<p>Helsinki: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sweden">Sweden</a>'s army will buy tanks from German French defence equipment maker KNDS for 22 billion Swedish crowns ($1.97 billion), the Nordic country's government said on Thursday.</p><p>The order includes 44 Leopard 2 A8 tanks and upgrades of 66 existing tanks, the government said in a statement.</p>.Three men charged in Sweden with preparation of IS-linked terrorist crime.<p>"This is an absolutely necessary investment," Johnson told public broadcaster SVT earlier, adding the tanks would help Sweden meet its goal of doubling the size of its army.</p><p>Tank deliveries will begin in 2028 and continue until 2031, according to the government statement. </p><p><em>($1 = 11.1677 Swedish crowns)</em></p>
<p>Helsinki: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sweden">Sweden</a>'s army will buy tanks from German French defence equipment maker KNDS for 22 billion Swedish crowns ($1.97 billion), the Nordic country's government said on Thursday.</p><p>The order includes 44 Leopard 2 A8 tanks and upgrades of 66 existing tanks, the government said in a statement.</p>.Three men charged in Sweden with preparation of IS-linked terrorist crime.<p>"This is an absolutely necessary investment," Johnson told public broadcaster SVT earlier, adding the tanks would help Sweden meet its goal of doubling the size of its army.</p><p>Tank deliveries will begin in 2028 and continue until 2031, according to the government statement. </p><p><em>($1 = 11.1677 Swedish crowns)</em></p>