Council Of Ministers Backs Piranha V Armored Vehicle Buy

The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved a contract for the purchase of a Spanish variant of the Piranha V 8 x 8 armored fighting vehicle, reports defense-aerospace.com. Under the terms of the deal, Spain will acquire 348 Piranha V wheeled combat vehicles (VCR 8 x 8) in 13 different configurations, said a Spanish government release on Friday. Overall, Spain plans to acquire about 1,000 VCRs in three batches, at an estimated total cost of 3.8 billion euros (US$4.3...