The beginning of the end of the Czech IFV tender? Signing of the contract postponed till the end of 2020

The beginning of the end of the Czech IFV tender? Signing of the contract postponed till the end of 2020

The draft state budget for 2020 unveils that the signing of the contract with the chosen supplier of 210 tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles, which are to replace the BMP-2’s, is planned for the end of next year. Even in February at a meeting of the Lower House Defence Committee, it was said that the Ministry of Defence did foresee...

01 / 11 / 2019, 10:45•Defence
28th October – 101st Anniversary of Czechoslovakia

28th October – 101st Anniversary of Czechoslovakia

On 28th October, a commemoration ceremony at the Honorary Court of the National Monument at Vítkov in Prague started the celebrations of the 101st anniversary of the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. President Zeman honored 42 personalities and awarded them with state decorations. Almost a quarter of them are tied to the...

31 / 10 / 2019, 10:00•News

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By 2030 Czech Army should have 40 thousand soldiers backed with modern weapon systems and good budget, new concept says

By 2030 Czech Army should have 40 thousand soldiers backed with modern weapon systems and good budget, new concept says

Next week the Government will approve a new concept of construction of the Czech Army. In 2030, it should have up to 30,000 professional soldiers and 10,000 Active Reserve soldiers. According to the concept, the budget of the Ministry of Defence should reach two percent of GDP in 2024 (it is 1,19% for 2019). According to current...

28 / 10 / 2019, 09:30•Defence

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Czech multi-purpose helicopters tender – four Vipers cannot be effective

Czech multi-purpose helicopters tender – four Vipers cannot be effective

Recently the Czech Army changed its requirement for twelve multi-purpose helicopters, and now it demands eight multi-purpose...

24 / 10 / 2019, 10:00•Defence
Czech Defence News of the Week (11th – 18th October 2019)

Czech Defence News of the Week (11th – 18th October 2019)

Radovan Putna appointed director of the state-owned enterprise VOP CZ, the integrator for the Czech defence industry participating...

21 / 10 / 2019, 09:30•News
SCADA Security Conference 2019

SCADA Security Conference 2019

Critical information infrastructure forms the backbone of modern society. Industrial control systems (ICS) are an important...

18 / 10 / 2019, 16:00•Events
Czech IFV tender: PUMA withdrawn from the competition. Another blow for the criticized tender

Czech IFV tender: PUMA withdrawn from the competition. Another blow for the criticized tender

German company PSM, the manufacturer of the PUMA IFV, has withdrawn from the tender for the new tracked Infantry Fighting...

17 / 10 / 2019, 10:00•Defence
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