BAE breaks tank speed record with F1 inspired active suspension on CV90 armoured vehicles

UK aerospace and defence firm BAE Systems has broken the battlefield speed record by applying Formula One racing suspension technology to its CV90 combat vehicle made for the Swedish army. The CV90 has become the world's first armoured vehicle to be equipped with an active damping system, which works by sensing the speed  the vehicle is going at and how the terrain ahead lies. BAE adapted the system, which is typically used in carbon fibre racing cars that weigh no more than 700kg, to wor