Contract for the modernization of CV9035NL Mk III infantry fighting vehicles of the Dutch army
The look of the modernized CV9035NL Mk III infantry fighting vehicle of the Netherlands army with a new turret (c) BAE Systems BAE Systems Corporation announced on January 14, 2021, that it had received a contract worth more than $ 500 million from the Dutch defence procurement organization Dutch Defense Materiel Organization (DMO) for the repair and modernization of 122 CV9035NL Mk III infantry fighting vehicles of the Dutch army (with an option for another 19 machines). The work will be carried out by the Swedish division of BAE Systems (BAE Systems Hägglunds), which is the developer and manufacturer of these machines. It is reported that the basis of the modernization will be the equipment of the CV9035NL Mk III IFV developed and manufactured by BAE Systems Hägglunds with new turrets with enhanced protection, a new fire control system and installed launchers of the Israeli ATGM Rafael Spike-LR. The main armament in the form of a 35-mm automa...