Sweden orders 20 armored vehicles

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 Sweden has become the third nation to order new armored personnel carriers 

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under a joint European research-and-development effort

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The nation’s Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) ordered 20 6x6 vehicles on April 17

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after joining the multinational Common Armored Vehicle Systems 

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program last year, according to Finnish manufacturer Patria

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Deliveries of the “Pansarterrängbil 300

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as the vehicles will be called in Sweden

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 unit price of 11 million kronor (U.S. $1.06 million)

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The order was hailed by Patria and Swedish officials

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