BAE to provide almost 130 additional BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to Swedish Army
The company will deliver command and control as well as logistics vehicles worth around $200 million. The BvS10 has been deployed for missions to Afghanistan, Central Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 05/05/2021
Photo: Joakim Elovsson/Swedish Armed Forces
BAE Systems announced Monday that it has signed a contract worth around $200 million to produce and deliver 127 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to the Swedish Army, adding to its existing fleet of BvS10s. The contract signed with the Swedish military procurement agency, FMV, is for both command and control and logistics vehicles. Deliveries of the 127 vehicles are planned to begin in 2022 and be completed in 2024.
The company says that the vehicle can traverse rocks, mountains, snow, swamps, and Arctic environments, and its amphibious capability allows it to seamlessly transition to swimming. The BvS10’s flexible and modular design accommodates changing mission requirements, including advanced battle management, according to BAE.
Sweden already operates the BvS10 as well as its predecessor the Bv206, and adding more BvS10s to the fleet is expected to increase the Army’s ability to carry out its missions. The Swedish BvS10s feature enhanced crew ergonomics, greater internal volume, and advanced protection, building on BAE Systems’ legacy Bv206 vehicles, of which more than 10,000 have been sold to more than 40 countries. The BvS10 has been deployed for missions to Afghanistan, Central Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East. Today Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are operators of the BvS10, BAE said.
The company will deliver command and control as well as logistics vehicles worth around $200 million. The BvS10 has been deployed for missions to Afghanistan, Central Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East
Photo: Joakim Elovsson/Swedish Armed Forces
BAE Systems announced Monday that it has signed a contract worth around $200 million to produce and deliver 127 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to the Swedish Army, adding to its existing fleet of BvS10s. The contract signed with the Swedish military procurement agency, FMV, is for both command and control and logistics vehicles. Deliveries of the 127 vehicles are planned to begin in 2022 and be completed in 2024.
The company says that the vehicle can traverse rocks, mountains, snow, swamps, and Arctic environments, and its amphibious capability allows it to seamlessly transition to swimming. The BvS10’s flexible and modular design accommodates changing mission requirements, including advanced battle management, according to BAE.
Sweden already operates the BvS10 as well as its predecessor the Bv206, and adding more BvS10s to the fleet is expected to increase the Army’s ability to carry out its missions. The Swedish BvS10s feature enhanced crew ergonomics, greater internal volume, and advanced protection, building on BAE Systems’ legacy Bv206 vehicles, of which more than 10,000 have been sold to more than 40 countries. The BvS10 has been deployed for missions to Afghanistan, Central Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East. Today Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are operators of the BvS10, BAE said.
