HELSINKI (Reuters) -Sweden'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.

THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (MoD) has signed a deal with the Heavy Vehicles Factory, which is part of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited, to supply 47 T-72 Bridge-Laying Tanks (BLTs) for the Indian Army.