The Government has kept its word and approved the return of the remaining CZK 5 billion to the budget of the Ministry of Defense. The fight against coronavirus has once again shown how important the Czech Army is. I hear praise from soldiers on all sides,“ said Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar. After three months, the Defense …
Despite the government crisis, the Slovak Ministry of Defense is preparing an acquisition of modern tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Main Battle Tanks for its 1st Mechanized Brigade. Just like the the Czech Republic, the Slovak Army is fulfilling its commitment to the NATO allies. The first phase will be to find a replacement …
We have already mentioned the inevitable reduction of the acquisition of tracked infantry fighting vehicles for 53 billion crowns as a result of state budget austerity measures. In mid-March Prime Minister Babiš said at a press conference that we do not need the IFV’s immediately. Now the thing is getting concrete outlines and …