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Slovak and Finnish Defense Ministries have signed a memorandum about the purchase of AMV 8x8 armoured vehicles for the army of Slovakia, a Slovak defense official said Friday, November 10,2017.The AMV was developed by the Finnish Company Patria in close co-operation with the Finnish Defense Force.
AMV 8x8 armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Finnish Company Patria.
In May 2017, the Slovak government approved a request from the Slovak Ministry of Defense for the €1.2 billion procurement of 404 4x4 and 81 8x8 armoured vehicles. The first delivery of the vehicles could be started in 2018 and be completed in 2029.
The first three 8x8 armoured vehicles should be manufactured by the Finnish and the second batch of three vehicles in Slovakia, according to the Slovak Defence Ministry's Service Office general secretary Jan Holko.
At the same time the Slovak Ministry of Defense has also requested for six variants of 4x4 armored vehicles, but the manufacturer has been not yet selected.
For further details read the link given below
https://www.armyrecognition.com/nov...finnish_patria_amv_8x8_armoured_vehicles.html
AMV 8x8 armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Finnish Company Patria.
In May 2017, the Slovak government approved a request from the Slovak Ministry of Defense for the €1.2 billion procurement of 404 4x4 and 81 8x8 armoured vehicles. The first delivery of the vehicles could be started in 2018 and be completed in 2029.
The first three 8x8 armoured vehicles should be manufactured by the Finnish and the second batch of three vehicles in Slovakia, according to the Slovak Defence Ministry's Service Office general secretary Jan Holko.
At the same time the Slovak Ministry of Defense has also requested for six variants of 4x4 armored vehicles, but the manufacturer has been not yet selected.
For further details read the link given below
https://www.armyrecognition.com/nov...finnish_patria_amv_8x8_armoured_vehicles.html
