IDEB 2018: Slovakia 8x8 IFV contract imminent
The Slovakian Ministry of Defence is expected to award Patria with a contract for the production and delivery of a new variant of the company's 8x8 AMV this summer.
The MoD intends to procure 81 of the Finnish-built Patria AMV XP vehicles, the company’s newest, specially customised model for the Slovakian Army.
Speaking to Shephard at IDEB 2018 Petri Jokinen, senior VP sales and marketing for Patria Land Systems, said the Slovakian Army has completed testing on the AMV XP prototype which was delivered to the user in November 2017.
‘The AMV XP testing has gone well and has
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