High speed, good maneuverability, the ability to adapt to various missions – these are only a fewer advantages of the CB90 boat, which have late been equipped with Polish peculiar forces. Thanks to them, soldiers can be more active in activities concerning, inter alia, the protection of critical infrastructure in the Baltic. Swedish constructions are not only appreciated in Europe.
CB90 assault and landing boats (Compat Boat) in colours of Polish peculiar Forces (photo: Michał Wajnchold / FoxTwo.pl)
– They say they're floating armored transporters. After appropriate preparation and installation of large caliber device guns or kale grenade launchers. 40 mm these boats become a powerful weapon in the Baltic – admits Colonel Mariusz Łapeta, a press spokesperson for peculiar Forces Command. Officer confirms that Polish peculiar forces already usage the CB90 boat, which is the first time You could see during exercises in the mouth in late April.
CB90 (Combat Boat 90) is an export version of the Swedish Stridsbåt 90H landing and assault boat, which has been mass produced since the early 1990s. A comprehensive unit can be used, among others, to rapidly transport troops landing, patrol coastal and inland waters, Special forces operations, evacuations and rescue operations.
– Military equipment in specified boats is now peculiarly crucial due to the threats to critical infrastructure in the Baltic. We frequently see ships that, for example, destruct underwater installations with anchor. CB90 crews can decision very rapidly to a circumstantial location and respond to specified situations," explains Colonel Catch. The officer adds that the fresh CB90 armor provides much better protection for soldiers than the open RIB boats (Rigid Inflatable Boat – a stiff-Ponton motorboat) which has so far been 1 of the basic tools of peculiar forces operators operating at sea.
New armored CB90 (photo. Luke Kermel)
The CB90 Łódź has had many versions, which disagree mainly in equipment, destination (transport and landing, rescue, command, etc.) and level of protection. SAAB (producer) reports that more than 250 specified units operate in the world. CB90 is about 16 m long and 3.8 m wide. Powered by 2 900 hp engines, the boat reaches a maximum velocity of about 40 knots (74 km/h). The crew usually consists of 3 people, in addition to them there may be about 20 landing troops on board.
The main user of these landing boats is the Swedish Navy, but CB90 in various variants and modifications besides service in Norway, Greece, Mexico, USA, Malaysia, Peru. The CB90, provided by Sweden and Norway, is besides utilized by soldiers in Ukraine, which confirmed the effectiveness of specified boats in combat conditions. Between 2024 and 2025, the Swedish Navy ordered a full of 32 CB90HSM boats, a modernized version of CB90, besides known as CB90NG (Next Generation). It surpasses the older kind primarily with operational capabilities: it has improved combat and reflection systems, the ability to integrate modern remote-controlled weapons stations, better ballistic and anti-fracture protection (also the option of protection against CBRN, i.e. chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear), a more sophisticated drive expanding stableness and comfort at advanced speeds (maximum speed: 45 knots, or 83 km/h). At the same time, CB90HSM/NG retains the same basic dimensions and concept of fast impact boat as the first plan from the 1990s.
