Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer and partners from Czechia and Sweden confirm cooperation on procurement of CV90s
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Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer and his counterparts from Czechia and Sweden took part in today's trilateral talks in Sweden, during which they confirmed that their cooperation on the joint procurement of CV90 tracked infantry fighting vehicles is getting underway.
Given that the Czech Republic joined Slovakia in delivering the CV90s into service, the main goal of today's talks was to lay the groundwork for joint action. According to Mr Majer, the fact that Czechia has decided to procure the same vehicles can have a positive effect on the final price. The G2G agreement between the Slovak Republic and Sweden on the procurement of 152 CV90s has a clause which allows for a possible change of the final price as and when a quantity discount is applied.
Another part of the discussion was in relation to Ukraine's ambition to procure CV90s. If so, this would give Slovak and Czech companies the space for producing and servicing CV90s over the longer term.
In a statement, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer said: “The extent of savings will depend on the level of coordination and harmonisation of work in the Slovak and Czech CV90 Programmes, consider, for example, the development, verification and production of the vehicles. Therefore, I am pleased our meeting has confirmed that our political cooperation is very good and that collaboration between our defence industries is being translated into real outcomes. At the same time, this is a testament of our determination to sustain our support for Ukraine.”
During the talks with his counterparts – 1st Deputy Defence Minister František Šulc (CZE) and State Secretary Peter Sandwall (SWE), Mr Majer expressed his wish for Sweden to swiftly complete its formal accession to NATO. On Ukraine, he suggested extending the service life of artillery ammunition as in March the EU committed to deliver 1 million artillery rounds to Ukraine within a year.
Mr Majer concluded: “Sweden has older types of ammunition in its own stocks, whereas Slovakia offers the option to extend their service life. This is an opportunity that can directly help Ukrainian defenders on the battlefield in their just fight for freedom.”
Given that the Czech Republic joined Slovakia in delivering the CV90s into service, the main goal of today's talks was to lay the groundwork for joint action. According to Mr Majer, the fact that Czechia has decided to procure the same vehicles can have a positive effect on the final price. The G2G agreement between the Slovak Republic and Sweden on the procurement of 152 CV90s has a clause which allows for a possible change of the final price as and when a quantity discount is applied.
Another part of the discussion was in relation to Ukraine's ambition to procure CV90s. If so, this would give Slovak and Czech companies the space for producing and servicing CV90s over the longer term.
In a statement, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer said: “The extent of savings will depend on the level of coordination and harmonisation of work in the Slovak and Czech CV90 Programmes, consider, for example, the development, verification and production of the vehicles. Therefore, I am pleased our meeting has confirmed that our political cooperation is very good and that collaboration between our defence industries is being translated into real outcomes. At the same time, this is a testament of our determination to sustain our support for Ukraine.”
During the talks with his counterparts – 1st Deputy Defence Minister František Šulc (CZE) and State Secretary Peter Sandwall (SWE), Mr Majer expressed his wish for Sweden to swiftly complete its formal accession to NATO. On Ukraine, he suggested extending the service life of artillery ammunition as in March the EU committed to deliver 1 million artillery rounds to Ukraine within a year.
Mr Majer concluded: “Sweden has older types of ammunition in its own stocks, whereas Slovakia offers the option to extend their service life. This is an opportunity that can directly help Ukrainian defenders on the battlefield in their just fight for freedom.”
