In addition to this being a great headline, this also reflects something that we should see, but never do in US Defense procurement.

The Czech Republic canceled a $1.1 billion contract with Austrian manufacturer Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug to buy 199 Pandur II armored 8×8 personnel carriers.

The vehicles failed to meet 24 of the 93 required criteria, and missed their end of November delivery date.

In the United States, of course, we just throw more money at them.