Monday, 21 May 2007

Finland's Patria wins large order in S.Africa

(Reuters) - Finnish defence group Patria said on Monday it had won an order from South Africa to supply the state-owned weapons group Denel with 264 combat vehicle platforms, without disclosing the exact value of the deal.

The first vehicles will be manufactured in Finland, after which production will gradually be transferred to South Africa, said Patria, which is 27 percent owned by the European aerospace firm EADS.


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