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BAE Signs $2.5 Billion In New CV90 Combat Vehicle Deals With Sweden, Denmark

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, December 6th, 2024

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BAE Signs $2.5 Billion In New CV90 Combat Vehicle Deals With Sweden, Denmark

BAE Systems' CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle fires a Spike long-range anti-tank guided missile during a December demonstration in northern Sweden. Photo: BAE Systems

BAE Systems has signed $2.5 billion in new deals to deliver additional CV90 combat vehicles to Sweden and Denmark, the company said Friday. Under the new contracts, Denmark will procure 115 new CV9035MkIIICs, Sweden will acquire 50 of the upgraded vehicles and the new three-party framework agreement also includes providing further vehicles for Ukraine financed by the two countries. “These new CV9035MkIIICs will extend the capabilities of the armed forces of Sweden and Denmark. They will also provide their crews…

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