Czech military to get first Tatra lorries in late March

The Czech military is set to get almost 30 trucks ordered from lorry maker Tatra, which were to have been delivered last November. Defence Ministry spokesman Andrej Čírtek revealed the information on Friday, saying the first delivery should be completed by the end of March. Mr Čírtek said the military was testing the quality of the vehicles; in previous testing the army discovered almost two dozen shortcomings leading to the delivery postponement. The Czech military will eventually receive almost 300 Tatras in the course of this year, to replace older vehicles.