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Amphibious armoured vehicle
BvS10 is a amphibious armoured vehicle originating in Sweden / United Kingdom. Reported operators include Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Sweden / United KingdomBvS10
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Sweden / United Kingdom
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BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds
5.0 t (4.9 long tons; 5.5 short tons) (front car) 3.5 tonnes (rear car, APC version)
8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
2.45 m (8 ft 0 in) (front car) 2.1 m (rear car)
driver
4 passengers (front car), 8 passengers (rear car)
Basic hull protection against Small-arms fire and artillery threat (STANAG 4569 level 2) Enhanced protection (option) With add-on up to 14.5 mm. (STANAG 4569 level 4) Liner (optional) Basic protection against smaller AP mines, Enhanced protection (option) with Additional deflector plates.
Variant dependent (mortar carrier, troop transport with RCWS equipped with machine guns ( 5.56mm to 12.7mm ) or automatic grenade launchers (40mm))
Smoke grenade launchers (front)
Cummins 6.7 litre in-line six-cylinder turbocharged diesel 285 hp (213 kW) 970 N⋅m (720 ft⋅lb)
Allison automatic (6 speed forward/1 reverse)
up to 500km
70 km/h (43 mph) roads 5 km/h (3.1 mph) water
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom
The BvS10 ( Bandvagn Skyddad 10, also known as Bandvagn 410 or BV410 ) is a tracked articulated amphibious all-terrain armoured vehicle produced by BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds of Sweden and by FNSS of Turkey (under license).
The BvS10 ( Bandvagn Skyddad 10, also known as Bandvagn 410 or BV410 )
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
BvS10 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AustriaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armoured vehicles multi-role". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
FranceNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Tracked articulated vehicles". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
GermanyReported count for BvS10 Mk2b. Service scope: modern equipment of the German Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): quantity: + 366. Origin: Sweden Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
India
NetherlandsMarines exact named equipment holdings: BvS-10 Viking. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (T). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SwedenReported count for Bandvagn 410. Service scope: Swedish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 167 (+236). Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United Kingdom
United StatesReported count for BvS10 Viking. Service scope: Royal Netherlands Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 15. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.