Norway to buy 20 armoured vehicles from Finland's Patria
Norway to buy 20 armoured vehicles from Finland's Patria COPENHAGEN, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Norway has entered an agreement with Patria to buy 20 of its 6x6 armoured vehicles, the Finnish defence group said in a statement on Monday.
The order includes command and control variants and Kongsberg remote weapon stations, as well as related support, training and spare parts, Patria said in a statement.
It also includes options for an additional 40 command and control vehicle variants and remote weapon stations, it added.
The company did not disclose the value of the deal.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin this year.
Patria is 50.1% owned by the Finnish state, with the remaining 49.9% held by Norway's Kongsberg Gruppen KOG.OL.
(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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