Croatia seeks partner for Patria BOV maintenance
Patria BOV wheeled APC. (Photo: Croatian MoD)
The Croatian MoD has launched a tender in search of an industry partner to provide maintenance services for its fleet of Patria BOV 8x8 wheeled APCs.
Interested parties have until 2 August to respond, according to a notice on the official EU tenders database.
The eventual contract will be worth HRK6.63 million ($220,000).
The Croatian Army operates 126 Patria BOV vehicles (BOV being the national designation for the Patria AMV), according to Shephard Defence Insight, with an expected out-of-service date of 2028.
The BOV fleet is currently being equipped with remote weapon stations from Elbit Systems.
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