The defence budget for this year is CZK 75.5 billion (USD 3.32 billion). It is a 13% increase compared to 2019, when the budget reached 66,7 billion (1.19 % of GDP). Almost a quarter of this year's budget will be invested, ie over 18 billion crowns.On the other hand, it is 780 million behind MoD’s expectations presented in 2018....
In accordance with international commitments, the number of Czech soldiers in training units in Iraq was increased within the OIR and the NMI missions. For this reason, it was necessary to take action and in the second half of 2018 the ACR Task Force Iraq was created. The Czech Army's Task Force Iraq logistically and administratively...
For the period of 2019 - 2021, a thousand Czech soldiers from a task force of the Army of the Czech Republic, which was established on the basis of the 71st Mechanized Battalion (7th Mechanized Brigade), are included in the NATO Response Force. Since early 2020, they have been on highest alert. Czech soldiers together with the battalions...
During his visit to Afghanistan Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar announced the termination of the operation of the Czech Guard Company at the Bagrám Air Base. - On 26th November, Military Intelligence published the Annual Report on its activities for 2018. - Following the announcement by the Ministry of Defence that it would sign...