The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has ordered 22 more CB90 fast assault boats from Saab for the Swedish Armed Forces in a deal worth nearly £70 million.
As per a recent Saab press statement, the deal has been valued at about SEK 900 million (about £69 million) and the boats will be manufactured at the firm’s Docksta shipyard and supplied on a rolling basis over the next few years.
Mats Wicksell, head of Saab’s Kockums division, commented: “This order represents a significant addition to Sweden’s naval capabilities. We are proud that Saab’s combat boats continue to contribute to Sweden’s defence.”
The boats, first introduced in the early 1990s, are almost 16 metres long and are built to be able to carry and deploy up to 18 fully equipped soldiers for amphibious assaults. They are powered by water jets and capable of a maximum speed of 40 knots.
They are armed with machine guns and a grenade launcher and can also deploy mines and depth charges.
Besides Sweden, current operators include near-neighbour Norway and the United States, as well as Greece, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and Ukraine.
The last contract with Swedish Armed Forces came in June 2024, when ten combat boats were ordered.
- You can read more details about the latest deal on the Saab website
