In speed and silence the Government, upon invitation of the Ministry of Defence, approved quite a substantial increase in the budget program of the development of the capabilities of the Air Force, the main part of which is the acquisition of multipurpose and attack helicopters, the system H-1: UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper. The initial...
After the contracts for the acquisition of American helicopters and the MADR radars, the Ministry of Defence managed to sign a contract for the acquisition of two CASA aircraft by the end of the year. It will pay almost CZK 2 billion.
On 7th February a meeting of the Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar and the Chief of General Staff General Aleš Opata with the media was held to present the priorities and plans for the Czech Army for 2019, and to summarize successfully accomplished or running projects: Light Armored Vehicles (CBRN), Very Short Range Air Defence...
The armoured vehicle ASCOD 2 produced by the General Dynamics European Land Systems will join, together with the other three competitors, the largest ever Czech Army's tender for purchase of 210 new Infantry Fighting Vehicles. We've already presented them briefly in a series of articles, together with the official requirements the...