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Pentagon Agrees To Sell 12 Helicopters To Czech Republic For $640 Million

Pentagon Agrees To Sell 12 Helicopters To Czech Republic For $640 Million
Bell UH-1Y Huey. Photo: Bell

The Pentagon has agreed to a $640 million deal with the Czech Republic to sell 12 U.S-made helicopters to the country, according to a press pool report. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Lubomír Metnar, the Czech Republic’s defense minister, signed the deal on Tuesday, which includes eight UH-1Y Venom and four AH-1Z Viper helicopters. Metnar told reporters the helicopters are expected to be in the Czech armed forces’ inventory by the end of 2023. Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] makes the…

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