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This video is from the IDEb 2014 conference last year although it seems not to have been posted to the web until recently. The video shows the Czech Sakal IFV, a substantially upgraded BMP-2. Created by Czech arms manufacturer Excalibur Army, this vehicle features a number of improvements over the original BMP-2, details of which are available here.
Here is a video from Excalibur Army showing the exterior and interior of the Sakal.
Czech News Agency is reporting that Czech firm Excalibur Army will be delivering 100 T-72 tanks and BVP-1 armored personal carriers to Iraq. These vehicles are slated to help Iraq fight the Islamic State. This follows deal that Excalibur Army recently made to sell T-72 tanks to Nigeria to help them battle Boko Haram. Excalibur Army primarily deals with older former Warsaw Pact equipment such as T-55 and T-72 tanks, BMP-1 IFV, and OT-64 and BRDM-2 wheeled vehicles. They also produce the DANA M1 CZ self-propelled howitzer and the BVP-M2 SKCZ.
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