![]() The engine was uprated from 550hp to 606hp to compensate for the heavier vehicle in order to maintain a similar level of mobility. MEXAS Composite appliqué sets were purchased, and a hatch was included at the rear roof of the chassis. Appliqué steel was added to the lower glacis, turret front and sides. The 40 mm L/70 Bofors Autocannon was replaced by an Mk.44 Bushmaster II 30 mm autocannon and hooked up to a UTAAS Ballistic & computerized FCS system. The Norwegian CV9030N version differed from the Swedish Strf 9040 in several ways. (Photo: forsvaret.no) Features of the CV9030N CV90 in participating in a training exercise in Northern Norway. The turrets were built to requested specifications by Kvaerner Eureka AS (a local Norwegian corporation) and the final assembly was done by a Norwegian subsidiary of Hägglunds AB, Hägglunds Moelv AS. The Norwegian Army finalized their order, and purchased the whole package on offer as specified in the features list below. The CV90 was chosen due to its stellar performance in the cold climate, with the KMW IFV Prototype coming in second in the competition. The competition was extremely harsh and the vehicles had to undergo trials through the extreme Norwegian winters in order to see which performed best in the most difficult climates Norway had to offer. ![]() (Photo: Krauss Maffei Wehrtechnik GmbH) The Trials It is commonly mistaken for the TH 495, and was referred to as Puma by KMW, not to be mistaken for the modern in-service Puma, as they are separate developments. Not a lot is known about this prototype because it never entered production. The final contender was a light IFV prototype made by Krauss Maffei Wegmann from Germany. Its main feature is an indigenous L21A1 30mm Rarden autocannon and a well-protected aluminum chassis. One of its most prominent features was its much heavier armor compared to all other contenders. The heavily armored British-developed FV 510 Warrior was offered by the GKN. Due to it being very early in development, it suffered from maintenance issues and reliability problems through the entire competition and quickly fell out of favor with the military. The Norwegian IFV competition was the first time this vehicle was trialled, and it had too many errors to be successful in the competition. ASCOD (Santas Barbara Sistemas & Steyr-Daimler-Puch)ĪSCOD, an acronym for Austrian-Spanish Cooperative Development, is an Infantry Fighting Vehicle designed and developed by Austria and Spain. Unfortunately, it was not designed to deal with the deep snow and terrain that is prevalent in Norway, and therefore did not win the trial. Equipped with a 25 mm Bushmaster Autocannon and TOW anti-tank missile launchers, it had the best anti-tank capabilities of all the contenders at the time of the trial. The famous M2 Bradley from the United States, with its superior anti-tank capabilities, was one of the most prominent contenders. (Photo: ) Competition Contenders M2A2 Bradley (FMC) Norway, a NATO member, was approached by various western countries who wanted to present their vehicle for the trial. A large trial began in 1992, which featured several contenders for the contract. The NM-135 was considered to no longer be sufficient, being based upon the old American M113 APC. The importance of having an up-to-date mechanised task force was obvious, due to the Norwegian army’s lack of resources to procure heavier military armament. Starting in the mid-1980s, Norway, a country on the Scandinavian peninsula, began searching for a suitable replacement for their ageing family of NM-135 IFV’s. ![]() (Photo: forsvaret.no) Norway’s Procurement Two Spv 9030Ns taking part in a training exercise in Eastern Norway. Shortly afterwards, it received the designation of “Stormpanservogn CV9030N” (Assault Armored Vehicle). The first 4 production vehicles were delivered in 1996. Norway was the first export customer for the CV90s, ordering 104 Mk.1 vehicles in a contract on the 21st April 1994. On the sides and rear, the armor is strong enough to withstand 14.5 mm heavy machine gun rounds, or shrapnel from explosives. Its armor is capable of protecting against 20 mm autocannons at 500 m for the upper glacis. In Swedish service, it mounts a 40 mm Bofors L/70 Autocannon that it still retains to this day. The CV90 is a Swedish-built Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) that was developed in the 1980s.
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