The first pre-serial L-39NG trainer and light attack aircraft with serial number 7001 made its first flight on 22 December, Aero Vodochody has announced.  The new generation of the Czech jet trainer was piloted by Aero’s test pilots David Jahoda and Vladimír Továrek. At 10:38am, the aircraft took off from the runway, climbed up to […]

The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to procure a 14,000 CZ Bren 2 assault rifles for the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR), according to Euro.cz. On Monday, December 17, the Czech government to discuss the purchase of new small arms for country’s defense forces, including newest assault rifles developed by company Ceska Zbrojovska. “The framework […]

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 […]

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 […]

On May 20, 2018, the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) at Balad Air Base received a two-seat training aircraft the L-159T1 advanced light combat aircraft, the fuselage number IQAF-5902. This is a two-seater delivered as a part of the contract for the L-159 system delivery between AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq. The aircraft […]