The Ministry of Defence has authorised the Defence Forces to sign an agreement with BAE Systems Hägglunds Ab, Sweden, to implement a mid-life extension of the Army's infantry fighting vehicles CV9030. The prototype and test series will be upgraded first while the remaining life-cycle upgrades will be carried out in 2022.
The Army procured the infantry fighting vehicles between 2002 and 2007, and the agreement will ensure their usability and lifecycle until 2035. The supplier is obliged to have the assembly work of the serial production phase carried out by a Finnish subcontractor.
https://www.defmin.fi/en/topical/press_ ... s#718683f5The overall value of the procurement with options is about EUR 33 million excluding value added tax. The procurement will be financed by the funds for defence materiel procurement that are budgeted for this purpose.
The Army’s infantry fighting vehicles CV9030 will be upgraded
The upgrade of the equipment acquired from Sweden during the years 2002-2007 is aimed at improving the general availability and maintainability of the vehicle, developing in-service safety and upgrading the technology and software of the system.
https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/the-army-s-in ... e-upgradedThe subcontracting cooperation has an objective of contributing to the know-how of Millog Oy, a strategic partner of the Defence Forces for the purpose of securing security of supply.
Finnish Defence Forces – Millog safeguards Finnish security of supply in the Army’s mid-life upgrade of the CV9030 infantry fighting vehicles (23. Juni 2021)
https://millog.fi/en/finnish-defence-fo ... -vehicles/BAE Systems Hägglunds Ab, the manufacturer of the vehicles, will subcontract a large part of this work from Millog Oy, a strategic partner of the Finnish Defence Forces.
It is planned that the mid-life upgrade will be designed and developed in Sweden. The prototypes will also be produced there. The pre-production series and serial work will in turn be done by Millog in Finland. The work to be performed by Millog will have an employment effect of around 23 person-years. The infantry fighting vehicles were acquired from Sweden between 2002 and 2007. With this mid-life upgrade, the Finnish Army will secure their availability until the 2030s.
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