Hundreds Of Armored Vehicles Face Retirement In Budget Move

April 23 2012

Austria

The Austrian government is moving ahead with plans to decommission hundreds of armored vehicles, including tanks, self-propelled and anti-aircraft guns, reports defense-aerospace.com.

The Defense Ministry expects to remove around 750 of 1,150 armored vehicles from service by 2014. These vehicles will be sold, scrapped or used for spare parts, according to a ministry release.

The actions are expected to produce savings of about 15 million euros (US$20 million) and generate...

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