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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Austria making military equipment cuts

[SK-105 Kürassier]The Austrian Defense Ministry has reiterated its decision to cut its heavy equipment inventory by two-thirds.

About 750 armored vehicles -- out of the current inventory of 1,150 -- will be retired by 2014, it said. The retired vehicles will be sold, scrapped or used for spare parts.

Also being retired from service are the army's inventory of Kurassier tank destroyers, the M-578 armored recovery vehicles and armored personnel carriers of the Saurer-Reihe series.

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