Slovakia receives upgraded BMP-2 vehicles
The Slovakian armed forces have taken delivery of 21 upgraded BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles, the Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 29 May.
Upgraded by Konštrukta Defence, the 21 upgraded vehicles have been delivered in two variants. Eleven vehicles went to ISTAR Battalion Prešov and ten vehicles went to mechanised units. A total of 35 vehicles will be modernised as part of this vehicle uplift project.
Peter Gajdoš, Minister of Defence of Slovakia, said: ‘From the very beginning, we have stated our position on the need to modernise our armed forces and this is a step towards delivering on our pledge.
'Thanks to the life extension upgrade, we have extended the life cycle of the tracked armoured fighting vehicles by another 20 years, whereas new vehicles of this type would have cost us several times more than the solution we have delivered.’
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