To provide support for armoured and mechanised units for crossing of water streams and bodies the engineer troops of the Czech Army currently operate a Pontoon Bridge Kit PMS. Coastal and river pontoons are transported on TATRA T-813 and T-815 trucks. The kit enables construction of a wide variety of floating bridges and pontoon...
Nearly 5,500 participants from 20 NATO and partner nations, including the Czech Republic, participate in Saber Junction 18 exercise at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas from 4th September to 1st October 2018. The exercise is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to land...
The engineer troops of the Czech Army currently operate the AM-50 Bridge Layers mounted on the chassis of the 8x8 TATRA-815 truck, an outdated vehicle constructed in the 1970’s. Within the modernization and acquisition projects announced in June by the Chief of General Staff the Ministry of Defence plans to procure 12 modern Bridge...
The Active Reserve has been established in response to the professionalisation of the Armed Forces in 2004. The position of the Active Reserve personnel is not solely in the mobilisation plan, but they can also become a source for reinforcing regular forces in peacetime. The reservists serve up to three weeks a year and can be called...