Czechia to Procure Leopard-2A8
Czech Parliament decided to procure 76 new Leopard-2A8 main battle tanks, 28 second-hand Leopard-2A4 MBTs, and two Büffel armoured recovery vehicles.
Czech Parliament decided to procure 76 new Leopard-2A8 main battle tanks, 28 second-hand Leopard-2A4 MBTs, and two Büffel armoured recovery vehicles.
The Czech Air Force retired its Mi-35 attack/assault helicopter fleet. The last two Mi-35s, numbers 3365 and 3366, were delivered to Ukraine on March 21.
Czech Republic signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) formalizing its intention to purchase 24 F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
Czech Republic received permission to buy F-35A aircraft, AMRAAM missile, StormBreaker and 2000 lb ammunition for an estimated value of up to $5.62 billion.
TÜBİTAK SAGE signed an MoU with Excalibur Army, focussing on KUZGUN-guided modular ammunition for developing and producing land weapons systems.
The Czech government will negotiate to purchase the Leopard 2A8 variant from Germany. The deliveries are expected to be completed within a decade.
The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Czech Republic of AH-1Z and UH-1Y modernisation for an estimated value of up to $650 million.
A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces. Death toll from earthquake rises to 6,957 with 38,224 injured Turkiye. The World Health Organisation declared a “Level 3 Emergency”. Level 3 stands for the highest emergency, WHO’s agency-wide assets are called upon to be mobilised.
Machine guns or cannons installed on Totoya pickups were the best choices for the African continent. Toyota appears in Ukraine now for similar operations.
Czechia continues to defence procurements. The country replaces old Soviet hardware with Western systems in exchange to support for Ukraine.
Czech Republic signed a contract to acquire 209 Tatra 815-7 heavy-duty trucks for a total value of over 1.9 billion CZK, (77.5 $ million ) on 30 August 2022.
During the SIAF 2022 Air Show in Malacky, Slovakia, Czechian Defence Minister Jana Černochová and her Slovak counterpart Jaroslav Naď signed an agreement on the joint procurement and operation of the CV90 MkIV. The deal follows the independent vehicle selection by both countries in June and July 2022 for their future Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) requirement to replace their in-service BMP-2 derivatives.
European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on its website that the Technical Arrangement (TA) defining the organisation, missions, and responsibilities of the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) at Sintra Airbase in Portugal was signed by 14 founding countries on June 28. The founding countries are; Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Greek Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and Sweden. The signing marks the beginning of the Centre’s technical and logistical development, which is expected to become a reference for multination military helicopter training.
The Swedish ambassador to the Czech Republic told Seznam Správy's web page that the Czech Republic could keep the Saab 39 Gripen fighters for free.