Czechia is to purchase 20 8×8 armored vehicles from Tatra Defence Industrial Ltd. under a $82 million contract signed on 30 January. Upon delivery of specialised configurations of the Steyr Pandur II 8×8 armoured vehicles, the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) will increase the number of vehicles in its Pandur fleet of 107, in various configurations. According to the agreement, six Pandur vehicles will be configured as command-and-control platforms while the remaining 14 vehicles will be configured as communications platforms.