique haptic controller provides human-like dexterity and mission-critical precision.
In 2021, L3Harris completed delivery of 122 T7 robots to the U.K. Ministry of Defence to replace its aging fleet of remote-controlled EOD vehicles. With the current USAF contract calling for L3Harris to provide up to 170 robots, these contracts make L3Harris the largest robot supplier for the U.K. MOD and the USAF. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
15 Dec 22. AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, has expanded its partnership with Ontic by signing a military customer support distribution contract extension and a new long-term global commercial distribution agreement.
Under the military customer support distribution contract extension, AAR will continue to provide supply chain solutions, including warehousing, logistics, and supply chain management, for Ontic’s Cheltenham MRO. AAR will also continue to deliver global distribution services, including sales and international government customer support of electronic assemblies, flight control units, gyroscopes, and altimeters, for military operators. This comprehensive supply chain agreement primarily focuses on Western and European platforms and serves F-15, F-16, Hawk, and Sea King aircraft, which are experiencing an increased operational tempo.
“Every day, our military customers across the world depend on Ontic parts to execute their missions effectively. By extending our agreement with AAR, we are ensuring that our valued customers continue to have access to the parts they need when they need them,” said Eric Lopes, Ontic’s General Manager. “Ontic continues investing in solving some of the industry’s biggest challenges, and our partnership with AAR serves that priority.”
AAR will also become Ontic’s global exclusive OEM product distributor for the Twin Commander and Metro Merlin airframes. This new agreement increases AAR’s product offerings for commercial customers and provides Ontic’s customer base with lead time compression and elevated service levels.
“At Ontic, we recognize the importance of quality, part availability, and reduced lead times,” said Matthew Pritchard, Ontic’s Director of Customer Engagement. “We are confident that our partnership with AAR will help us improve the customer experience, while we continue to focus on investing in ongoing sustainment.”
“AAR is looking forward to working with Ontic’s commercial customers to provide excellent service, and we will uphold that commitment through the life of the Twin Commander and Metro Merlin airframes,” said Eric Young, AAR’s Vice President of OEM Solutions. “We are also honored to be selected to continue providing long-term operational and cost-effective solutions to Ontic’s global MRO and aftermarket customers. We remain committed to helping Ontic execute its mission for years to come.”
15 Dec 22. iMUGS demonstration in Lehnin. The presentation of the iMUGS project (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) organized by KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) took place at the Lehnin military training area. It is part of the EDIDP (European Defence Industry Development Progamme). The goal of the project is to develop and test a modular, secure, and scalable architecture for future unmanned systems, and to underpin this with a variety of demonstrations.
The event, attended by distinguished international guests from government and armed forces, focused on demonstrating the interplay of ground- and airborne unmanned and manned systems. The demonstration also showed the use of cybersecurity to defend against current threats, and its application in autonomous solutions.
Within this context, KMW is leading the Manned-Unmanned Teaming sub-project. The BOXER and DINGO vehicle systems form the interfaces for unmanned ground vehicles and unmanned airborne systems. All information from the hybrid systems converges in
this command center and can be evaluated and forwarded.
In the iMUGS project, Diehl Defence is contributing significant capabilities to the THeMIS unmanned demonstration vehicle autonomy kit. Drawing on existing in-house capabilities, the company has worked with Nexter and Safran to develop features for autonomous operation. For Diehl Defence, the focus was on the follow-on mode, which is purely camera-based and operated without GPS, thereby demonstrating a high degree of maturity with respect to the military end product.
As part of the demonstration at the Lehnin military training area, Diehl Defence will also present four “Mattro Ziesel” unmanned soldier support vehicles equipped with the PLATON autonomy kit developed exclusively by the company. These vehicles have autonomy functions that include following, patrolling, and waypoint navigation. In addition to the ability to follow a person as described above, vehicles are able to pursue a “learned” path (MULE/Patrolling) while avoiding obstacles. In addition, the vehicles use waypoint navigation to cover a specified distance while taking obstacles into account.
Within the framework of the event, Diehl Defence will also exhibit a ground-based IRIS-T SLS air defense system, the variant exhibited being integrated on an EAGLE vehicle from GDELS (Mowag). The Diehl Defence exhibit is complemented by a model of the HPEM SkyWolf protection system.
15 Dec 22. Ernst seeks to slow Pentagon transition to electric vehicles. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), speaks to the media during the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference at the US Capitol on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Congress is pushing the U.S. Department of Defense to transition its vast fleet of non-tactical electric vehicles away from fossil fuels over the next 12 years. But at least one Republican senator says not so fast.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, added language to the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act that would set an additional barrier for the Pentagon – the world’s largest institutional fossil fuel consumer – to purchase non-tactical electric, advanced-biofuel or hydrogen-powered vehicles. The House passed the NDAA 350-80 last week, and the Senate is expected to vote on it by the end of the month.
“It’s an expensive investment for an unreliable product constrained by a [Chinese Communist Party-controlled], child and slave labor-powered supply chain,” Ernst told Defense News in a statement. “The NDAA should never prioritize climate politics over national security, and Democrats were forced to concede that point in this year’s defense bill.”
Senate Democrats included their own NDAA provision that would require the Pentagon’s fleet of 170,000 non-tactical vehicles to run entirely on electricity or alternative fuels by 2035. The deadline in the final bill marks a five-year extension over the 2030 date for the transition to alternatively fueled non-tactical vehicles that the initial Senate bill stipulated when the Armed Services Committee advanced its draft in June.
Ernst used her position on the Armed Services Committee to place additional hurdles on efforts to create a green non-tactical vehicle fleet for the Defense Department. She drafted a provision that would require the Pentagon to first supply Congress with a report on the cost estimates per unit, for the infrastructure to support them as well as a comparison of their lifecycle costs compared to costs of vehicles with combustion engines.
The report would also have to provide an assessment of any supply chain shortfalls and fire-related security risks while identifying any components of the vehicles being sourced from China.
“What confounds me – I don’t get this at all – is all of this push behind electric vehicles, not drilling, not refining here in the United States, which means that we’re relying on China,” Ernst told Defense News in an interview earlier this month.
“So much of what we use and what goes into the batteries … is coming from our adversaries,” she said. “So just like the movement to manufacture chips in the United States, where do the resources to develop them come from: the silica? China.”
Congress passed legislation this year attempting to loosen China’s grip on key elements of the supply chain — including the defense industrial base — that are needed to build non-tactical vehicles and complex weapons systems alike, such as semiconductors and critical minerals.
The Ernst provision would also prohibit the Defense Department from procuring any green vehicles whose parts violate federal regulations while barring the acquisition of products produced by forced or indentured child labor.
The final version of the NDAA also maintains a requirement inserted by House Democrats that would set up a pilot program for transitioning the Defense Department’s non- tactical vehicle fleet to renewable fuel.
That pilot program would require the secretary of each military department to select an installation for the pilot and submit a plan to make all non-tactical vehicles at that location electric powered by 2025.
The Defense Department started incorporating climate analysis into its wargaming last year after identifying the risks posed by climate change in its 2018 National Defense Strategy.
The Pentagon released its climate strategy last year. For its part, the Army plans to install a microgrid on all its installations by 2035 and field fully electric tactical vehicles by 2050. (Source: Defense News)
15 Dec 22. DoD Announces 2022 Phoenix Award Winner. The Department of Defense announced today the 2022 winner of the Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence at this year’s Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards ceremony held in conjunction with the annual DoD Maintenance Symposium in Orlando, Florida. The Phoenix Award is presented annually to the best field-level maintenance unit in the Department of Defense.
This year’s Phoenix Award was presented to Strike Fighter Squadron ONE FOUR SEVEN (VFA-147), Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. From remarks given at the award ceremony:
“VFA 147 is the first operational F-35C Lightning II squadron. Everything that occurred in the competitive performance period was a true ‘FIRST’ for Naval Aviation. The squadron proved the aircraft is sustainable and lethal at sea, executing 1,837 sorties, totaling 3,033 flight hours, with a 94% sortie completion rate during the first F-35C Fleet Response Training Plan and first operational deployment to the Western Pacific. Their unmatched dedication to quality, outstanding commitment to sound and innovative maintenance practices, and meticulous management of resources enabled the squadron to safely complete 16,758 maintenance actions while integrating the service’s most lethal combat aircraft into the fleet.”
Annual Phoenix Award winners rise from among the top field-level maintenance units of the year, who were announced in September. This year’s small category winners were VFA-147; and Exercise Support Division, Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Twentynine Palms, California. Winners from the medium category included USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, Naval Station Mayport, Florida; and 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Large category winners were 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, K16 Airbase, South Korea; and Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay, Georgia.
During Thursday’s ceremony, outstanding military maintenance units also received awards for Sustainment Training, Advice, and Assistance of Foreign Military Forces; the Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance Excellence; and the Rear Admiral Grace M. Hopper Award for Software Maintenance Excellence.
Read about the achievements of all the 2022 Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards winners, here:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3170098/dod-announces-2022-secretary-of-defense-maintenance-awards-winners/
Learn more about the Maintenance Symposium at https://www.sae.org/attend/dod (Source: US DoD)
14 Dec 22. AS90 UOR Vs K9A1? Sources close to BATTLESPACE suggest that the MoD is looking at reviving a 10-year-old UOR to upgrade 89 AS90 howitzers to the latest spec with a 52 calibre canon, chassis upgrades and turret interior upgrades including new seats. The funding is believed to form part of the spring defence review. However, given the age of the vehicle and the scarcity of spares, this could be a lengthy and expensive process. A faster route to field this capability could be the purchase of 89 Hanwha K9A1 self-propelled howitzers with the option to upgrade to the A2 variant, as show at DVD, at a later date. Twitter photographs from Ukraine showing a bogged down 8×8 APC certainly show that tracks are the best solution for any Northern European winter operations.
13 Dec 22. Rheinmetall identifies markets for KF51 Panther tank. Rheinmetall is targeting Leopard 2 operators with its KF51 Panther main battle tank (MBT), company officials working on the vehicle told defence journalists in Berlin on 5 December 2022. Alexander Kuhrt, Rheinmetall’s director for its tracked vehicle product portfolio, expressed confidence in the Panther’s prospects on a NATO market estimated by the European Defence Agency at 500–800 or more vehicles in 2025–35, including upgrades, growing to 5,000–8,000 or more MBTs after 2035. Kuhrt said the Panther was designed to protect NATO’s eastern flank by defeating Russian tanks and is built around its 130 mm gun main armament, with the “meeting of the end of the lethality of the 120 mm gun” that arms the Leopard 2. (Source: Janes)
14 Dec 22. McLaren to team up with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. The automotive world is far from alien when it comes to unusual collaborations. Think Toyota and Aston Martin when they came up with the badge-engineered Cygnet, Kia’s very own version of the Lotus Elan, or that time AMG made a hot Mitsubishi Galant.
And sometimes, companies not traditionally associated with the car world get their hands on a product with four wheels. Usually, these slightly lop-sided agreements extend to little more than a naff special edition or trim level – think your Fiat 500 Riva, for instance.
But while the dinky Italian city car sees its off-tarmac soul-mate moored in an Amalfi Coast harbour, McLaren sees potential in taking things to the skies, Top Gun style.
It’s just announced a collaboration with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, maker of some of the most iconic defence aircraft to ever patrol the skies – the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 Nighthawk, plus, fictional stars of the big screen: the ‘Darkstar’ plane flown by Tom Cruise in the new Top Gun: Maverick blockbuster.
Exactly what the collaboration will produce has not been fully disclosed, and the partnership seems to be in its most embryonic stages. But McLaren has said that it is working with Skunk Works to “assess a futuristic design methodology.”
The aim is to bring the cutting-edge design methods employed by the biggest and brightest minds in defence and aerospace to the world of supercars, and McLaren scientists and engineers will work with Skunk Works boffins to develop ways of using these technologies in production vehicles.
“McLaren is a pioneering company that has always pushed boundaries and sought out new innovative and disruptive solutions to making the ultimate supercars,” said Darren Goddard, Chief Technical Officer, McLaren Automotive.
“Working alongside an iconic company such as Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, renowned for its visionary focus on the future, is a natural fit. We hope this is the start of a longer and deeper collaboration that will benefit our customers in the long term.” (Source: Google/https://www.goodwood.com/)
14 Dec 22. “Ringtausch”: Rheinmetall supplies Slovenia with state-of-the-art swap body trucks. In a further multilateral exchange of equipment, or “Ringtausch”, Rheinmetall has provided Slovenia with military swap body truck at the behest of the German government. Forty newly build trucks, based on the UTF unprotected transport vehicles Rheinmetall produces for the Bundeswehr, have now been handed over to the Slovenian military in Ljubljana. For Rheinmetall, the transaction represents sales volume in the lower two-digit m-euro range.
In exchange for the new military trucks, the Slovenian armed forces furnished significant military aid to Ukraine several weeks ago. In addition to the vehicles, Slovenia is receiving variable loader platforms, five palletized water tank modules, as well as an initial service package, including training.
The project was completed at a remarkable pace. The equipment exchange was based on a declaration of intent made several weeks earlier on 21 September 2022 by German defence minister Christine Lambrecht and here Slovenian counterpart, Marjan Šarec, followed by an order placed with Rheinmetall on 5 December 2022. Negotiations between the the three parties – the German Ministry of Defence, the Slovenian armed forces and Rheinmetall – went quickly and smoothly.
Transfer of the vehicles took place at Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH’s local partner, MAN Truck & Bus Slovenija d.o.o. Immediately afterwards, Slovenia’s minister of defence, Marjan Šarec, took delivery of the trucks on behalf of the Slovenian Army. Delivery is thus largely complete, though individual components and training modules will still be shipped over the next two years.
In terms of configuration, these swap body trucks are comparable to the logistic vehicles developed by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles on behalf of the Bundeswehr. Many of these protected and unprotected trucks are currently being produced under a framework agreement between Rheinmetall and the Koblenz-based Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw).
The “Ringtausch” is a procedure developed by the German government to support the Ukrainian war effort in cooperation with neighbouring European countriesand NATO partner nations. Here, NATO countries transfer Soviet-era heavy equipment to Ukraine, receiving surplus Western-made systems in return. Rheinmetall is already taking part in multilateral equipment exchanges with the armed forces of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Greece, supplying them with main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.
12 Dec 22. BAE Systems: Slovakia Signs $1.37bn Deal for 152 CV90s Under Government-to-Government Agreement. As part of a government-to-government agreement between Sweden and the Slovak Republic, the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic has signed a $1.37 bn (€1.3 bn) agreement for the delivery of 152 CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from BAE Systems. The CV90s will be produced and delivered in several configurations with the full cooperation of Slovak industry including ZTS – ŠPECIÁL as the main industry partner to BAE Systems. Other Slovak state-owned and private companies will take critical roles in producing the vehicles and supporting the program in the longer term.
The Slovak Army will receive the newest iteration of the CV9035, known as the CV90MkIV, with the latest advanced capabilities and digital technology. The vehicle combines improved battlefield speeds and handling with an upgraded electronic architecture to support future growth and meet the needs of the evolving battlefield.
The Slovak CV90s will be equipped with the new state-of-the-art D-series turret with a 35 mm gun. The turret provides CV9035 crews with improved protection and amplified combat efficiency through the latest generation of sensors, artificial intelligence and augmented reality software, increasing the CV9035s multi-domain capabilities on the battlefield. The Slovak CV9035 will also be equipped with Elbit Systems’ “Iron Fist” active protection system (APS) solution and an integrated, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ SPIKE-LR, an advanced anti-tank guided missile.
Of the 152 vehicles, 122 will be delivered in the infantry fighting vehicle variant. Twelve IFVs will be built in a new configuration for the Anti-Material Rifles and Grenade Launcher Squad. The remaining vehicles will include Command & Control, Reconnaissance and Engineer and Recovery variants, aimed at provinding specialist combat logistics support. The contract also covers training and education systems, as well as tactical simulators.
“I am excited for another major modernisation project for our land forces. With these vehicles, we are fulfilling our commitment from a few years ago – to build a heavy mechanized brigade. I am looking forward to close cooperation with our partners who are already using the Swedish vehicles,” said Minister of Defence Jaroslav Naď.
“The Swedish IFV CV90 meets the criteria of the Slovak Armed Forces. Today, we upgraded the cooperation not only between our armed forces, but also between our countries. I am glad that modernisation of the Slovak Armed Forces is rapidly moving forward. In the last two years, the pace of our army’s modernization achieved levels that have not been seen in decades,” said Marian Majer, State Secretary of Defence.
“The collaboration between Sweden and Slovakia will further strengthen the relationship between the nations. CV90 has been the backbone of the Swedish Armed Forces for decades,” said Pål Jonson, Minister for Defence for Sweden. “Sweden now looks forward to supporting Slovakia in introducing the CV90, the leading infantry fighting vehicle, as a key capability also for the Slovak Army”.
“We are committed to delivering an infantry fighting vehicle that meets the Slovak Army’s requirements now and in the future,” said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, managing director of BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, which designs and produces the CV90.
“This is an important moment in our nations’ relations and we are honored to be part of this alongside our Slovak industry partners. We look forward to cooperating with Slovakia and we are building the program to deliver these vehicles on a proven industrial cooperation approach,” added Gustafsson-Rask.
The contract will provide Slovak industry with a significant opportunity to invest in its skills and capabilities for many years to come. Strategic collaboration with local suppliers enables them to play a high-value role throughout the production and lifecycle of the CV9035 and all its variants.
The Slovak Republic joins the CV90 User Club as the 8th member. The organisation currently consists of seven countries, four of them members of NATO: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
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