Govt opts against EUR 300m-plus armoured vehicle deal

Ljubljana, 21 February - The government has decided against sealing a EUR 306m deal to acquire 48 eight-wheeled Boxer armoured personnel carriers from the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR), Slovenia's biggest defence purchase in a decade.

Ljubljana Defence Minister Karl Erjavec speaks to the press after the cabinet session. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Defence Minister Karl Erjavec speaks to the press after the cabinet session.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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