Army of the Czech Republic

The Fate of 152mm DANA Howitzers: First Modernization, Now Write-Off. The Turn was Caused by a Tender for a Fire Control System

The Fate of 152mm DANA Howitzers: First Modernization, Now Write-Off. The Turn was Caused by a Tender for a Fire Control System

The marketing motto of the Army of the Czech Republic is "we know what we want. It was well thought out, and it would be really great if the military finally…

 21. 08. 2020
Every Member of the ACR Combat Unit will Receive a New Czech BREN 2 Rifle

Every Member of the ACR Combat Unit will Receive a New Czech BREN 2 Rifle

In the spring of this year, the Ministry of Defence and Česká zbrojovka a.s. signed a contract for the order of up to over 39,000 new CZ 806 BREN 2 rifles and…

 17. 08. 2020
Czech soldier Achieved the Second Best Result in the Engineering Course for the US Marines

Czech soldier Achieved the Second Best Result in the Engineering Course for the US Marines

Planning a base on a "green field" or breaking through a wall into a built-up area was only a small fraction of what First Lieutenant Jan Rejmont learned in an…

 15. 08. 2020
How will the Lower Number of American Troops Affect the Mission in Afghanistan

How will the Lower Number of American Troops Affect the Mission in Afghanistan

US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper recently said that by the end of November this year, there will be less than 5,000 US troops in Afghanistan, while there are currently…

 12. 08. 2020
Operation COMAO: Cooperation of Fighter Aircrafts and Helicopters with Ground Forces

Operation COMAO: Cooperation of Fighter Aircrafts and Helicopters with Ground Forces

Our fighter pilots have gained control of the territory. Elite units descended from the air to find a person of interest on the ground. They are covered by our fighters…

 09. 08. 2020
ACR Willing to Help Wherever Needed

ACR Willing to Help Wherever Needed

Members of the Army of the Czech Republic are not only involved in the so-called Smart Quarantine, but are also helping, for example, at the Alzheimer's Centre in Jihlava…

 31. 07. 2020
Sweat, Hard Work and a Knocked-out Tooth: Recruits Underwent Intensive Training

Sweat, Hard Work and a Knocked-out Tooth: Recruits Underwent Intensive Training

"If I wake you up at midnight, you must be able to grab a weapon and handle it without batting an eyelid" – this was the main slogan of the instructors…

 27. 07. 2020
Forward Air Controllers in Action: Saving Colleagues or Navigating Towards a Target in a City

Forward Air Controllers in Action: Saving Colleagues or Navigating Towards a Target in a City

Forward Air Controllers represent the eyes for artillerists and pilots of combat machines. They can, with perfect accuracy, guide aircraft, helicopters and artillerymen to the targets…

 25. 07. 2020
Benefits for war veterans are rather symbolic than real

Benefits for war veterans are rather symbolic than real

Disappointment and bitterness, such are feelings of many Czech war veterans about the offer of benefits for this group of people in general. For example, the Facebook group War…

 21. 07. 2020
New IFVs for the Czech Army: Parameters of Vehicle and Ammunition are Important

New IFVs for the Czech Army: Parameters of Vehicle and Ammunition are Important

Although government spending has brought cuts to the military budget due to the coronavirus pandemic, the largest acquisition program in the history of the Czech Army - the…

 19. 07. 2020
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