Sweden, Norway, and Lithuania will team up to buy hundreds of soon-to-be-manufactured CV90 combat vehicles, Sweden’s prime minister announced late last month. Economies of scale matter in the military—but these kinds of deals are very difficult to execute, which is why they’re usually very rare. The three Nordic-Baltic nations may be about to set a new standard.

“The joint procurement will speed up the delivery, reduce the cost, and benefit our defense industrial links,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden said on April 22. “With the CV90 [operating] in almost all Nordic and Baltic states, we can also improve our interoperability and our security of supply,” he added.

Sweden, Norway, and Lithuania will team up to buy hundreds of soon-to-be-manufactured CV90 combat vehicles, Sweden’s prime minister announced late last month. Economies of scale matter in the military—but these kinds of deals are very difficult to execute, which is why they’re usually very rare. The three Nordic-Baltic nations may be about to set a new standard.

“The joint procurement will speed up the delivery, reduce the cost, and benefit our defense industrial links,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden said on April 22. “With the CV90 [operating] in almost all Nordic and Baltic states, we can also improve our interoperability and our security of supply,” he added.

The Swedish-made infantry fighting vehicle has long been popular among European armies: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine use it. It’s easy to see why: The CV90, which was developed for the Swedish military and hit the market in the 1990s, can perform many of the functions of a main battle tank (including taking on enemy tanks), but it’s smaller, more mobile, and more versatile.

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