KIEV, July 12 – Ukraine is planning to launch this summer a joint program with Egypt on the mass modernization of Topaz OT-62 armored personnel carriers for the Egyptian army.

"A pilot batch of upgraded APCs supplied to the Egyptian side last year has already undergone successful trials in Egypt. After the customer signs the act of acceptance, and this is expected soon, the Malyshev Plant will start mass supplies of vehicle sets to Egypt for the modernization of military equipment - under the terms of the contract – on the territory of the customer," a source in the defense sector familiar with the implementation of the contract told Interfax-Ukraine.