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Czech government approves purchase of 246 armoured combat vehicles

FILE PHOTO: CV90 combat vehicles seen during the Aurora 23 military exercise at Rinkaby firing range outside Kristianstad, Sweden May 06, 2023. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS

The Czech government on Wednesday approved a plan to buy 246 infantry fighting vehicles for the country's army, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.

The CV90 armoured tracked vehicles, which are made by a Swedish unit of Britain's BAE Systems, will cost 59.7 billion crowns (2.52 billion euros) and be delivered from 2026 until 2030, Defence Minister Jana Cernochova told reporters.

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