Friday, January 18, 2008

Sweden joins the Dutch on Geniepanzer purchase

In December we covered The Netherlands purchase of new Armoured Engineer Vehicles (AEVs). According to Defense Industry Daily the news is that Sweden has now opted in on the deal.

The Dutch and Swedish platforms are aiming for over 90% compatibility with obvious exceptions such as radios.
The total order amounts to EUR 100 million for supplier Rheinmetall with 10 systems for the Dutch and 6 for the Swedish Army. Delivery is set for 2011 & 2012.

Source: As cited

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