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The prime contractor announced that Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom have agreed to a joint purchase of 436 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to support Arctic operations.
It is expected that deliveries will commence in 2024.
As part of the agreement, 236 units are scheduled for delivery to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, 140 units for the German Federal Ministry of Defence and 60 to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence.
According to the prime contractor, the vehicle is based on the latest version of the BvS10 in use by Sweden. Variants can be used for troop transport, logistics, medical evacuation, recovery, command and control.
The announcement follows Sweden’s recent additional order for 127 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles.
“We’re seeing increased interest from numerous countries for the extreme mobility capabilities offered by the BvS10 and its unarmoured sister vehicle, Beowulf,” said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, managing director of BAE Systems Hägglunds, which manufactures the vehicles in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.
“Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom will be getting an excellent return on their investment in these highly capable vehicles for decades to come. This further demonstrates the strong relationship between BAE Systems and our customers to deliver these critical capabilities.”
Meeting NATO standards, the prime contractor explained that the BvS10 is a modular solution, enabling the user to meet an array of mission needs.
The BvS10 is currently in use within Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom, while the United States has ordered 110 units of the unarmoured “Beowulf” variant for delivery over the coming five years.
In November, it was revealed that the prime received a £4.2 billion order from the UK’s Ministry of Defence to build the next five Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy.
The City Class frigates will be constructed in Glasgow.
The vessels will house anti-submarine warfare and high-intensity air defence capabilities and will be also used to support humanitarian missions.
There are currently three of the frigates under construction in Glasgow, with the HMS Glasgow expected to be delivered to the Royal Navy in the mid-2020s.
[Related: BAE Systems contracted to build 5 more Type 26 frigates]
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