BAE Systems Launching Forward Maintenance & Combat Engineer Vehicles for Swedish Army

BAE Systems has developed two new variants of the CV90—the Forward Maintenance vehicle and the Combat Engineer vehicle—to support Swedish Army requirements.

The company has signed a follow-on contract worth $90 million with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for two new CV90 variants, which are being added to the Swedish CV90 RENO upgrade program.

The two new variants will be delivered by BAE Systems’ Swedish joint venture HB Utveckling AB, which brings together BAE Systems Hägglunds and Bofors manufacturing capabilities.

The new variants are the Forward Maintenance vehicle, which will provide critical frontline support, repair, and recovery for other vehicles, ensuring improved overall combat vehicle availability; and the Combat Engineer variant, which will significantly grow the ability to ensure route clearance and deny enemy forces mission critical mobility.

These two new variants will join the Swedish Army’s mechanized formations with deliveries scheduled between 2023 and 2027.

The CV90 will now be available in 17 variants. The CV90 MkIV combines improved battlefield speeds and handling with an upgraded electronic architecture.