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MASCAL exercise tested the cooperation between the Multinational Battle Group in Slovakia and the IRS

MASCAL exercise tested the cooperation between the Multinational Battle Group in Slovakia and the IRS

Within the framework of the Multinational Battle Group Slovakia (MN BG SVK), not only the military readiness of allied units is exercised, but also the cooperation of the…

 07. 05. 2023
Tatra will exhibit for the first time at the DEFEA fair in Greece

Tatra will exhibit for the first time at the DEFEA fair in Greece

The second edition of the Defense Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2023 will be held in Athens from 9 to 11 May 2023. The fair is intended for professionals in the field…

 03. 05. 2023
Slovak army takes over the second Leopard 2A4 tank, the question of new tanks has no solution yet

Slovak army takes over the second Leopard 2A4 tank, the question of new tanks has no solution yet

The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (AF SR) have taken over the second German Leopard 2A4 tank. Germany has promised Slovakia a total of 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks as compensation…

 01. 05. 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
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
Minister Jana Černochová: Our assistance to Ukraine has been enormous and continues

Minister Jana Černochová: Our assistance to Ukraine has been enormous and continues

At the balance sheet press conference in the presence of Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Karel Řehka, Minister of Defence Jana Černochová evaluated the Czech Republic's…

 24. 02. 2023
The companies EXCALIBUR ARMY AND RESOURCE INDUSTRIES signed a contract for the production of hundreds of vehicles on Tatra chassis

The companies EXCALIBUR ARMY AND RESOURCE INDUSTRIES signed a contract for the production of hundreds of vehicles on Tatra chassis

During the IDEX 2023 exhibition, a Czech company EXCALIBUR ARMY belonging to the CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP holding and the RESOURCE INDUSTRIES company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced…

 21. 02. 2023
Slovakia receives two MANTIS systems from Germany, but Slovak air defence needs much more

Slovakia receives two MANTIS systems from Germany, but Slovak air defence needs much more

Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď recently announced on his Twitter account that Slovakia will receive two sets of MANTIS air defence systems worth 120 million euros from Germany free…

 16. 02. 2023
The area in Vrbětice is ready for grenade production

The area in Vrbětice is ready for grenade production

There has been talk of returning grenade production to Vrbětice since November last year. The Committee on Defence dealt with this order at the time, originally placed…

 07. 02. 2023
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