The agreement between FMV and BAE Systems Hägglunds signals the “implementation of a preliminary contractual design,” representing the “first step to defining the configuration and program of the combat vehicles that will replace the Combat Vehicle 9040C donated to Ukraine."
The Czech Republic recently announced the finalization of a plan to buy 246 MkIV CV90s, while separately sources told Breaking Defense that other CV90s are on their way to the front lines in Ukraine.
Getting nations to develop interchangeable weapons is "about leadership. And it's also about having a narrative that for me, in many ways, these are low-hanging fruits that will empower the West to fight better together," Maj. Gen. Karl Engelbrektson tells Breaking Defense.
“We are, politically, open to support with all types of capabilities but tanks have not yet been on the plate," said a senior Swedish military official.
ARLINGTON: The US Army wants its Next Generation Combat Vehicle to serve as pack master to a swarm of crawling and flying robots. It wants lighter weapons with heavier firepower, able to aim almost straight up to shoot drones out of the sky and hit rooftop snipers. It wants miniaturized missile defenses to shoot down incoming anti-tank […]