CZDEFENCE

Tomáš Kopečný: Exuberance is a natural feature of Russian thinking

Tomáš Kopečný: Exuberance is a natural feature of Russian thinking

The Czech Republic is one of the European leaders when it comes to helping Ukraine defend itself. Moreover, it has now succeeded in raising money to start buying…

 18. 03. 2024
Domestic defence industry - what it brings and why support it

Domestic defence industry - what it brings and why support it

Many countries of the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance did not consider the defence industry as a promising industry and often had a negative and resistant attitude…

 17. 03. 2024
Specifics of the Australian Bushmaster vehicle, a possible new engineer vehicle for the Czech Armed Forces

Specifics of the Australian Bushmaster vehicle, a possible new engineer vehicle for the Czech Armed Forces

The project for the acquisition of engineer vehicles for the Czech Army is now in the pre-acquisition phase and a highly discussed and apparently preferred solution by the…

 16. 03. 2024
Gen. Karel Řehka: We need strong armed forces, we need a resilient society

Gen. Karel Řehka: We need strong armed forces, we need a resilient society

Yesterday, the 11th annual conference entitled Our Security is Not a Given, organized by the Jagello 2000 association, took place in the Spanish Hall of Prague Castle…

 13. 03. 2024
Interview with Czech President Petr Pavel on the North Atlantic Alliance and the current security situation

Interview with Czech President Petr Pavel on the North Atlantic Alliance and the current security situation

This year the Czech Republic is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, whose enormous importance is clearly visible…

 11. 03. 2024
Czech gripen pilots trained in-flight refuelling from Airbus A330 MRTT for the first time

Czech gripen pilots trained in-flight refuelling from Airbus A330 MRTT for the first time

Recently, the first ever contact between an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft from the MMF (Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet) programme and a Czech JAS-39 Gripen supersonic…

 09. 03. 2024
L-410: Exceptionally not by air, but by land

L-410: Exceptionally not by air, but by land

After more than 40 years since its first flight, the L-410 UVP-T transport aircraft with fuselage number 0731 (nicknamed Máňa in the aviation community), which until recently served…

 07. 03. 2024
Gen. Rudolf Straka: Achieving full operational capability of the new helicopters is a matter of up to two years

Gen. Rudolf Straka: Achieving full operational capability of the new helicopters is a matter of up to two years

The 22nd Helicopter Base near Náměšt' nad Oslavou is part of the Czech Air Force. It is intended to provide direct air support and security for ground forces, air transport…

 04. 03. 2024
Another significant milestone in the CV90 programme for the Czech Armed Forces: soldiers saw a mock-up of the vehicle as it will be taken over by the Czech Armed Forces in 2026

Another significant milestone in the CV90 programme for the Czech Armed Forces: soldiers saw a mock-up of the vehicle as it will be taken over by the Czech Armed Forces in 2026

Last May, Swedish manufacturer BAE Systems Hägglunds won an order for the production of 246 CV90 tracked infantry fighting vehicles for the Czech Army in seven versions. The first…

 02. 03. 2024
Senators addressed weapons, the Concept of the Construction of the Army of the Czech Republic 2035 and defence industry issues

Senators addressed weapons, the Concept of the Construction of the Army of the Czech Republic 2035 and defence industry issues

At its 20th session yesterday, the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security of the Senate of the Czech Republic held a meeting. This committee…

 29. 02. 2024
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