I know people (international volunteers&UKR nationals) that worked on the CV-90 trial (or worked with it in other countries) and they are highly appreciating it and are extremely happy UKR has chosen it (even the German ones who are very fond of the Puma).
According to them only the German Puma gets close to it but does not offer that much flexibility in terms of variants - the CV-90 is available as AA, Forward Observer, Command, Mortar, Recovery, electronic warfare, engineering, APC.
While the Puma currently offers only the IFV and a potential command variant and seems to be much harder to maintain.
Seems like a really good fit for the current situation Ukraine is in. Being able to easily salvage parts from various vehicles with one base can be crucial and it seems like the CV-90 does not have more of a Achilles’ heel than other vehicles.
I know people (international volunteers&UKR nationals) that worked on the CV-90 trial (or worked with it in other countries) and they are highly appreciating it and are extremely happy UKR has chosen it (even the German ones who are very fond of the Puma).
According to them only the German Puma gets close to it but does not offer that much flexibility in terms of variants - the CV-90 is available as AA, Forward Observer, Command, Mortar, Recovery, electronic warfare, engineering, APC. While the Puma currently offers only the IFV and a potential command variant and seems to be much harder to maintain.
Seems like a really good fit for the current situation Ukraine is in. Being able to easily salvage parts from various vehicles with one base can be crucial and it seems like the CV-90 does not have more of a Achilles’ heel than other vehicles.