Slovakia will replace Soviet BMPs with Swedish cars
- June 29, 2022
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The Slovak government has decided to purchase 152 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (BMP) CV90 Mk IV. Swedish-made machines will replace the BVP-1 and BVP-2, which are copies of
The Slovak government has decided to purchase 152 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (BMP) CV90 Mk IV. Swedish-made machines will replace the BVP-1 and BVP-2, which are copies of the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2. According to the European Defense Review, this was reported by the Slovak government.
It was noted that the authorities approved the proposal of the Ministry of Defense to purchase the automatic gun Bushmaster III caliber 35 millimeters and 152 tracked BMP CV90 Mk IV. These machines will gradually replace the obsolete equipment of the Slovak army. Promising wheeled and tracked vehicles will form a heavy mechanized crew.
Within the scope of the competition in Slovakia, CV9030 infantry fighting vehicles, BMF KF41 Lynx, Borsuk and ASCOD with 30 mm cannon were also evaluated. The estimated cost of machines and infrastructure for their operation will be 1.6 billion euros.
Serial production of the CV90 BMP began in 1993. The car received a 550-horsepower diesel engine. The Mk IV version is equipped with a Scania engine up to 1000 horsepower and an upgraded X300 transmission.
Source: Port Altele
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