For the most effective defense possible, digitally connected soldiers and armed units are the future. The Norwegian Armed Forces have made a huge investment in digital defense in recent years and are now at the forefront of the digital age of warfare.
A significant centerpiece of the digitization of the Norwegian Armed Forces is the CV90, a modern IFV with the latest technology when it comes to electronic architecture - keeping the vehicle connected on the battlefield to air, sea, and other land assets.
'The CV90's digital platform is fundamental to the Norwegian Army's capability to cooperate more effectively with joint operational resources from sea and air in the future,' said Major General Lars Sivert Lervik, chief of the Norwegian Armed Forces.
BAE Systems played a significant supporting role to get this done in close cooperation with the Norwegian government and local industry partners KONGSBERG Defence and Aerospace, which delivers Integrated Combat Solutions (ICS), and Thales Norway's communication network SOTAS, which provides vehicle communication, networking, and sensor integration. These combined capabilities provide the Norwegian Army with new dimensions for conducting warfare as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Partnering with industry
KONGSBERG and Thales play significant roles when it comes to digital performance. The latest digital deployment of ICS, in combination with an information security system, is an important part of top-level defense capability for enabling real-time communication among land, sea and air forces.
'We develop and manufacture one of the world's best combat vehicles and by combining our expertise with local industry partners, we will be even better,' said Dan Lindell, director of combat vehicles at BAE Systems Hägglunds, which manufactures the CV90 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. 'This is a cutting edge system that allows the crew to make more efficient decisions in an extremely stressful situation.'
Investing in the Future Battlefield
Even after the vehicles are delivered, BAE Systems continues to work with the customer and local industry to continuously upgrade and add new technology to the vehicles.
'When we integrated the latest version of the CV90 into the Norwegian Army in 2015, we had a huge increase in capacity in special command and control (C2), sensor and power utilization,' Lervik said. 'CV90 has given the Norwegian Armed Forces increased operational effectiveness through seamless goals; data sharing between combat platforms and tactical support, which is currently artillery focused but will include ground-based long-range precision weapons in the future; and new tank capacity.'
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