Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $130 million to supply IRON FIST Active Protection Systems (APS) to BAE Systems Hägglunds. The IRON FIST APS is an advanced Hard Kill system aimed at enhancing the self-defence capabilities of armoured platforms against modern battlefield threats. systems will be installed on the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) as part of a project of a European country. The contract will be performed over a period of five and a half years.
Yehuda (Udi) Vered, General Manager Elbit Systems Land: “Following the contracts signed in recent years, we are honoured to be awarded this important contract by BAE Systems Hägglunds for a European country. Elbit Systems’ IRON FIST Active Protection Systems have once again been selected by a leading OEM and an advanced military, as an innovative solution to protect armoured platforms and troops, assisting them in accomplishing their missions safely.”
The IRON FIST APS is the Israel Defense Force’s Second-Generation APS and is characterised by high performance and low volume, weight and power requirements. The system provides armoured platforms with 360-degree protection from a wide variety of anti-armour threats, such as Anti-Tank Rockets (ATR), Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM), UAS and Loitering threats, in both open terrain and complex urban environments.
The CV90 is a family of Swedish tracked armoured combat vehicles designed by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Hägglund & Söner and Bofors. In December 2016, BAE Systems received a contract from the Netherlands to test the IRON FIST on their CV9035 vehicles. On 13 January 2021, the Netherlands Armed Forces signed a contract with BAE Systems Hägglunds for a mid-life update of 128 CV90s of the Royal Netherlands Army, with the IRON FIST LD (Light Decoupled) active protection system.
