2019-09-12 10:59 CEST New materiel to reinforce the Swedish Armed Forces Faster and more mobile, with better protection. The new Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90, or ” grkpbv 90”), an armoured tracked vehicle with grenade launchers, is a physical outcome of the Swedish Defence Agreement of 2015 and will increase the usable effects of the Armed Forces’ mechanised battalions. A solemn ceremony at Skövde Garrison on 19 September 2019 will mark the Defence Materiel Administration’s (FMV) delivery of the first four vehicles of this type to the Swedish Armed Forces. Brigadier General Mikael Forsell, Chief of Army Materiel, will hand over the vehicle keys to the Chief of the Army, Major General Karl Engelbrektson. The media is welcome to attend and cover the ceremony. Date: Thursday 19 September. Time: Starts at 09:45 (the ceremony will be concluded at 12:10). Location: Land Warfare School (the Nilsson room), Skolhusvägen 2, Skövde (at Heden located between Skaraborg Regiment P4 and the Logistic Regiment). At the commencing gathering in the Nilsson room from 09:45 to 10:30, Army Chief Karl Engelbrektson and Brigadier General Mikael Frisell will be available for interviews. After the ceremony, a basic form of lunch will be served free of charge at the mess (Götamässen) inside the Logistics Regiment compound. Visitor notifications shall be sent to:
[email protected] (by 17 September at the latest). Please specify name/company + the number of any lunch guests. Questions will be answered by Alf Johansson, head of communications at the Land Warfare School 0500 – 46 54 97/072 387 99 25
[email protected] Facts about Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90, or ” grkpbv 90”) As a result of the Defence Agreement of 2015, the Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed a business agreement in December 2016 with HB Utveckling (HB Development) – a joint cooperation between BAE Systems Bofors AB and BAE Systems Hägglunds AB – about the delivery of 40 Combat Vehicles 90 (CV90, or ” grkpbv 90”).