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By Jiri Kominek
23 October 2009
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to procure Iveco LMV light armoured 4x4 vehicles jointly with Slovakia under the auspices of a joint EU battle group comprising military personnel from both countries.
Current plans call for the Czech MoD procuring 90 vehicles for the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) in two stages with deliveries of 60 vehicles in the first stage in the near future, with the remaining 30 units following in stage two.