The U.S. State Department approved the sale of four AH-1Z attack helicopters to Czech Republic to use these helicopters to modernize its armed forces and strengthen its homeland defense, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve […]

Czech company Excalibur Army has commenced a renewed push to sell its new modernisation package for Soviet-made T-72 main battle tanks in Asia and the Middle East. According to the company’s officials, Excalibur Army begins to promote the Scarab modernisation package for T-72 main battle tanks onto the market of Asian and Middle East countries. Main battle tank T-72 […]

On Friday 12th October 2018, Aero Vodochody has formally rolled out the L-39NG jet trainer and light-attack platform at its production facility near Prague. The rollout event was attended, among others, by military officials from a number of nations, L-39NG customers, together with political and diplomatic delegations including the highest Czech political representative, the Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. […]

Excalibur Army, a Czech defense company specialising in the production and repair of armored vehicles, is participating in the this year’s Arms and Security international specialized exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine. EXCALIBUR ARMY designs, develops and produces a wide range of military vehicles and equipment. According to the company, their production and repair facilities have decades […]

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs has announced that Arizona Air National Guard deploys to the Czech Republic for Ample Strike 2018 multi-national live exercise that offers advanced air/land integration training to Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) and Close Air Support (CAS) aircrews. Ample Strike is an annual Czech […]

The Czech contingent of the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Lithuania returned on the 3rd September to the base in Rukla after taking part in the Namejs exercise in Latvia alongside approximately ten thousand participants from 13 NATO countries. The exercise concluded last weekend after two action filled weeks of training in mobility, readiness […]

Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody has announced that the first L-159T2 advanced jet trainer ordered by the Czech Air Force conducted its maiden flight on 2 August. According to the company’s statement, the first of three new L-159T2 two-seat advanced jet trainers ordered by the Czech Air Force made its maiden flight on August 2, 2018, at Aero Vodochody […]

Excalibur Army, a subsidiary of the Czechoslovak Group, has developed the advanced version of its 152mm self-propelled howitzer, called the DANA M2.  Company officials told that the new DANA M2 self-propelled howitzer also had been presented to un-disclosed end-user. Modernization has brought a number of improvements, the most obvious of which is the new gunner and driver’s cab. Adjustments […]

Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduced a new version of cost-effective, combat proven fighter attack aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow on 16 July. During the Farnborough Airshow, Aero Vodochody and IAI have unveiled the new project of multirole aircraft for close air support, counter-insurgency operations and border patrolling with interception capabilities, called the F/A-259 Striker. The F/A-259 Striker […]

The modern passive reconnaissance and surveillance system called the VERA-NG has shown its potential in an international Baltic CESMO Trial 2018 (BCT18) at PUTLOS military training area on North of Germany. The VERA-NG passive electronic support measure tracker developed by Czech communications specialist ERA a.s.. The system could provide the most advanced and state-of-the-art Passive Surveillance System designed for […]