Czech military approves purchase of US helicopters

The Czech Defence Ministry definitively approved the purchase of eight multipurpose UH-1Y Venom and four attack AH-1Z Viper helicopters from the United States worth 14.6 billion crowns and wants to sign the contract by the end of the year, Minister Lubomir Metnar (for ANO) told the cabinet on Tuesday. The Czech military should get all 12 American helicopters in 2023, he said. The price will be 17.7 billion with the VAT included.