The first four CV90 Combat Support Vehicles were delivered to the Norwegian Armed Forces during a ceremony hosted by local industry partner Ritek AS in Levanger, Norway.

The four vehicles are the first of 20 modernized CV90 engineering vehicles BAE Systems will deliver, in partnership with Ritek and the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency.

“While rebuilding these vehicles, it has been important for the government that Norwegian jobs are supported”, said Bent Joacim Bentzen, the State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense.

“This has been possible thanks to a smooth and well-functioning collaboration between the Armed Forces, Defence Material Agency, Ritek and the licenser BAE Systems Hägglunds.”

BAE say here that partnering with the Norwegian defence industry was a key factor in getting the contract signed and the vehicles into production quickly, under measures implemented by the Norwegian parliament to support the country’s economy through the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

“BAE Systems serves as the main supplier, while Ritek plays a central role in purchasing, logistics, final assembly, and integration. Ritek has also been responsible for coordinating the project and growing the participation of Norwegian industry. As a result, about 20 Norwegian companies are now qualified suppliers of products and components for the CV90 vehicles, and an integral part of BAE Systems’ Norwegian supply chain.”

You can read more on this from the firm here.

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  1. It’s a bit like Godwin’s Law, where the first person to mention Hitler loses. Only here it’s the “A” word.

  2. just looks like an upgraded warrior to me, still has to be better than a certain vehicle we all currently know of…

  3. Shame we can’t have the CV90 and instead we get one of those ridiculous fairground rides that shakes you to your bones – Ajax… I know that BAE systems have annoyed the MoD sometimes but for god’s sake why do they have to keep bashing away at Ajax when clearly it isn’t fit for the purpose that it was intended and it has clear issues with health and safety of those inside. I mean the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results isn’t it? Does this not mean those in charge of Ajax are clearly insane? Why can’t our civil service do things correctly these days? Is it because they are too busy filling in forms and quotas?

  4. My, they do look good. I’ll wager they can reverse up 20cm slopes, fire the canon on the move at 60kM/h, are very quiet inside and indeed they look like they have a lot of sensors fitted. And are those rubber treads is see?

    • Hi David, define a lot of sensors?
      I see a gunners IR/optical sight, a 360 panoramic Commanders E/O sight and some vision blocks. I don’t see any situational awareness camera fits, any acoustic detectors, any meteorological sensor, any laser warning system? And, yes, they look like Soucy composite tracks.
      cheers

        • Hi Rob, that’s an old article! I had a look, and with the exception of the below there doesn’t seem to be any extra sensors. That’s not to say that the good old MOD wouldn’t have added those requirements during contract negotiations.
          :”An addition three-element Driver Thermal Viewer assembly installed above the driver’s hatch”

          • Just shows you how long this has been going. You can bet the MOD would have added a lot more requirements, with the weight issues that go with it.

          • Certainly Rob, armour being top of the list. The well know “floor cleaner” vehicle has lots.

        • I wonder why it was edged out by GD’s Ajax in the bidding competition. We all think it was because the Government just didn’t like BAE at the time, but there much have been some technical or cost reasons, really.

    • I don’t think any of those things are possible. After all, we’ve spent years trying, and if the MoD cannot succeed then nobody can, surely? 😕

  5. Could have bought CV90 MK4 on the cheap from the Dutch…

    Remind me UK £££

    Now, one thing NATO have done is divest theirselves of assets… and a huge amount of assets have been divested.

    Given Ukraine, one would hope a buying is on the way.

    • I meant to say it in another thread last week ie did anyone notice when Boris was in Northern Ireland he did an interview in front of a triple mount Starstreak missile system. Mind you it might just have been to ensure there were no questions on Partygate.

    • We had that years ago and it caused fights with the likes of Captain Haddock, er Pugwash. It was abused by the faceless trolls downvoting people so It was rightly binned.

      • Well it is not beside, it is in extreme left side of the turret. I guess it is one less opening in the front turret armour, so it reduces its vulnerability.

        • Alex, the Co-axial MG is just that, aligned with the main weapon at a boresight distance (600m ish). I suspect it’s in the turret sponson to isolate the crew from fumes generated during firing and potential secondary effects due to overmatch so it will be behind a metal wall with spall lining on the inside, and an armoured access hatch to allow ammunition replen.
          cheers

  11. First Dutch CV90 IFV upgraded entered service.

    EO sight on an elevated mast.

    Gun with higher elevation – certainly for anti drone work.

    2 Spike LRII(+5.5km) ready to fire in a side sponsoon

    Ironfist APS

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