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The Ukrainian army will not only receive combat boats from Sweden, but also a state-of-the-art version of the CV 90 infantry fighting vehicle - with many improvements.
Kupyansk - Ukraine is receiving additional weapons from Scandinavia for its defense against the Russian invasion, which violates international law.
Perhaps the “best armored personnel carrier of the war,” as the American news magazine
Forbes
writes.
Weapons for Ukraine: Sweden and Denmark deliver latest version of CV 90
Specifically: Denmark will finance the production of 35 new CV9035NL infantry fighting vehicles for the Ukrainian armed forces in Sweden.
According to the report, a stabilized third-generation thermal image for the commander and the gunner is not the only “high-tech feature” of the tank.
This thermal imaging system is said to have a laser range finder with a range of up to six miles (9.65 kilometers).
In the Ukraine war, the commander and gunner can search for targets independently of each other day and night with high resolution.
Modern armored personnel carrier: the CV 90 from Swedish production.
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CV 90 from Sweden: Ukrainians get more armored personnel carriers
But that's not all: In order to increase the protection of the crew, the Swedish vehicle manufacturer BAE Systems Hägglunds acquired the “Iron Fist” distance-active protection system from Israel.
This detects enemy missiles and anti-tank guided weapons and combats them with tiny projectiles that are fired at lightning speed.
However, it is unclear whether the Ukrainian version will receive these protection systems, writes
Forbes
.
In order to further protect the crews from the detonations of anti-tank mines, the seats are attached to the roof and sides of the hull.
According to the report, the turret with the weapons system is said to have a new armor composition, which is, however, a secret.
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Weapons deliveries to Ukraine: Sweden is putting together its largest military package to date
Sweden had already delivered 50 CV 90 infantry fighting vehicles to Kiev last summer, albeit an older version.
On February 20, Stockholm announced its largest military package to date, worth around 620 million euros, for the country that was treacherously invaded by Russia.
Among other things, the package includes ten CB 90 combat boats for elite Ukrainian soldiers as well as ten newly manufactured CV 90 tanks. While these and the Combat Vehicle 90 delivered in 2023 have a 40 mm 40/70B automatic cannon, the new CV9035NL have one 35-millimeter Bushmaster Mk armed, says
Forbes
report .
Combat Vehicle 90 (CV 90) |
|
Vehicle type: |
Armored personnel carrier for transporting infantry into combat |
Manufacturer: |
Defense company BAE Systems AB |
Crew: |
3 (commander, driver, gunner), plus 8 soldiers |
Armament: |
40mm 40/70B autocannon or Bushmaster II autocannon, 1 × 7.62mm machine gun |
Armor: |
Bulkhead armor with adapted composite armor |
Speed: |
70 km/h (road) |
Weight: |
37 tons |
Weapons for Ukraine: NATO states are stepping up - Russia is arming
It's not just Copenhagen and Stockholm that are increasing their arms deliveries, while the Ukrainian armed forces are struggling with an acute shortage of ammunition on many sectors of the front and are sometimes under heavy pressure.
For example, Great Britain will supply 200 Brimstone anti-tank missiles.
As the war enters its third year, Moscow is also continuing to arm itself.
According to a report, the Russian defense industry is lacking skilled workers.
According to
Spiegel
, the Kremlin is still planning for 2024 with the largest military budget since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Russian Finance Ministry would budget for six percent of the gross domestic product instead of the previous 3.9, according to the report, the equivalent of an estimated 140 billion US dollars .
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