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The framework agreement concluded today also includes options for the production of a further 105 LEOPARD 2 A8s and a comprehensive service package.

The contract is valued at SEK 22 billion ($2.2 billion) the agreement provides highly-capable vehicles for Czech soldiers while providing Czech industry a significant role in the program.

As Germany eyes production of the newest Leopard 2A8 configuration, officials in Berlin hope European neighbors will join the program.

The Czech government on Wednesday approved a plan to buy 246 infantry fighting vehicles for the country's army, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.

Germany will buy 18 Leopard 2 tanks and 12 self-propelled howitzers to replenish stocks depleted by deliveries to Ukraine, a member of the parliamentary budget committee which approved the purchase on Wednesday told Reuters.

The Swiss government on Wednesday backed the decommissioning of 25 advanced Leopard 2 battle tanks with a view to selling them back to Germany, a step that could allow Western countries to send more military aid to Ukraine.

The companies showed the vehicle for the first time in Europe during the FEINDEF defense exhibition in Madrid, eying a new sales opportunity in Spain.

The recent delivery of the IBCS Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN) relays supports the WIS?A program?s fielding schedule, which is the first foreign military sale of IBCS

The contract, signed in Tel Aviv, will include Elbit's 120mm munition system that can be mounted on vehicles.