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Combat Vehicle 90larger figure on 1 of 3
Namerlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Combat Vehicle 90 | Namer |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1994–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in Afghanistan United Nations Mission in Liberia Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | Hägglunds/Bofors[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | late 1980s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | BAE Systems AB[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1993–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,400[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armor | front against 30 mm APFSDS, all-round protection against 14.5 mm AP rounds, integration of Iron Fist APS[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 40 mm Bofors L/70 autocannon or 35 mm/50 Bushmaster autocannon (export models Mk III and Mk IV) or 30 mm/40 Bushmaster autocannon (export model Mk I & Mk II) or Cockerill XC-8 turret with 105 mm/120 mm cannon or 120 mm mortar[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm Ksp m/39 machine gun or 7.62 FN MAG machine gun and 6 × 76 mm grenade launchers Spike LR anti-tank guided missile[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
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| Transmission | CV90 MkI - MkIII: Automatic Perkins X300 (4 forward, 2 reverse) CV90 MkIV: Allison 4040 MX[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar or active suspension[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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