The tender for a new tracked IFVs for the Army of the Czech Republic in the estimated value of CZK 52 billion is likely to receive another blow, both from an unexpected side and at an unexpected moment. The tender was officially launched in the spring of 2019, and two years later, long after the original expected completion date, …
From Wednesday 31 March to Friday 2 April 2021, Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar visited Mali, where Czech soldiers are serving in the EUTM Mali training mission and, since the beginning of the year, also in the Takuba task force under French Operation Barkhane.
At the last week’s extraordinary meeting the Government approved the transfer of 5 billion crowns from the budget reserve to the budget of the Ministry of Defense. Another 5 billion crowns, which the Ministry of Defense is still to receive, is to be transferred to its budget „maybe“ in February, said Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
In 2020, the Ministry of Defense drew the best budget for the last period, says an article on the website of the Ministry of Defense (army.cz), stating that last year the defense used up 97.5% of its budget and did not consume 1.8 billion, transferred to the new year. Only 782 million destined for the program financing (ie investments …