| Nearly 50% of these are the Scout variant and | | | | further increased the weight growth margins |
| the rest are repair, recovery and protected | | | | existing for CV90 while maintaining total system |
| mobility variants. | | | | size and weight, in line with the FRES |
| All will have identical chassis's, referred to as a | | | | reconnaissance requirement. |
| "common base platform." A scout vehicle needs | | | | This evolutionary approach to meet changing |
| very high protection levels on the modern | | | | threats means it is now the best-protected |
| battlefield. BAE Systems' combat-proven CV90 | | | | vehicle in its class, including mine protection |
| has implemented improvements in this area with | | | | comparable with a main battle tank - and yet it |
| each of its six customers. They have fully met, | | | | can be carried by an A400M. |
| and for certain threats, exceeded the MoD’s | | | | The FRES Scout variant builds on this pedigree |
| extremely challenging survivability requirements in | | | | and features a shorter and lower profile chassis |
| mine blast trials. Trials commenced in 2004, | | | | plus an electronic architecture, or operating |
| building up to a qualification test in 2008. | | | | system, specifically developed to meet the |
| Representative tests in 2009 have been | | | | requirements of the British Army. CV90's |
| successful against the FRES defined threats. | | | | unusually low thermal and noise signatures and |
| Furthermore, our FRES SV Scout chassis has | | | | ability to demonstrate long periods of silent watch |
| been modified from the base vehicle, decreasing | | | | suit it well for the Scout role. |
| its physical size and therefore weight to optimise | | | | A demonstrator vehicle began mobility and firing |
| it for the army’s reconnaissance role. This has | | | | trials in September 2009. |