Finland has signed a contract worth $32 million (around €27 million) with BAE Systems to modernize its CV90 fleet. According to further information from BAE Systems, the mid-life upgrade will first be carried out on the prototypes and test vehicles and then on the remaining fleet vehicles from 2022 to 2026. BAE Systems Hägglunds, the original manufacturer of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle, is working closely with Finnish industry to increase the reliability and maintainability of the weapon system.
Weiterhin sieht der Vertrag die Erhöhung der Betriebssicherheit und Verbesserungen an der Software vor. Das Waffensystem CV90 ist neben Finnland auch in Dänemark, Estland, Norwegen, Schweden, Schweiz und den Niederlanden mit fast 1.300 Stück in zahlreichen Varianten im Einsatz. Finnland ist die fünfte CV90-Nutzernation, die die Lebensdauerverlängerung seiner Systeme beauftragt hat. Norwegen hat das Mid-Life-Upgrade seiner Flotte bereits vor kurzem abgeschlossen und darüber hinaus weitere 20 Fahrzeuge bestellt.
According to Colonel Rainer Peltoniemi, Inspector of the Finnish Infantry, the modernization program will ensure the vehicles' performance into the 2030s.
Wolfgang Gelpke
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