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BANGALORE, India, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- India's armed forces are looking for an alternate missile deployment truck after the Defense Ministry put on hold procurement of a Tatra vehicle because of bribery allegations.
Under consideration are trucks by manufacturers from Russia and, in particular, the Volat series made by MZKT -- Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant -- in Belarus, a report by the Press Trust of India said.
MZKT was set up in Minsk in 1954 when Belarus was part of the Soviet Union and specializes in making heavy off-road vehicles, especially military trucks.
The Press Trust said the Defense Ministry recently called a meeting, which was attended by all military stakeholders, on the issue.
A search for an alternative truck to the Czech-designed, Indian-made Tatra is the latest twist in an ongoing bribery investigation by the government's Central Bureau of Investigation that started early last year.
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