The Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS) imposed a fine of 550 million crowns on the Ministry of Defense for errors in the purchase of Venom and Viper multi-purpose and attack helicopters. After an appeal filed by the Ministry, UOHS confirmed it. There were no reasons for imposing a symbolic fine, as the ministry committed …
We bring an interview with MP Pavel Růžička, member of the Lower House Defense Committee, on the topic of ongoing acquisitions of the Ministry of Defense, and especially the current state of the acquisition of French 155mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzers. We were interested in his opinion on the involvement of the Czech defense industry …
We interviewed the President of the Defense and Security Industry Association (DSIA) of the Czech Republic, Mr. Jiří Hynek not only about the defense industry in the coronavirus era, but we also asked about EU arms legislation or the ban on lead in ammunition.
In this interview MP Pavel Jelínek (SPD), member of the Lower House Defence Committee, discussed whether Czech society was prepared for the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic. The conversation also covered other related topics, such as dependence on other countries in key segments, which we saw, for example, with the insufficient …