Switzerland extends life of CV90 IFVs

摘要

Armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement, has awarded a contract to BAE Systems Hagglunds (BSH) for the life extension of the Swiss Army's 186 CV9030 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs, which Switzerland designates as Schutzenpanzer 2000s), BSH announced in a news release on 18 November. The life extension aims to keep the IFVs in service until 2040. BSH said the life-extension programme would modernise the Schutzenpanzer 2000's optical, electrical, and electronic components and include the installation of active damping technology to reduce wear and tear and through-life repair costs, as well as increase the IFVs cross-country speed and comfort.