A Taliban suicide bomber killed three Czech soldiers in Charikar, province of Parwan, near the Bagram Air Base - Aero Vodochody intends to offer the F/A-259 Striker within the Light Attack Experiment program - The remains of the fallen soldiers were repatriated from Afghanistan - The Czech Embassy in Syria has negotiated the release...
On 2nd August 2018, the first AERO L-159T2 ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) light attack and trainer jet for the Czech Air Force made its first flight at Aero Vodochody Airport. Czech Air Force which currently operates 5 L-159T1s with the 213th Training Squadron, ordered three L-159T2 twin seat aircraft with several upgrades...