On Wednesday 18 May, Defence Minister Jana Černochová informed the Czech Government that she and German Defence Minister Christine Lambert had agreed on the donation of 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks. The two sides will also start negotiations on the possibility of acquiring up to 50 tanks of the most modern version 2A7+ for the Czech Army …
The relevant annex to the published coalition agreement signed by representatives of the SPOLU (ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP09), Pirates and STAN coalitions shows a certain continuity in the basic features of the state's defence policy. Looking at the general theses, we would not be exaggerating if we estimated that even the current Minister …
Chief of General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Lieutenant General Daniel Zmeko visited the Czech Republic on 12th September, and met with the Czech Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Aleš Opata and with the Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar.
Within the modernization and acquisition projects announced in June by the Chief of General Staff the Ministry of Defence plans to buy two additional CASA C-295W military transport aircraft. The Army also seeks to modernize the existing C-295Ms to meet the SESAR requirements, and the NATO Capability Targets.