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VOP CZ Welds Armored Cabins for KNDS, Entering the Top Tier of Military Welding

VOP CZ Welds Armored Cabins for KNDS, Entering the Top Tier of Military Welding

The state-owned enterprise VOP CZ is developing another strategic capability in the European defense industry. After obtaining the demanding DIN 2303 / Q3 certification, which…

 11. 06. 2026
The Russian Threat, NATO, and Czech Defense: Era of Delays Is Over

The Russian Threat, NATO, and Czech Defense: Era of Delays Is Over

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s statement that the Czech Republic will likely fail to meet its 2 percent NATO defense spending commitment this year has sparked a debate that goes far…

 07. 06. 2026
VOP CZ and CV90: Czech Integration, Development, and Service Support for a New Generation of Infantry Fighting Vehicles

VOP CZ and CV90: Czech Integration, Development, and Service Support for a New Generation of Infantry Fighting Vehicles

The CV90 tracked infantry fighting vehicle project is one of the most significant modernization programs of the Czech Army. From the perspective of the state-owned enterprise VOP…

 04. 06. 2026
The Performance of CSG Shares and Its Significance for the Czech Defense Industry

The Performance of CSG Shares and Its Significance for the Czech Defense Industry

The CSG Group went public this year as a symbol of the European defense boom. However, just a few months after its record-breaking IPO, its shares have fallen sharply from their…

 23. 05. 2026
Civil-Military Cooperation as an Operational Element of National Defense

Civil-Military Cooperation as an Operational Element of National Defense

The current security environment in the Czech Republic increasingly demonstrates that crisis management and the potential conduct of military operations on national territory are not…

 19. 05. 2026
Europe’s Technological Dependence: What Does It Mean for the Czech Republic?

Europe’s Technological Dependence: What Does It Mean for the Czech Republic?

Europe relies on American technology more than it has long acknowledged. Although there is increasing talk of digital sovereignty, a rapid breakaway is not realistic…

 01. 05. 2026
Vulnerabilities of Critical Infrastructure in the Czech Republic: Energy, IT, and National Defense

Vulnerabilities of Critical Infrastructure in the Czech Republic: Energy, IT, and National Defense

Critical infrastructure is becoming one of the primary targets in modern conflicts. For the Czech Republic, this is not a hypothetical risk, but a concrete security…

 18. 04. 2026
The Czech defence industry as a leader in European defence

The Czech defence industry as a leader in European defence

The rapid growth of the Czech defence industry, which has accelerated particularly since 2022, is perhaps the biggest story in the Czech economy in recent years. In a short…

 14. 04. 2026
When car manufacturers become arms manufacturers: the quiet transformation of European industry

When car manufacturers become arms manufacturers: the quiet transformation of European industry

European industry is entering a phase that resembles a structural turning point comparable to the energy transition following 1973 or the onset of globalization after…

 12. 04. 2026
80 years of VOP CZ: from a post-war distillery to a strategic state-owned enterprise

80 years of VOP CZ: from a post-war distillery to a strategic state-owned enterprise

When a military repair facility was established in February 1946 in the building of a former distillery in Šenov near Nový Jičín, no one could have imagined that…

 10. 04. 2026
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