On the European procurement platform TED (no date mentioned by Estonian Free Press who published the info on December 1), the Swedish procurement agency Försvarets Materielverk (FMV) announced the conclusion of a framework contract with BAE Systems Hägglunds for the delivery of 436 Bv 410 articulated all-terrain vehicles. The contract is valued at SEK 7.6 Bn (EUR 690 Mn) and includes spare parts and logistical support.
The contract is part of the Cold-Weather All-Terrain Vehicle programme (CATV, reported as Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle by Estonian Free Press) which Sweden, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands joined in 2019 to jointly develop an all-terrain vehicle as a successor to the Hägglunds Bv 206. The intention is to create five national versions based on the joint development result, which would be able to accommodate locally-developed mission systems.
Germany has a requirement for 140 vehicles at an expected cost of approximately EUR 280 Mn. At present, Germany is in the process of finalizing its technical requirements, following which parliamentary approval will be sought for an initial EUR 25 Mn purchase, Estonian Free Press reports. Around EUR 18 Mn from the Bundeswehr’s special fund has been earmarked for the project in 2023, and a commitment appropriation of just under 1.2 billion euros for the following years.