In the discussion on the future of the Czech tank troops, which are represented by a single battalion in the paper strength of thirty modernized T-72M4 CZ tanks, a possibility reappeared of a cheaper solution than the purchase of modern Main Battle Tanks. This solution should be the introduction of the so-called medium tank, either …
One of the priorities of the Ministry of Defense is to replace old Soviet-era vehicles with new modern ones. This also applies to the hundreds of obsolete UAZ and Land Rover Defender off-road vehicles, which the Army wants to replace with modern pick-up vehicles. However, the previously announced tender was canceled before Christmas, …
The Czech Republic keeps a long tradition of development and production of infantry firearms. Unlike most of the other armies of the Warsaw pact, the Czechoslovak Army had its own assault rifle, instead of the AK-47 the Sa vz. 58 was introduced in 1959, and is still in service with the Active Reserve troops. In 2011, after having …
At IDET 2019 held in Brno in May last year, an armoured vehicle-launched bridge using the ASCOD 35 platform carrying the Variable Folding Bridge (VFB) system premiered in the Czech Republic, presented by General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS). It is a scissor type made of aluminum alloys and falls into the MLC 50 class.