BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90120 medium tank takes shape
The CV90120 medium tank technology demonstrator was built and tested some years ago and armed with a Swiss RUAG 120mm smoothbore gun. (Photo: BAE Systems Hägglunds)
The new vehicle will be based on the CV90 Mk IV chassis and turret, and will be armed with a Rheinmetall 120mm L44A1 low recoil smoothbore gun.
BAE Systems Hägglunds of Sweden has confirmed that detailed planning is now underway for its CV90120 medium tank (MT), which will further expand the battlefield missions that the CV90 family of vehicles can undertake.
Although the first example is not yet being built, BAE Systems Hägglunds said it was “ready to go in cooperation with a customer/user”.
There are already 17 variants of the CV90 deployed by 10 countries, and BAE Systems Hägglunds president Tommy Gustafsson-Rask said the company believes there is a “significant market for the CV90120 MT”.
“Its weight of less than 40t gives it much greater deploy ability than many main
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