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Danish logistics programme rolls on

17th February 2021 - 14:00 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in London

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The Royal Danish Army has received seven new Scania trucks to replace part of a 1980s-vintage logistics fleet. These vehicles will enable logistics units to transport all types of equipment, including engineering machines and ground platforms.

Denmark continues to make progress towards improving the logistics capabilities of its armed forces, following the delivery of the latest batch of seven new Scania Trucks to replace part of a vehicle fleet that has been in service since the 1980s.

These vehicles will enable the Royal Danish Army to transport all types of equipment, including engineering machines and ground platforms, as part of a much wider initiative to enhance the mobility of Danish ground forces.

Pictures of the new trucks parked at Karup Air Base were published on the Danish MoD website in late January. After that, the platforms were sent

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