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Pickup trucks for the Czech Army: Are they a suitable replacement for UAZ and LR Defender vehicles?

Pickup trucks for the Czech Army: Are they a suitable replacement for UAZ and LR Defender vehicles?

The Czech Army has announced its intention to purchase hundreds of pickup trucks as a replacement for years old UAZ and Land Rover Defender off-road vehicles. Specifically, these are…

 29. 05. 2020
Gross domestic product and its impact on the defence budget

Gross domestic product and its impact on the defence budget

Many of us certainly wish our Army to achieve an allied commitment in the next years, i.e. a 2% share of GDP in the defence budget. However, what does the GDP…

 28. 05. 2020
DECON – a new decontamination vehicle on Tatra chassis

DECON – a new decontamination vehicle on Tatra chassis

During recent years Excalibur Army company has been introducing several new innovations in the field of military and special vehicles. Last year AM-70 EX mobile bridge system…

 26. 05. 2020
Karel Řehka: Service in the Army Has Given Me a Lot of Experience

Karel Řehka: Service in the Army Has Given Me a Lot of Experience

The National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NCISA) is the central administrative office for cyber security including the protection of classified information in the field…

 25. 05. 2020
Refuelling from the air will be more accessible

Refuelling from the air will be more accessible

Six allied countries, including the Czech Republic, will join the Programme for the Operation of Airbus A-330-based tankers. Two machines are now completed and another six are waiting for their…

 22. 05. 2020
New Self-propelled Howitzers for ACR – What Would Be The Cheapest

New Self-propelled Howitzers for ACR – What Would Be The Cheapest

A recent press conference at the Ministry of Defence brought a lot of information and promises. Apart from the promise to complete the purchase of new IFV by the…

 21. 05. 2020
CZG acquires a minority stake in Swedish Spuhr

CZG acquires a minority stake in Swedish Spuhr

CZG - Česká zbrojovka Group SE, one of the leading European producers of firearms, announces the acquisition of a minority stake in Spuhr i Dalby AB, a Swedish…

 19. 05. 2020
Daniel Machač: Forward Air Controllers are Always “in the Firing Line”

Daniel Machač: Forward Air Controllers are Always “in the Firing Line”

They have elite training with British and American colleagues and combat experience from Afghanistan. It is a Czech unit of advanced air traffic controllers JTAC, which guide planes…

 18. 05. 2020
The Military Solidarity Fund helped a solider from Kbely after a serious traffic accident

The Military Solidarity Fund helped a solider from Kbely after a serious traffic accident

The Captain Luboš Rous was accompanied by airplanes from an early age and it was all his life along with his family. Everything changed on 14th October when he had…

 16. 05. 2020
Possible Scenarios of Further Development of IFV Acquisition for the ACR

Possible Scenarios of Further Development of IFV Acquisition for the ACR

The global economic crisis, coupled with the health crisis, will significantly change a lot of what seemed a solid ground yesterday. Above all, governments will lack money. This new…

 15. 05. 2020
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