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{{Short description|Swedish all-terrain carrier}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Bandvagn Skyddad 10
| image              = File:BvS 10 of Netherlands Marine Corps in 2015.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = BvS10 of the Netherlands Marine Corps.
| origin             = Sweden / United Kingdom
| type               = Amphibious armoured vehicle
| is_vehicle         = yes
| is_UK              = yes <!-- to match spelling of armour with text -->
| used_by            = [[BvS 10#Operators|See ''users'']]
| designer           = [[BAE Systems AB|BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds]]
| length             = {{convert|8.0 |m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| width              = {{convert|2.25 |m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height             = {{convert|2.45 |m|ftin|abbr=on}} (front car)<br>2.1 m (rear car)
| weight             = {{convert|5.0|t|abbr=on}} (front car)<br>3.5 tonnes (rear car, APC version)
| crew               = driver
| passengers         = 4 passengers (front car), 8 passengers (rear car)
| primary_armament   = weapons ranging from [[5.56×45mm NATO|5.56mm]] to [[.50 BMG|12.7mm]], as well as a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.
| secondary_armament = smoke grenade launchers (front), mortars (back)
| engine             = [[Cummins]] 6.7 litre in-line six-cylinder turbocharged diesel
| engine_power       = 210 kW (285 hk/970 Nm)
| speed              = {{convert|70| km/h|abbr=on}} roads<br>{{convert|5 |km/h|abbr=on}} water
| vehicle_range      = up to 500km
| transmission       = Allison automatic (6 speed forward/1 reverse)
| armour             = Basic hull protection against Small-arms fire and artillery threat (STANAG 4569 level 2)
Enhanced protection (option) With add-on up to 14.5 mm. (STANAG 4569 level 4)
Liner (optional)

Basic protection against smaller AP mines Enhanced protection (option) with Additional deflector plates.

}}
[[File:UK Viking and HMS Bulwark.jpg|thumb|British Viking in the well dock of HMS ''Bulwark'']]
[[File:Royal Marines roll-out new vehicles on mortar trials MOD 45167543.jpg|thumb|left|Viking Mortar Section of [[Royal Marines Armoured Support Group|RM Armoured Support Group]] in 2020]]
[[File:Queen's Royal Lancers-Helmand.JPG|thumb|[[Queen's Royal Lancers]] in Helmand, 2008.]]

The '''BvS10''' (''Bandvagn Skyddad'' 10, also known as '''Bandvagn 410''' or '''BV410''') is a [[Tracked articulated vehicle|tracked articulated]] [[Amphibious vehicle|amphibious]] all-terrain armoured vehicle produced by [[BAE Systems Hägglunds|BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds]] of Sweden and by [[FNSS]] of Turkey (under license).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ssm.gov.tr/katalog2007/data/151/uruntr/uruntr5.html |title=Kar Leoparı - BVS 10 Kar Üstü Araç (Lisanslı Ürün) |access-date=2016-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114330/http://www.ssm.gov.tr/katalog2007/data/151/uruntr/uruntr5.html |archive-date=2016-12-20 |url-status=dead |lang=tr }}</ref>  This vehicle, referred to as the All Terrain Vehicle (protected) - ATV(P) or ''Viking'' by the [[British Armed Forces|UK forces]], was originally developed as a collaboration between industry - Hägglunds Vehicle AB - and the British [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] (MoD) on behalf of the [[Royal Marines]].

The BvS10 is similar to, but distinct from, Hägglunds earlier [[Bandvagn 206]] or [[Bandvagn 206#Bv 206S|Bv 206S]]. It is a much larger vehicle based upon the characteristic twin-cab, articulated frame-steering system typical of Hägglunds all-terrain vehicles. The main differences from the older Bv206s are a more powerful Cummins 5.9 litre diesel engine, improved ground clearance, and newly developed chassis, power train and steering units that give the vehicle considerably enhanced speed (up to 65 km/h from the previous 51.5&nbsp;km/h on road) and comfort on road and in terrain, as well as greater load-carrying capability (up to 5 tons), and the ability to add various modular sub-systems such as add-on armour, weapon mounts, a load-changer and cargo platforms.

==Operational history==
===Royal Marines===
Originally designed for the British [[Royal Marines]] and named Viking, the vehicle underwent extensive trials and development programme from 2001-2004, led by Major Jez Hermer, before the Royal Marines accepted 108 vehicles into service, with delivery commencing in 2005. The [[Royal Marines Armoured Support Group#Organization|Royal Marines Armoured Support Company]] took the vehicle on operations for the first time in [[Afghanistan]] in September 2006, prior to the [[Royal Marines Armoured Support Group]] being formed in December 2007.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/86013/mod-touts-viking%E2%80%99s-performance-in-afghanistan.html|title=Vikings Prove Their Worth In Volatile Helmand |publisher=Ministry of Defence|date=12 September 2007|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>

====UK variants====
The UK currently operates four variants of the vehicle : The Troop Carrying Variant (TCV) capable of carrying 2 crew plus 10 passengers; the Command Variant (CV), which carries 2 crew plus up to 8 passengers with the rear cab being designed as an enhanced digital communications platform, the Repair and Recovery Variant (RRV), carrying 4 specialist maintenance vehicle mechanic crewmen and the Ambulance Variant (AV). The rear cab of the RRV carries a HIAB crane, a fully mobile workshop, an air compressor and a 9 tonne capacity [[capstan winch]], together with hydraulic anchors.  All four variants are fully air-portable under a [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook]] helicopter, either complete or in two separate front and rear component parts and are also fully amphibious; being capable of swimming in varying sea-states with a full load of passengers and stores.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}

UK Viking vehicle variants are used as [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious]] armoured [[all-terrain vehicles]] for troop transport and as vehicle repair recovery vehicles.

====UK deployments====
Some 33 British Vikings, fitted with [[Cage armor|slat armour]], were deployed to Afghanistan at the end of summer 2006 when the Royal Marines relieved the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] in [[Helmand province]]. Their low ground pressure is not enough to trigger most of the anti-tank mines in use in Afghanistan, but they have proved vulnerable to [[improvised explosive devices]] (IEDs).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond killed in Afghanistan |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/fatalities/lieutenant-colonel-rupert-thorneloe-and-trooper-joshua-hammond-killed-in-afghanistan |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> Viking was subsequently upgraded with higher levels of Armour protection. Vikings were  replaced with the [[ST Kinetics|ST Engineering Land Systems]] (STK)  [[Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier|BRONCO]] known as Warthog within the [[UK military]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/TheWarthogIsOnItsWay.htm|title=The Warthog Is On Its Way |publisher=UK MOD |quote=<!-- Providing improved protection to British troops in Afghanistan 100 BRONCO vehicles have been bought by the MOD from ST Engineering Land Systems to be converted into Warthog armoured vehicles. -->|access-date=2008-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220224301/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/TheWarthogIsOnItsWay.htm|archive-date=2008-12-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====UK follow-on orders====
In May 2007 the Ministry of Defence placed an order with [[BAE Systems Hägglunds]] for a further 21 units, some of which are to be used as an equipment transporter for the new [[Thales Watchkeeper WK450|Thales Watchkeeper]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/autoGen_1074215362.html |title=Further Viking Armoured Vehicle Buy will Protect UK Troops |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922121408/http://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/autoGen_1074215362.html |archive-date=2007-09-22 |publisher=BAE Systems |date=2 May 2007}}</ref>

Additionally on 26 June 2008 the MoD announced the purchase of an additional 14 Viking BvS10 vehicles at a cost of £14 million, including nine repair recovery vehicles, one command vehicle and four [[Infantry fighting vehicle|troop carrier]]s, for deployment to Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.asd-network.com/press_detail/16733/MoD_Unveils_New_Protected_Vehicles.htm |title=MoD Unveils New Protected Vehicles |work=asd-network.com |access-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006063503/http://www.asd-network.com/press_detail/16733/MoD_Unveils_New_Protected_Vehicles.htm |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2009, nine more vehicles were ordered.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

Ninety-nine Vikings were revamped in a £37 million project, further  improving their firepower, armour and protection. This upgrade was due be completed in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/8405|title=Navy News - Reporting from the Fleet |work=navynews.co.uk |access-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024829/https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/8405|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-to-carry-out-pound38m-royal-marines-bvs10-viking-regeneration|title=BAE Systems to Carry out £38M Royal Marines BVS10 Viking Regeneration |publisher=BAE Systems |date=3 October 2012 |access-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428063130/http://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-to-carry-out-pound38m-royal-marines-bvs10-viking-regeneration|archive-date=28 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The upgrade was completed in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/versatile-vikings-37-million-upgrade-completed|title=Versatile Vikings' £37 million upgrade completed |publisher=Ministry of Defence|date=29 April 2016|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430123409/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/versatile-vikings-37-million-upgrade-completed|archive-date=30 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Netherlands Marine Corps===
[[File:Hägglunds BvS10.jpg|thumb|VIKING Armoured Vehicle of the Netherlands Marine Corps during a demonstration.]]
The BvS10 is also in use with the [[Netherlands Marine Corps]], 74 units have been delivered of which 46 are the APC version, 20 command vehicles, 4 repair and recovery vehicles and another 4 ambulance vehicles.

====Dutch deployments====
On 27 March 2008 the Dutch Parliament decided in favour of sending a 60-men strong Marine reconnaissance unit to [[Chad]] in support of the [[EUFOR Tchad/RCA|EUFOR]] peacekeeping mission in the region. The marines functioned as the eyes and ears of an Irish battalion. This was the first operational deployment of the BvS10 Viking in Dutch service after exercises in Norway and the UK.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wereldomroep.nl/actua/vrede_veiligheid/080328_missietsjaad |title=Nederlandse mariniers naar Tsjaad |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604221523/http://www.wereldomroep.nl/actua/vrede_veiligheid/080328_missietsjaad |archive-date=2008-06-04 |publisher=[[Radio Netherlands Worldwide]] |date= 28 March 2008}}</ref>

As part of the Dutch [[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]] contribution, a Royal Netherlands Marine Corps company was deployed to the province of [[Uruzgan]] in Afghanistan since July 2009. Several BvS10 Vikings were modified with slat armour for this mission.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1274815.ece/Met_aangepaste_Vikings_en_een_reuzengeweer_de_Chora-vallei_in |title=Met aangepaste Vikings en een reuzengeweer de Chora-vallei in|lang=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815175504/http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1274815.ece/Met_aangepaste_Vikings_en_een_reuzengeweer_de_Chora-vallei_in |archive-date=2009-08-15 |publisher=[[de Volkskrant]] (Amsterdam) |date= 11 August 2009}}</ref>

== Variants ==
===Beowulf===
Unarmoured version of the BvS10, with a new cabin.<ref>[https://www.baesystems.com/en-media/uploadFile/20210404044716/1434565859637.pdf BvS10 brochure], page 9.</ref>
It carries up to 14 people or 8 tons of cargo with a top speed of 65 km/h, and like the Viking is fully amphibious without special preparations.<ref>[https://www.baesystems.com/en/product/bvs10-beowulf BAE Hägglunds Beowulf]</ref>

== Sales ==
===French order===
[[File:Bastille Day 2014 Paris - Motorised troops 030.jpg|thumb|Bandvagn 210 Mk II (commonly called VHM in French service) of the ''7e bataillon de chasseurs alpins'']]
On 18 December 2009, the [[French Armed Forces]] placed an initial order for 53 BvS10 Vikings, with the total order for 129 of the vehicles.  Including servicing, the contract is estimated to be worth £220 million, and the vehicles will be assembled at the BAE factory in [[Sweden]].  This is a historic order, as it is the first French order for military equipment from the [[United Kingdom]] in decades.  In placing the order, France broke with their tradition of supporting domestic products, in this case the [[Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier]], built jointly by [[ST Kinetics]] and [[Thales Group|Thales]].<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Robertson |title=France spurns domestic group for BAE vehicles |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article6965803.ece |date=December 23, 2009 |work=[[Times Online]] |location=London |access-date=December 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612232501/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article6965803.ece |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Swedish order===
[[File:Eldenhet_98_IRIS-T_SLS.png|thumb|Eldenhet 98 [[IRIS-T]] SLS launcher]]
On 5 January 2012, it was announced that the [[Swedish Armed Forces]] decided to procure 48 units of the model BvS10 MkIIB under the designation Bv410, to be delivered starting in the autumn of 2012, and deployed to the Swedish contingent in Afghanistan in the spring of 2013. The contract is worth approximately 700 million SEK, and also includes support and training equipment. There are also options to order an additional 127 vehicles divided in three different batches in the future.<ref>{{cite news|title=FMV procures 48 new armoured all terrain vehicles |url=http://www.fmv.se/en/News-and-media/Nyheter-fran-FMV/FMV-procures-48-new-armoured-all-terrain-vehicles/ |date=January 5, 2012 |work=[[Defence Materiel Administration (Sweden)|FMV]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927222620/http://www.fmv.se/en/News-and-media/Nyheter-fran-FMV/FMV-procures-48-new-armoured-all-terrain-vehicles/ |archive-date=2013-09-27 }}</ref>

On 25 September 2013, Sweden agreed to buy 105 additional BvS10 vehicles for over $160 million, as part of the options agreed upon in the first order.<ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/sweden_will_buy_100_bvs10_amphibious_all-terrain_vehicle_from_bae_systems_h_gglunds_2509134.html Sweden will buy 100 BvS10 amphibious all-terrain vehicle from BAE Systems Hägglunds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928150924/http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/sweden_will_buy_100_bvs10_amphibious_all-terrain_vehicle_from_bae_systems_h_gglunds_2509134.html |date=2013-09-28 }} - Armyrecognition.com, 25 September 2013</ref> On 19 December 2013, Sweden officially ordered 105 BvS10 vehicles for $120 million.  The vehicles include troop carrier, command, ambulance, and logistic carrier variants and will be delivered from 2014 to 2015.<ref>[http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/sweden-orders-additional-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicle/ Sweden orders additional BvS10 all-terrain vehicles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222924/http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/sweden-orders-additional-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicle/ |date=2014-02-01 }} - Shephardmedia.com, 20 December 2013</ref>

In 2019, Sweden began fielding the [[IRIS-T SL|Eldenhet 98]] surface-to-air missile mounted on the Bv410 platform as a replacement for the obsolete [[RBS 70]].<ref>{{cite news |date=2019-11-05 |title=Överlämning av nya Eldenhet 98 påbörjad |url=http://www.fmv.se/sv/Nyheter-och-press/Nyheter-fran-FMV/Overlamning-av-nya--robotsystem-98-paborjad/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905172335/http://www.fmv.se/sv/Nyheter-och-press/Nyheter-fran-FMV/Overlamning-av-nya--robotsystem-98-paborjad/ |archive-date=2019-09-05}}</ref>

On 3 May 2021, BAE Systems signed a contract worth around $200 million to produce and deliver 127 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to the Swedish Army, adding to its existing fleet of BvS10s. The contract signed with the Swedish military procurement agency, FMV, is for both command and control and logistics vehicles. Deliveries of the 127 vehicles are planned to begin in 2022 and complete in 2024, in 2022 A $50m follow-on order for 40 was placed while a further 236 where ordered under the CATV program.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=16 December 2022 |title=Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/sweden-germany-united-kingdom-jointly-acquire-436-bae-systems-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicles |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=BAE Systems}}</ref>

===Austrian order===
On 30 June 2016, it was announced on the BAE Systems website that the [[Austrian Federal Army|Austrian Army]] decided to procure 32 units of the model BvS10, to be delivered from 2017 to 2018. The BvS10 will also play a role in Austria's mission in the European Union Mountain Training Warfare Initiative (EU MTI).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160703081341/http://www.baesystems.com/en/article/austria-to-buy-32-bae-systems-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicles Austria to Buy 32 BAE Systems BvS10 All-Terrain Vehicles] - Baesystems.com, 30 June 2016</ref>

According to the Austrian military magazine "Truppendienst", the Austrian Army will receive the first build BvS10's MkIIB with CBRN protection and all vehicles equipped with WS4 PANTHER remote controlled weapon station. A possible additional BvS10 MkIIB order could be signed after 2018 delivery.

The Austrians received the first of their BvS10 vehicles in February 2019.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

Austria has announced in the presentation "Aufbauplan 2032" that it will buy 100 more Bvs10.[https://www.truppendienst.com/themen/beitraege/artikel/aufbauplan-oebh-[[File:BB170004083.jpg|thumb|An BvS 10 from Royal Marines in Norway]]

===United States order===
[[File:U.S. Army Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles.jpg|thumb|right|U.S. Army Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle]]
On 22 August 2022, BAE Systems and [[Department of Defense]] announced a $278 Million dollar fixed-price contract including spare parts and contractor logistics support to procure 163 vehicles delivered by 2029 for the [[US Army]] Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program. The CATV will utilize components from US suppliers for its engines, transmission, and hydraulics. The Beowulf will replace the current BV206 based Small Unit Support Vehicles (SUSV) from BAE Systems Hägglunds in use by the US Army since the 1980s.<ref>[https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/article/bae-systems-wins-us-armys-catv-competition-receives-278-million-contract BAE Systems wins U.S. Army’s CATV competition, receives $278 million contract] - Baesystems.com, 22 August 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3136011// Contracts For Aug. 22, 2022] - US Department of Defense, 22 August 2022</ref>

===Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV)===
On 23 November 2022, Sweden gave notice on the direct award of a £600 million framework order for an initial 436 units of an improved BV410 model with higher mine protection and load capacity for use as troop transport, logistics and communication. It will be procured in five national variants 236 on behalf of Sweden, 140 for Germany and 60 for the United Kingdom with the option to extend the contract to include further countries or orders. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:659489-2022:TEXT:DE:HTML&src=0&tabId=0 | title=Lieferungen - 659489-2022 - TED Tenders Electronic Daily }}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

==Operators==
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=== Current operators ===

; {{flag|Austria}} (32)
: Austria purchased 32 BvS10 MkIIB in 2016 for €85 million, and deliveries started in 2018.<ref name=":18">{{cite web |title=Die drei neuen Fahrzeugtypen des Bundesheeres |url=https://www.truppendienst.com/themen/beitraege/artikel/die-drei-neuen-fahrzeugtypen-des-bundesheeres}}</ref><ref name=":2112">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-02 |title=Streitkräfte {{!}} Truppendienst |url=https://www.truppendienst.com/streitkraefte/oesterreich |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202191137/https://www.truppendienst.com/streitkraefte/oesterreich |archive-date=2022-02-02 |access-date=2022-02-02}}</ref><ref name=":94">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-02 |title=Bundesheer präsentiert neue gepanzerte Fahrzeuge — milnews |url=https://milnews.at/2018/fahrzeuge-heer/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202193413/https://milnews.at/2018/fahrzeuge-heer/ |archive-date=2 February 2022 |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=}}</ref> 
: It is equipped with:<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-11 |title=Knickgelenkte BVS10 für die Gebirgspioniere des Bundesheeres |url=https://esut.de/2019/02/fachbeitraege/ruestung/10900/knickgelenkte-bvs10-fuer-die-gebirgspioniere-des-bundesheeres/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511104959/https://esut.de/2019/02/fachbeitraege/ruestung/10900/knickgelenkte-bvs10-fuer-die-gebirgspioniere-des-bundesheeres/ |archive-date=11 May 2021 |access-date=2022-02-03 |website=}}</ref><ref name=":24">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=BvS10 AUT Hägglunds {{!}} Truppendienst |url=https://www.truppendienst.com/themen/beitraege/artikel/bvs10-aut-haegglunds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203185828/https://www.truppendienst.com/themen/beitraege/artikel/bvs10-aut-haegglunds |archive-date=2022-02-03 |access-date=2022-02-03}}</ref>
:* ESLAIT ''EFWS WS4 Panther'' [[Remote controlled weapon station|RCWS]]
:* "Combat NG" [[battlefield management system]]
:* Improved mine protection
:* 360° observation system

; {{flag|France}} (53)
: France ordered 53 BvS10 MkII (known locally as VHM - ''véhicle à haute mobilité'') in December 2009 with an option for 77 additional vehicles. The option was never exercised. The production took place in Sweden. The trials lasted 8 months in 2011, and the vehicle was accepted by the DGA in September 2011. The first deliveries took place in November 2011. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Guy |date=2011-11-28 |title=France takes delivery of first BvS 10 Mk II high mobility armoured vehicles |url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/france-takes-delivery-of-first-bvs-10-mk-ii-high-mobility-armoured-vehicles/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=defenceWeb |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
: Initially it was equipped by the PL80 manned weapon station with a M2 Browning machine gun, and in 2018, it was replaced by the [[Protector RWS|Protector M151 RCWS]].

; {{flag|Netherlands}} (73 purchased, 28 donated)
: The Netherlands Marine Corps operates 73 BvS10 which succeeded to the Bv206 D6, known locally as ''Viking Bandvagn S10'', in four versions:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defensie |first=Ministerie van |date=2023-04-26 |title=Bandvagn S10-rupsvoertuig (Viking) - Materieel - Defensie.nl |url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/materieel/voertuigen/viking-bv-s10 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.defensie.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
:* 45 troop transport vehicles
:* 20 command vehicles
:* 4 repair and recovery vehicles
:* 4 ambulance vehicles   Prior to March 2023, the Netherlands donated 28 BvS10 to Ukraine.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Going Dutch Revisited: Dutch Military Aid To Ukraine |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/09/going-dutch-revisited-dutch-military.html |access-date=1 April 2023 |website=Oryx}}</ref>

; {{flag|Sweden}} (150 operational + 403 ordered)
: Vehicle known locally as the ''Bandvagn 410.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bandvagn 410 - Försvarsmakten |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/mark/bandvagn-410/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119051656/https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/mark/bandvagn-410/ |archive-date=2018-11-19 |access-date=2019-01-20 |website=www.forsvarsmakten.se |publisher=[[Swedish Armed Forces]]}}</ref>''
:* 48 ordered in 2012 with an option for 127 vehicles (19 APC, 2 Command and Control vehicles, 17 logistics vehicles, 10 ambulances)<ref>{{cite news |date=January 5, 2012 |title=FMV procures 48 new armoured all terrain vehicles |url=http://www.fmv.se/en/News-and-media/Nyheter-fran-FMV/FMV-procures-48-new-armoured-all-terrain-vehicles/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927222620/http://www.fmv.se/en/News-and-media/Nyheter-fran-FMV/FMV-procures-48-new-armoured-all-terrain-vehicles/ |archive-date=2013-09-27 |work=[[Defence Materiel Administration (Sweden)|FMV]]}}</ref>
:* 102 ordered in December 2013 from the option<ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/sweden_will_buy_100_bvs10_amphibious_all-terrain_vehicle_from_bae_systems_h_gglunds_2509134.html Sweden will buy 100 BvS10 amphibious all-terrain vehicle from BAE Systems Hägglunds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928150924/http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/sweden_will_buy_100_bvs10_amphibious_all-terrain_vehicle_from_bae_systems_h_gglunds_2509134.html|date=2013-09-28}} - Armyrecognition.com, 25 September 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/sweden-orders-additional-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicle/ Sweden orders additional BvS10 all-terrain vehicles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222924/http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/sweden-orders-additional-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicle/|date=2014-02-01}} - Shephardmedia.com, 20 December 2013</ref>
:* 127 ordered in May 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valpolini |first=Paolo |date=2021-05-03 |title=Sweden adding to BvS10 fleet, ordering 127 more of the all-terrain vehicles |url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/sweden-adding-to-bvs10-fleet-ordering-127-more-of-the-all-terrain-vehicles |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=EDR Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 2021 |title=Sweden adding to BvS10 fleet, ordering 127 more of the all-terrain vehicles |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/sweden-adding-to-bvs10-fleet-ordering-127-more-of-the-all-terrain-vehicles |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.baesystems.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2021 |title=Sweden signs $200 million contract with BAE Systems to buy 127 BvS10 armored vehicles |url=https://defence-blog.com/sweden-signs-200-million-contract-with-bae-systems-to-buy-127-bvs10-armored-vehicles/}}</ref>
:* 236 ordered in December 2022 under a common purchase (CATV)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=16 December 2022 |title=Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/article/sweden-germany-united-kingdom-jointly-acquire-436-bae-systems-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicles}}</ref>
:* 40 ordered in December 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=FMV beställer luftvärnssystem av Saab |url=https://forsvarssektorn.se/article/fmv-bestaeller-luftvaernssystem-av-saab/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Försvarssektorn |language=sv}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Försvaret tecknar miljardorder på bandvagnar {{!}} INDUSTRInyheter.se |url=https://www.industrinyheter.se/20221219/35575/forsvaret-tecknar-miljardorder-pa-bandvagnar |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=www.industrinyheter.se |language=sv}}</ref>

;{{flag|Ukraine}} (48 received)
: Prior to March 2023, the Netherlands donated 28 BvS10.<ref name=":1" /> 
: In December 2023, the UK decided to donate 20 BvS10 to Ukraine.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=John |date=2023-12-13 |title=UK lose 65% of ORCs and retain Viking vehicles after Ukraine donation |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/news/uk-lose-52-of-orcs-while-retaining-viking-vehicles-after-donation-to-ukraine/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Naval Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>

:
; {{flag|United Kingdom}} (99 ordered, 20 donated)
: In October 2012, the [[Royal Marines]] ordered 99 BvS10 MkII for £38 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 Oct 2012 |title=BAE Systems to Carry out £38M Royal Marines BVS10 Viking Regeneration |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-to-carry-out-pound38m-royal-marines-bvs10-viking-regeneration |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.baesystems.com}}</ref>
: In December 2023, the UK decided to donate 20 BvS10 to Ukraine.<ref name=":2" />

;{{flag|United States}} (110)
: The US Army and the National Guard selected the BvS10 Beowulf (the unarmoured variant) in August 2022 for 110 vehicles worth USD $278 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parsons |first=Dan |date=2022-08-23 |title=Behold Beowulf, The U.S. Army's New Tracked Arctic Troop Carrier |url=https://www.twz.com/behold-beowulf-the-u-s-armys-new-tracked-arctic-troop-carrier |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=The War Zone |language=en-US}}</ref> It followed the CATV programme (''cold weather all-terrain vehicle'') launched in 2020, aiming at the replacement of the Bv206. 
: Orders:
:* 2 prototypes ordered in April 2021 for the selection phase<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2021 |title=BAE Systems chosen to provide Beowulf prototypes for U.S. Army’s CATV program |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-chosen-to-provide-beowulf-prototypes-for-us-armys-catv-program |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.baesystems.com}}</ref>
:* 5 received in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=AUSA 2023: Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles delivered to US Army |url=https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/land/ausa-2023-cold-weather-all-terrain-vehicles-delivered-to-us-army |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Default |language=en}}</ref>
:* 44 ordered in December 2024, USD $68 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=ES&T Redaktion |date=2024-12-30 |title=U.S. Army bestellt weitere 44 CATV Beowulf |url=https://esut.de/2024/12/meldungen/55878/u-s-army-bestellt-weitere-44-catv-beowulf/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=esut.de |language=de-DE}}</ref>

=== On order ===

==== CATV acquisition programme (Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle) ====
Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom associated to purchase 436 BvS10 vehicles in December 2022 worth USD $760 million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=16 Dec 2022 |title=Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/sweden-germany-united-kingdom-jointly-acquire-436-bae-systems-bvs10-all-terrain-vehicles |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.baesystems.com}}</ref> The delivery is planned from 2025 onwards.

In June 2024, BAE Systems signed a €42 million contract with Tatra Defense Vehicle for the welding, painting and cab insulation of 250 BvS10, with an option for 274 additional vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Lisa |date=2024-06-28 |title=BAE in £42m deal for production of CATV BvS10 Vehicles |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-in-42m-deal-for-production-of-catv-bvs10-vehicles/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
;{{flag|Germany}} (367)
: 140 BvS10 ordered in December 2022.<ref name=":0" />
: 227 BvS10 ordered in March 2023.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 March 2023 |title=1,2 Milliarden Euro für zehn Panzerhaubitzen, ein Einsatzrettungszentrum und Geländefahrzeuge |url=https://esut.de/2023/03/meldungen/41078/12-milliarden-euro-fuer-zehn-panzerhaubitzen-ein-einsatzrettungszentrum-und-gelaendefahrzeuge/ |newspaper=Esut - Europäische Sicherheit & Technik}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 Apr 2023 |title=Germany buys 227 additional BAE Systems BvS10s through framework agreement |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/germany-buys-227-additional-bae-systems-bvs10s-through-framework-agreement |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.baesystems.com}}</ref>

; {{flag|Sweden}} (236)
: 236 BvS10 ordered in December 2022.<ref name=":0" />

; {{flag|United Kingdom}} (60)
: 60 BvS10 ordered in December 2022.<ref name=":0" />

=== Potential orders ===

;{{flag|Canada}}
: As part of the DAME programme (''Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement''), the Canadian Army is looking for a successor to its Bv206. The vehicles are expected in four variants, troop transport, command post, cargo transport and ambulance. In June 2023, the Army issued a RFI from the industry. The RFP is planned for 2026, and the contract would be awarded in 2027, with the intent to get a full operational capability by 2030.<ref>10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_1947</ref> In terms of quantity, the expectation is changing, so there is no clear target at the moment.

;{{flag|Germany}} (273)
: The German ministry of defence mentioned in 2022 that the requirement was for 640 vehicles of this type up to 2031, meaning that 273 additional BvS10 would need to be ordered.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-27 |title=BAE Systems: BvS10-Geländefahrzeuge für die Bundeswehr - bundeswehr-journal |url=https://www.bundeswehr-journal.de/2022/bae-systems-bvs10-gelaendefahrzeuge-fuer-die-bundeswehr/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |language=en}}</ref>

; {{flag|Netherlands}} (179)
: As part of the programme FLATM BV (''Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility Band Vagn'')  the [[Netherlands Marine Corps]] is looking to purchase 179 additional BvS10 to replace the BvS206D.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defensie |first=Ministerie van |date=2021-06-14 |title=Nieuw all-terrain patrouillevoertuig voor mariniers - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl |url=https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/06/14/nieuwe-all-terrain-patrouillevoertuigen-voor-het-korps-mariniers |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.defensie.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Netherlands to proceed with their own All-Terrain Vehicle buy after plans for joint procurement fail {{!}} Shephard |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/dutch-to-proceed-with-their-own-all-terrain-vehicle-buy-after-plans-for-joint-procurement-fail/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.shephardmedia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Defensie |first=Ministerie van |date=2020-09-24 |title=Kamerbrief over behoeftestelling Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility Band Vagn (FLATM BV) - Kamerstuk - Rijksoverheid.nl |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2020/09/24/kamerbrief-over-behoeftestelling-future-littoral-all-terrain-mobility-band-vagn |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.rijksoverheid.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

==See also==
Vehicles similar to the BvS10 ATV include:

* {{lwc|Vityaz (ATV)|Vityaz}}
* {{lwc|Sisu Nasu}}
* {{lwc|Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier}}
* {{lwc|Bv206}}
* {{lwc|Bandvagn 202|Bv 202}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

*{{cite book |date= 2018|title= The Military Balance: The Annual Assessment of Global Military Capabilities and Defence Economics |publisher= The International Institute for Strategic Studies}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/fighting-vehicles/1486.aspx/ Viking BVS10]
*[http://www.deagel.com/Tracked-Armored-Fighting-Vehicles/BvS10_a000588002.aspx Viking (BvS10)Project Details on Deagel.com]
*[http://www.baesystems.com/en/product/bvs10 Manufacturer's website]

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