The Aero L-159 ALCA is a light attack subsonic jet derived from the worldwide popular L-39/59 trainers. The Aero Vodochody will team with Israeli Aerospace Industries and the aim is to improve and market the L-159s, both partners declared the interest to take part in the American OA-X program, or the Light Attack Program. Shall we …
The Czech Defence Ministry will launch a tender for purchase of 210 new tracked infantry fighting vehicles worth 2.58 billion, within a few months, to replace the BMP-2, while continuing the project of Pandur II, thus the army structure based on a „heavy“ and a „light“ brigade. These would be the main competitors.
The third oldest vehicle producer in the world wants to develop an air-cooled motor answering the Euro 6 emission standard and join the category of high-tech enterprises.
Arms production in Slovakia has a long tradition originating in the times of the first Czechoslovak republic. One of the companies holding this tradition is the ZVS company which among other things produces pistols. These now newly enter the Czech market.