In January 2017, the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic signed a contract with Tatra Defense Vehicle for the supply of 20 Pandur II special armored vehicles. The demanding project of new vehicles for the Army of the Czech Republic is now heading towards the finals and the Army could soon take over the first pieces of special...
As promissed in the article on the Czech military history and museums covering the modern periods starting with the 1866 prusso-austrian war and the battle of Königgrätz (today it’s the 152nd anniversary of the battle which allowed Prussia to effectively start it’s project of German unification, a project which had consequences for...
The Defence Committee discussed the new Concept of the Construction of the Army of the Czech Republic 2030. In particular, this document defines the outlook for military purchases for the coming years. The most important and costly task is to rearm the Land Forces with heavy vehicles (IFVs and MBTs). The timetable for rearmament...
Karel Krejza, member of the Defence Committee, interpellated Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar on armament of the Army of the Czech Republic, in connection with the Czech Republic's commitment to provide, within the NATO defence planning, its ground forces based on a heavy-type brigade consisting of three mechanized infantry and...