Czech army to purchase Austrian transporters

The Czech Army is set to purchase up to 107 armoured vehicles from the Austrian company Stejr, the magazine Euro reported on Friday. A previous contract under which the Czech Army was to purchase 234 armoured transport vehicles was cancelled last November after the Austrian company revealed that it would not have enough time to fulfil the order. The as yet unconfirmed new numbers have raised eyebrows among critics of the deal, who point out that the initial contract was suspicious in that far more vehicles were ordered than were actually required. The Czech Defence Ministry has so far refused to comment.