BAE braces for biggest-ever order of CV90 combat vehicle in 2026

BAE braces for biggest-ever order of CV90 combat vehicle in 2026

LONDON — BAE Systems expects an order for hundreds of CV90 tracked combat vehicles from a group of up to six European nations in the second quarter of 2026, according to Peter Nygren, business development director for the company’s BAE Systems Hägglunds subsidiary in Sweden.The order could be signed in June next year, and will be for hundreds more vehicles than recent big orders, Nygren told Defense News following a briefing at the DSEI UK show …

BAE Systems Hägglunds expects record CV90 infantry fighting vehicles order as six-nation contract talks advance

A letter of intent was signed in Brussels in June by Sweden, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Estonia and the Netherlands. According to Nygren, the agreement may result in a one-off order for 600 CV90 vehicles, which would mark the largest in the programme’s history. To date, around 1,300 CV90s of all variants have been delivered worldwide, with several hundred more already on order. The upcoming vehicles are expected to follow a common standard, tho…