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Defence Minister wants new air defence radar
Defence Minister Martin Glváč will report to the cabinet about the situation with current military radar, whose service life is ending and because of EU sanctions against Russia it is not possible to procure replacement parts from Russian manufacturer Almaz Antey.
Glváč reportedly finalises purchase without competition
DEFENCE Minister Martin Glváč plans to close a deal over purchasing new assault rifles and pistols without competition, the Sme daily reported in its November 19 issue. He will buy them from the Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod company which has already supplied weapons to the Czech army, based on the existing agreement, the TASR newswire wrote.
Slovakia buys two Spartan planes
SLOVAKIA is making one of the largest investments into its army in more than two decades with the planned purchase of two Spartan C-27J military cargo planes with price tags of €34.5 million each. The total bill climbs to approximately €94 million including service fees and training of the crew, while payments will come in three instalments to the Italian company Alenia Aermacchi, the Sme daily reported. Defence Minister Martin Glváč and representatives of Alenia Aermacchi, which claims that it has contracted 78 of the same aircraft to more than 10 countries in five continents, signed the deal on October 29 in Bratislava.
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