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, 1,400 vehicles in 17 variants are (or will be) in service with ten user states, seven of which are part of the NATO alliance. 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 the 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 armoured combat vehicles designed by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), Hägglunds and Bofors during the mid-1980s to early 1990s, before entering service in Sweden in the mid-1990s.

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