During the meeting of the Defense Committee, the Minister of Defense, Lubomír Metnar, confirmed that he expects the budget of his department to grow. The Army of the Czech Republic also counts on it. Given the condition of the equipment and the need to modernize the Army in many respects, non-compliance with the financial framework …
Last Wednesday, the Defense Committee of the Chamber of Daputies discussed the conclusions of the Supreme Audit Office and the issue of modernization of T-72 tanks has been also widely mentioned. According to the Chief of General Staff Aleš Opata, it is not a modernization, but a so-called technical improvement of the old tanks. …
In recent weeks, in connection with the global coronavirus pandemic, there have been rumors that the anticipated economic difficulties should be largely addressed by funds taken from the planned modernization projects of the Czech Army. However, the prevailing opinion now is that the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Czech …
The servant has done his job, the servant can go. The military has made a significant contribution to overcoming the coronary crisis, but now it could be the first to pay for it. Opinions to stop the modernization of the Army due to the pandemic must be rejected.