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Pavel Smutný: We buy Israeli weapons because of quality, not political pressure

Pavel Smutný: We buy Israeli weapons because of quality, not political pressure

Pavel Smutný is a Czech lawyer and attorney, one of the founders of the law firm Císař, Češka, Smutný, and a cultural patron who helped organize, for example…

 13. 03. 2023
Negotiations for the acquisition of the CV90 IFV are continuing. The offer corresponds to the requirements of the Army of the Czech Republic

Negotiations for the acquisition of the CV90 IFV are continuing. The offer corresponds to the requirements of the Army of the Czech Republic

The deadline for the signing of the contract for the acquisition of 210 CV90 tracked IFVs was set by the Minister of Defence until 31 May 2023, and according to our…

 09. 03. 2023
We visited Tatra Trucks and Tatra Defence Vehicle

We visited Tatra Trucks and Tatra Defence Vehicle

We recently visited Tatra Trucks and Tatra Defence Vehicle to learn about their production results and capabilities last year. We were also interested to know what production and…

 03. 02. 2023
CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle: live fire on Gotland

CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle: live fire on Gotland

As part of our recent visit to the Kingdom of Sweden, we also visited the 18th Gotland Regiment on Gotland Island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The island…

 31. 12. 2022
Technical evaluation of T-72M4 CZ – current status and future vision

Technical evaluation of T-72M4 CZ – current status and future vision

In the first half of this year, Germany offered 14 Leopard 2 A4 tanks and one recovery tank on the same platform to the Czech Republic as part of its…

 18. 12. 2022
Printed magazine CZ DEFENCE

Printed magazine CZ DEFENCE

The CZ DEFENCE magazine is a professional internet magazine (quarterly) dealing with the activities of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, the Army of the…

 08. 12. 2022
Czech modernised tanks and other systems are and will be helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia

Czech modernised tanks and other systems are and will be helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia

Last week, we had the opportunity to visit the Excalibur Army plant in Šternberg, where a presentation of part of the current portfolio of military equipment that…

 06. 12. 2022
CV90 IFV in action on the test range and presentation of the current Swedish defence policy

CV90 IFV in action on the test range and presentation of the current Swedish defence policy

Recently, our editorial team was invited to Sweden to get acquainted with the CV90 tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which our Ministry of Defence is currently negotiating with…

 30. 11. 2022
Mk0 to MkIV or the evolution of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle

Mk0 to MkIV or the evolution of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle

The Swedish CV90 MkIV infantry fighting vehicle will most likely be the vehicle that will be equipped with our 7th Mechanised Brigade, which still uses outdated BVP-2 vehicles, as part…

 18. 10. 2022
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