Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová (ODS) told Czech Television on Thursday that during her visit to the USA in April, she successfully reached an agreement with her American counterpart Austin and that in addition to the eight Bell UH-1Y Venom multirole helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters purchased in December …
By a first-instance decision of February 2, 2021, the Office for the Protection of Competition imposed a fine of CZK 550 million on the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic for violating the Public Procurement Act in the criticized purchase of American Venom and Viper helicopters.
After the IFVs acquisition project the other important one is the purchase of 12 helicopters to replace the ageing Russian Mi-24 models. The project is running since 2015. Twelve multipurpose helicopters would represent the 1st phase. In total the Air Force would acquire 30 to 35 rotorcrafts to replace the currently operated Mi-24, …
At last minute the chairman of the Defense committee Jana Černochová has put on program of the session explanation of minister of defense Karla Šlechtová on purchase of multi-purpose helicopters. Šlechová yet asked to make the point a „V“ level for Restricted (Vyhrazené), and the journalists had to leave the room consequently.