Procurement: Czechs Rebuild With Wheeled Armor

Archives

February 4, 2006: Wheeled armored vehicles continue to grow in popularity, as the Czech Republic buys 199 Pandur II vehicles from General Dynamics (via its Austrian subsidiary, Steyr-Daimler-Puch). The 15 ton vehicle is similar to the U.S. Army Stryker, and cost about $4 million each. The Pandur vehicles will replace Cold War era OT-64s (13 ton wheeled armored vehicles), which are also similar to the Pandur, but pretty much worn out by now. The Czech Pandurs will be, like the Stryker, equipped with better electronics, and things like remote control turrets.

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close