Slovakia to buy 3D radar devices from Israel

Slovakia will purchase seventeen 3D radar devices of medium, short and ultra-short range from Israel, the Government decided on Wednesday. The radar equipment should cost a total of €148.2 million and the purchase is to be concluded by the end of March 2021. "It's the most advantageous bid in terms of finances and it meets all the technical requirements and parameters set by the Armed Forces," said Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď when commenting on the Israeli bid. He added that the radar devices are compatible with NATO systems. The procured radar devices will replace 24 radar devices, as the technical lifespan of the vast majority of them ended in 2016. If the agreement fails to be reached by the end of March, the Defence Ministry will launch talks with the British Government and subsequently with the French Government.