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 AFV variant of the Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70) in a two-man turret, which had beaten out the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm 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, 1,280 vehicles in 15 variants are in service with seven user states, five of which are part of the NATO alliance, under contract with BAE Systems Hägglunds AB. 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 Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration ( Försvarets Materielverk, FMV), Hägglunds and Bofors during the mid-1980s to early 1990s, entering service in Sweden in the mid-1990s.
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