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Photo Of The Day – We take a look at a BAE Systems (Hägglunds) CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle as it fires an anti-tank guided missile. CV stands for Combat Vehicle. The missile is a fire-and-forget made in Israel by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is called Spike LR.
BAE Systems has successfully fired an integrated, long-range anti-tank guided missile from the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle in a recent series of tests.
This advancement further diversifies the CV90’s operational capabilities on the battlefield by enabling indirect fire at long distances or at air targets, boosting the vehicle’s lethality while increasing crew safety.The testing, which took place in difficult arctic conditions, used a Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ Spike-LR (long range) missile mounted on a BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 to defeat a target at more than 2,000 meters.The exercise marks the first time an integrated version of an anti-tank guided missile has been launched from the CV90. It also demonstrates the platform’s versatility to perform a wide range of missions, and shows the CV90 can easily adapt to new technologies for meeting current and future customer needs.
Source: BAE Systems
There are more than 1,200 CV90s of numerous variants in service with Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands.