In July 2021, the Slovak Ministry of Defence announced its intention to purchase new wheeled combat vehicles for the Slovak Army, which will in fact join the other three Visegrad Four countries that are also selecting or purchasing new armoured vehicles. Let us just recall here that in the Czech Republic a tender for Infantry Fighting …
The Army of the Czech Republic took over the last ordered pieces of special versions of Pandur II CZ vehicles from Tatra Defense Vehicle. The Kopřivnice company belonging to the Czechoslovak Group thus fulfilled its obligations arising from the contract concluded in 2017.
In February the 41st Mechanized Battalion (4th Rapid Deployment Brigade) received five new Pandur wheeled armored vehicles in the command and communications versions. These days, the training of their four-member crews began at the unit’s training ground.
One of the bidders in the tender for new tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles for the Army of the Czech Republic is the ASCOD 42, which is offered by General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS). This modern platform meets all the requirements of the Czech Army and also offers top parameters and capabilities.