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Jiří Protiva: Even a state-owned enterprise can be a modern company

Jiří Protiva: Even a state-owned enterprise can be a modern company

In the last two years, the state enterprise LOM PRAHA has been referred to as a successful enterprise of the Ministry of Defence, which manages to start new projects and…

 03. 04. 2023
CV90 IFV for the Czech Republic: injection for Czech industry worth more than 18 billion crowns

CV90 IFV for the Czech Republic: injection for Czech industry worth more than 18 billion crowns

The ongoing negotiations between the Czech and Swedish sides on the purchase of the CV90 IFV are also moving forward negotiations on the involvement of Czech industry. Recent…

 02. 04. 2023
Reportage: multinational battle group in Slovakia receives NATO Combat Ready status

Reportage: multinational battle group in Slovakia receives NATO Combat Ready status

Our editorial team recently participated in the international exercise Slovak Shield 2023, which involved a total of 2,000 soldiers from seven different countries. As a result…

 30. 03. 2023
Gen. Šedivý: Many Western politicians do not know the real situation in Ukraine

Gen. Šedivý: Many Western politicians do not know the real situation in Ukraine

Has the Russian army learned from its military failures and is operating more rationally in Ukraine? Why does the optimistic presentation of Ukraine's successes ultimately lead…

 26. 03. 2023
Thirty years of the Czech defence industry – from hard times to world class

Thirty years of the Czech defence industry – from hard times to world class

The end of 2022 brought an extraordinary achievement for the Czech defence industry, which will play a key role in the implementation of a major contract for the Indonesian…

 24. 03. 2023
Extraordinary Challenges for Updating Conceptual and Strategic Documents of the Czech Defence

Extraordinary Challenges for Updating Conceptual and Strategic Documents of the Czech Defence

In accordance with the government's programme declaration, the Ministry of Defence and the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces are currently working intensively on updating basic…

 23. 03. 2023
The capabilities and capacities of the Air Defence need to be continuously expanded. The Czech Republic is still at ground zero, but late is better than later

The capabilities and capacities of the Air Defence need to be continuously expanded. The Czech Republic is still at ground zero, but late is better than later

When Jiří Hynek, president of the Defence and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic, evaluated the recently held IDEX trade fair in Abu Dhabi, he said that…

 21. 03. 2023
Colonel Jiří Líbal: Our Army needs a quick reaction element in case of an attack

Colonel Jiří Líbal: Our Army needs a quick reaction element in case of an attack

Colonel Jiří Líbal has been the commander of the 43rd Airborne Regiment in Chrudim since 1st November last year. His primary task is to complete the construction of the…

 20. 03. 2023
Jana Černochová: 2% of GDP for national defence makes sense for building our own defence

Jana Černochová: 2% of GDP for national defence makes sense for building our own defence

Changes to defence laws, defence funding of 2% of GDP from 2024, but also ongoing military contracts – this was the agenda of yesterday's 24th meeting of the Defence…

 15. 03. 2023
Pavel Smutný: We buy Israeli weapons because of quality, not political pressure

Pavel Smutný: We buy Israeli weapons because of quality, not political pressure

Pavel Smutný is a Czech lawyer and attorney, one of the founders of the law firm Císař, Češka, Smutný, and a cultural patron who helped organize, for example…

 13. 03. 2023
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