World News | Czechs Sign Deal to Buy French Truck-mounted Artillery
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Czech military has signed a deal worth 8.52 billion Czech crowns (USD 390 million) to acquire 52 CAESAR self-propelled gun howitzers from France's Nexter Systems.
Prague, Sep 30 (AP) The Czech military has signed a deal worth 8.52 billion Czech crowns (USD 390 million) to acquire 52 CAESAR self-propelled gun howitzers from France's Nexter Systems.
The contract was signed on Thursday during a visit by French Defense Minister Florence Parly to Prague.
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The new weapons will replace obsolete DANA systems that don't meet NATO standards.
The deal is part of the ongoing modernisation of the Czech armed forces.
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In a separate recently announced USD 600 million deal, the Czechs will acquire a new air defense SPYDER system for its military from the Israeli state-run company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. (AP)
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