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Mark Esper, Lubomir Metnar

Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, signed an inter-government deal on the Czech purchase of 12 military helicopters worth 14.6 billion crowns, supplied by the Bell company, in Washington, USA, on December 12, 2019. In the Czech military equipment, the helicopters will replace the outdated Russian combat helicopters Mi-24/35. The Czech air force will acquire eight UH-1Y Venom multipurpose helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters. The supply is scheduled for 2023. (CTK Photo/Karel Capek)

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Mark Esper, Lubomir Metnar

Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, signed an inter-government deal on the Czech purchase of 12 military helicopters worth 14.6 billion crowns, supplied by the Bell company, in Washington, USA, on December 12, 2019. In the Czech military equipment, the helicopters will replace the outdated Russian combat helicopters Mi-24/35. The Czech air force will acquire eight UH-1Y Venom multipurpose helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters. The supply is scheduled for 2023. (CTK Photo/Karel Capek)

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Mark Esper, Lubomir Metnar

Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, signed an inter-government deal on the Czech purchase of 12 military helicopters worth 14.6 billion crowns, supplied by the Bell company, in Washington, USA, on December 12, 2019. In the Czech military equipment, the helicopters will replace the outdated Russian combat helicopters Mi-24/35. The Czech air force will acquire eight UH-1Y Venom multipurpose helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters. The supply is scheduled for 2023. (CTK Photo/Karel Capek)

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Mark Esper, Lubomir Metnar

Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, signed an inter-government deal on the Czech purchase of 12 military helicopters worth 14.6 billion crowns, supplied by the Bell company, in Washington, USA, on December 12, 2019. In the Czech military equipment, the helicopters will replace the outdated Russian combat helicopters Mi-24/35. The Czech air force will acquire eight UH-1Y Venom multipurpose helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters. The supply is scheduled for 2023. (CTK Photo/Karel Capek)

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Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter

***SEPTEMBER 21, 2019, FILE PHOTO*** The Czech Defence Ministry definitively approved the purchase of eight multipurpose UH-1Y Venom (photo) and four attack AH-1Z Viper helicopters from the United States worth 14.6 billion crowns and wants to sign the contract by the end of the year, Minister Lubomir Metnar (for ANO) told the cabinet today, on November 12, 2019. The Czech military should get all 12 American helicopters in 2023, he said. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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NATO Days 2019, Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter, cockpit, pilot, gesture

American Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter is seen during the NATO Days at Mosnov airport, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Saturday, September 21, 2019. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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