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CV 90
Combat Vehicle 90 represents a family of armoured combat vehicles developed by BAE Systems Land Systems Hagglunds (formerly Alvis Hägglunds) of Örnsköldsvik and Saab Bofors Dynamics of Karlskoga, Sweden. Land Systems Hägglunds builds the chassis and Saab Bofors supplies the turret.

The development of the CV90 began in 1984 in response to the requirements outlined by the Swedish Army for a family of armoured combat vehicles with high tactical and strategic mobility, air defence and anti-tank capability, high survivability and protection. Production began in 1993 and over 1,170 vehicles have been ordered. The 1,000th vehicle was delivered in January 2009. The CV90 is in service with the armies of Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands and Denmark.

CV90 vehicles have been deployed in Afghanistan by the Norwegian Army since November 2007 as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

A number of Swedish vehicles are also scheduled to go to Afghanistan in mid-2009.



Self-protection

The all-welded steel hull can be upgraded with add-on armour, which protects against 30mm APFSDS (armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot) rounds. The vehicle has low radar, acoustic and infrared signature. A fire detection and extinguishing system is fitted and full nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) protection is provided.


CV 90-120
The CV90120-T is a light tank which has a Hagglund turret mounted on the latest CV90 chassis. RUAG Land Systems of Switzerland has developed the fully stabilised 120mm high-pressure smoothbore CTG 120/L50 gun, which has a rate of fire of up to 14 rounds a minute.

Saab Systems of Sweden has developed the fire control system, UTAAS, and the panoramic low-signature commander's sight which give the tank hunter / killer capability.

The tank's battlefield management system is based on fully integrated, scalable and open electronic architecture and a video network with displays at each crew station.
"The CV9035 mkIII features a Bushmaster III 35/50 cannon."

The tank's defensive aids suite (DAS) includes laser, radar and missile approach warners, as well as a MSA (multi-spectral aerosols) active countermeasure system with top attack radar that can identify smart indirect munitions. Survivability is further enhanced by the stealth turret design and radar absorbing track skirts.