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Delivery of the Norwegian K9s will start in 2019 and is expected to be completed by 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Brig. Gen. Morten Eggen, commander of Forsvarsmateriell\u2019s Land Systems Division, Hanwha Land Systems was the bidder who best satisfied the Norwegian Army\u2019s requirements. 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