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Norway to order 54 new army tanks from Germany

Norway to order 54 new army tanks from Germany

OSLO: Norway will order 54 new German-made Leopard 2 tanks for its army from the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Group, and will get an option to buy a further 18 tanks at a later time, the government said on Friday.“We ensure that we have the same tanks as our Nordic neighbours and many key NATO allies,“ Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a news conference.“This further strengthens our relationship with Germany,“ he added.The Nordic NATO member, which shares a 196 km (122 miles)Arctic border with Russia, had planned to choose either German-made Leopard 2 A7 tanks or the rival Korean-produced K2 Black Panther, made by Hyundai Rotem.Norway had originally planned to acquire 72 tanks, but in recent months discussed a scaled-down purchase after the country’s chief of defence recommended spending more funds on helicopters, drones and long-range artillery. - Reuters

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