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.
On Monday, 24th August, the Office for the Protection of Competition (OPC) rejected the submission of the Italian company Leonardo, in which the AW139 helicopter manufacturer demanded ban on performance of the contract concluded between the Czech Ministry of Defense and the United States Government. The subject of the contract is …
In its petition to the Office for the Protection of Competition, Leonardo, the manufacturer of the AW139M multipurpose helicopters, offered to the Czech Army as a replacement for the outdated Russian Mi-24/35’s, opposed to the Ministry of Defence's procedure in the execution of the project. The ministry chose to purchase 12 helicopters …