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Modernisation of the Slovak Land Forces – the situation is improving, but some projects have still not been implemented

Modernisation of the Slovak Land Forces – the situation is improving, but some projects have still not been implemented

The modernisation of military equipment and the purchase of new, modern weapon systems is currently a hot topic throughout Europe, Slovakia not excluded. To begin with…

 04. 04. 2023
Thirty years of the Czech defence industry – from hard times to world class

Thirty years of the Czech defence industry – from hard times to world class

The end of 2022 brought an extraordinary achievement for the Czech defence industry, which will play a key role in the implementation of a major contract for the Indonesian…

 24. 03. 2023
Extraordinary Challenges for Updating Conceptual and Strategic Documents of the Czech Defence

Extraordinary Challenges for Updating Conceptual and Strategic Documents of the Czech Defence

In accordance with the government's programme declaration, the Ministry of Defence and the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces are currently working intensively on updating basic…

 23. 03. 2023
The capabilities and capacities of the Air Defence need to be continuously expanded. The Czech Republic is still at ground zero, but late is better than later

The capabilities and capacities of the Air Defence need to be continuously expanded. The Czech Republic is still at ground zero, but late is better than later

When Jiří Hynek, president of the Defence and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic, evaluated the recently held IDEX trade fair in Abu Dhabi, he said that…

 21. 03. 2023
Massive and rapid strengthening of defence production capacities can be a trap

Massive and rapid strengthening of defence production capacities can be a trap

We are in a tense situation where the volume and structure of Western arms and ammunition supplies will decide under what acceptable or tragic conditions the path to a ceasefire…

 08. 03. 2023
The year of war: a stress test also for the defence industry

The year of war: a stress test also for the defence industry

A year has passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is an opportunity to assess its impact on the Western defence industry. General Christopher Cavoli…

 05. 03. 2023
Lessons learned from the deployment of air defence in Ukraine

Lessons learned from the deployment of air defence in Ukraine

The nearly year-long high-intensity conflict in Ukraine has shown that this type of warfare is still relevant and that even modern conflicts in the future will not be fought…

 13. 02. 2023
Ukraine is facing a battle of Russian and Western schools, says Chief Warrant Officer of the 73rd Tank Battalion

Ukraine is facing a battle of Russian and Western schools, says Chief Warrant Officer of the 73rd Tank Battalion

Western tanks are too heavy. There will be no one to service them. On the battlefield, quantity will outweigh quality. These and many other claims about the tanks that Western…

 10. 02. 2023
French and British interests in the Indo-Pacific

French and British interests in the Indo-Pacific

In addition to the United States, which has clearly declared that it will prioritize the threat from China over the threat from Russia, France and the United Kingdom – states with nuclear…

 02. 02. 2023
Ballistic missiles are a challenge for the future Czech air defence system

Ballistic missiles are a challenge for the future Czech air defence system

The recent attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev has once again shown that the need to design air defence not only against cruise missiles but also against ballistic missiles is more…

 26. 01. 2023
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