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At today's meeting, the Czech government authorized Defense Minister Jana Černochová to negotiate the possibility of joining West Germany's planned purchase of Leopard tanks in the new 2 A8 version. This emerges from a statement by the Czech Ministry of Defence.

“This opens up the possibility for the Czech army to acquire a high-quality ground platform that is also established in a number of European armies and compatible with other NATO armies. In addition, the Czech side expects a significant price reduction, shorter delivery times and appropriate logistical support from the joint approach with Germany.

The Czech Republic is planning to purchase around 70 main battle tanks and expects them to arrive within this decade.

Zudem wird angekündigt, dass das Verteidigungsministerium der Tschechischen Republik sich nun offiziell an einen Vertreter des deutschen Ministeriums mit der Bitte wenden wird, Verhandlungen über die Bedingungen aufzunehmen, unter denen sich die Tschechische Republik an dem von den Deutschen geplanten Kauf beteiligen könnte.

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The Czech Republic assumes that a larger order will result in larger budget savings due to the larger number of tanks to be procured. This also shortens delivery times and ensures adequate logistical support. "The company KMW, which manufactures the Leopard tanks, could increase its production capacity due to the volume of the delivery, which would lead to faster production and therefore shorter delivery times," writes the Ministry of Defense.

Another benefit of joint procurement would be to ensure maximum interoperability within NATO. According to the notification, the tanks of each state involved in a joint procurement would differ practically only in the communication technology used by each state, which would be different, otherwise they would be identical, which greatly facilitates joint exercises, maintenance and repair of the equipment .

More details on the Leopard 2 A8 main battle tank can be found in the following article:New battle tanks - Bundeswehr should receive Leopard 2 A8

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