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Dutch CV90s Will Be First NATO Armored Vehicles With Active Protection Systems

Friday, January 6th, 2017

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The Netherlands will be the first NATO country to provide advanced guided-missile shields for armored vehicles when it installs active protection systems (APS) on its CV90 armored fighting vehicles.BAE Systems recently was awarded a contract to test and verify the integration of APS aboard its CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. It is the original manufacturer of the Dutch CV9035 variant and will lead the integration of the system, which is designed to intercept incoming rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs)…

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