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Benefits for war veterans are rather symbolic than real

Benefits for war veterans are rather symbolic than real

Disappointment and bitterness, such are feelings of many Czech war veterans about the offer of benefits for this group of people in general. For example, the Facebook group War…

 21. 07. 2020
New IFVs for the Czech Army: Parameters of Vehicle and Ammunition are Important

New IFVs for the Czech Army: Parameters of Vehicle and Ammunition are Important

Although government spending has brought cuts to the military budget due to the coronavirus pandemic, the largest acquisition program in the history of the Czech Army - the…

 19. 07. 2020
Ministry of Defence has a new Political Deputy

Ministry of Defence has a new Political Deputy

The Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar appointed PhDr. Vladimír Müller, CSc. as a new Political Deputy on 15th July, 2020. In the past, he served as the Deputy…

 17. 07. 2020
The Army Is Purchasing New H&K 417 Sniper Rifles

The Army Is Purchasing New H&K 417 Sniper Rifles

The Ministry of Defence recently published information about the purchase of twelve Heckler & Koch 417 sniper rifles with accessories. It is to some extent unusual that the…

 13. 07. 2020
With the LANCE turret system from Rheinmetall the art of engineering reaches new heights

With the LANCE turret system from Rheinmetall the art of engineering reaches new heights

Ever since antiquity, the mobile assault tower has been firmly established among the machinery of war. While the Greeks opted for megalomania and intimidation, the Romans, with their turris…

 08. 07. 2020
The Army has received new unmanned reconnaissance assets from the VTÚ s.p.

The Army has received new unmanned reconnaissance assets from the VTÚ s.p.

Another defence development project from the Military Technical Institute (VTÚ, s.p.) is heading to the Army of the Czech Republic. Members of the Czech Armed Forces have…

 06. 07. 2020
The Chrudim Paratroopers Took over the First Charon Attack Knives

The Chrudim Paratroopers Took over the First Charon Attack Knives

June 29 became a long-awaited day for the paratroopers. Not only because it was the first muster of the entire unit since the declaration of a state of emergency and…

 03. 07. 2020
TRAAM Ballistic Glasses: Certified Quality

TRAAM Ballistic Glasses: Certified Quality

Bullet-resistant glass by TRAAM are whenever a high level of protection of people or property is required against burglary, armed attack or explosion. They are…

 29. 06. 2020
The former Chief of Military Intelligence, the General Radovan Procházka, passed away

The former Chief of Military Intelligence, the General Radovan Procházka, passed away

The Lieutenant General (ret.) Radovan Procházka died this morning at the age of 93. After the fall of communism, Procházka held various positions in the intelligence services…

 25. 06. 2020
Prague will welcome the Defence Ministers of the V4 countries

Prague will welcome the Defence Ministers of the V4 countries

The meeting of the Ministers of Defence of the Visegrad Four countries will take place in Prague on Wednesday, 24th June 2020. The Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar…

 23. 06. 2020
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