Caterpillar gets Czech'd. (Digest).The Army of the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. is in the process of modernising its T-72M4CZ tanks with Perkins CV12 1000 bhp diesel engines which are manufactured by Caterpillar caterpillar (kăt`əpĭl'ər, kăt`ər–), common name for the larva of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars have distinct heads and are segmented and wormlike. . A contract for 36 CV12 engines has been recently signed between Caterpillar and Nimda of Israel, the company responsible for integrating the powerpacks at VOP VOP Voice Over Packet VOP Voice of Prophecy VOP Violation of Probation VOP Video Object Plane VOP Velocity of Propagation VOP Virginia Organizing Project (Charlottesville, VA) VOP Voice of People 025 Novy Jicin, which is a Czech government-owned facility. The upgrades will include Allison XTG-411-6 automatic transmissions. The Czech Republic has plans for offering the modernised Adj. 1. modernised - brought up to date; "modernized methods" modernized progressive - favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" T-72s for export in addition to this move toward upgrading it's own fleet. (Caterpillar) |
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