The Swedish procurement agency Försvarets materielverk (FMV) has ordered another 20 CV90 mortars from BAE Systems Hägglunds. The vehicles, worth SEK 500 million (approx. EUR 47 million), are to be delivered between 2023 and 2025, the authority said.
As recently as June 2021, the Swedish Armed Forces had received the last of 40 mortar vehicles, such as soldat & technikreported.
The turret with the 120mm mortar can be rotated 30 degrees to either side. The semi-automatic mortar is loaded and fired by the crew from the protected interior. The mortar is ready to fire within two minutes and ready to move again one minute after the last shot is fired. This high operational speed is an additional protection for the crew of four with driver, commander and two gunners. The leadership of the firefight and the integration into the command system is supported by the integration of the new command support system of the army, LSS Mark. Saab will deliver the hardware for LLS Mark starting this year.
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