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Egypt and Israel confirmed Brigadier General Pavel Kolář as the MFO Force Commander

19.1.2023

Brigadier General Pavel Kolář will become the new MFO Force Commander in Sinai on 5 March 2023. His appointment was approved by Egypt and Israel today. It is another proof of the Czech Armed Forces’ excellent reputation, after two command tours in the EUTM Mali and the ongoing command of the Multinational Battle Group Slovakia, BG Kolář will become another Czech officer in command of multinational forces.

Reservists helping Ukraine: We will never surrender, we are Czechs, they say

11.1.2023

Since the beginning of the war, they delivered tons of humanitarian and military aid in Ukraine and spent months in high-risk areas, often only several hundred meters from the frontline. The four reserve soldiers from organisations Team4Ukraine and “CESTA naděje života” were decorated with the highest Czech MoD military decoration by the Minister of Defence Jana Černochová.

Minister Černochová took over the first Leopard 2A4 for the military

23.12.2022

On Wednesday, 21 December 2022, Defence Minister Jana Černochová took over from the State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany Benedikt Zimmer a symbolic key from the first Leopard 2A4 tank that the Czech Republic received from Germany as part of assistance to Ukraine. The handover-takeover ceremony took place in Přáslavice barracks, where units of the 7th Mechanised Brigade are based, and also saw the Minister announce the signing of the memorandum on the procurement of the Swedish CV 90 combat vehicles.

A look back on the achievements of CZ PRES

22.12.2022

EU security and defence was strengthened during the Czech Presidency, which took place in the shadow of Russian aggression of Ukraine. One of the most important achievements of the past six months was the launch of the training of Ukrainian military personnel and the continued provision of military and humanitarian materiel to Ukraine. The Czech Presidency also negotiated an agreement on the possibility of common military procurement and achieved progress in countering hybrid interference and strengthening the EU-NATO relationship.

Our security and defence is increasingly dependent on activities in space, experts agree

2.12.2022

The European security is increasingly dependent on activities in space, and both EU and NATO need to be prepared for assuring protection of their values also in the newest operational domain – SPACE that is becoming more congested, contested and competitive environment. That is the main takeaway from the international seminar named “Defending European Interests in Space”. The event, happening under the auspices of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was organised by the Ministry of Defence in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, the overall coordinator of space activities in the Czech Republic, and with the support of the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI). Together, they networked subject matter experts to spur the discussion on European civilian space programmes, security and defence aspect reflecting European interests in space, military use of space as an operational domain, and the role of European industry in supporting the EU ambitions in space. As many as one hundred experts from EU Member States, EU and NATO bodies and other European governmental and non-governmental entities gathered in Hotel DAP Prague on November 30, 2022, to discuss these issues.