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Czechs and Americans train for attack response in Bagram

1.2.2016

Training scenario: A convoy of Czech and American soldiers based in Bagram (Afghanistan) sets out on a routine patrol. A bomb explodes under a vehicle. The convoy stops and the patrolmen ascertain the casualties and damage. They provide first aid, initiate evacuation procedures, and then carry on with their mission.

New recruitment drive and equipment modernisation imminent

25.1.2016

The recent changes in legislation and the increase in funding for the Czech Armed Forces will boost the recruitment of soldiers to around two thousand for this year. The changes will also set in motion the procurement process of replacing outmoded equipment with new, consequently creating a stronger and more capable Active Reserve force.

Brdy Military Region becomes Protected Landscape Area

12.1.2016

The establishment of a Protected Landscape Area in the former Brdy Military Region, and the downsizing of four other military regions came into effect on 1st January 2016 in compliance with Czech Law No. 15/2015 Coll.

Government ratifies the ‘Concept of the Czech Armed Forces 2025’

29.12.2015

The government of the Czech Republic has agreed on and ratified the long-awaited document – the ‘Concept of the Build-up of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic 2025’ at its last session on 21st December.

V4 countries progress in defence cooperation

18.12.2015

The extraordinary session of the Ministers of Defence of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries, held in Prague on 17th December, confirmed the willingness of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to play an important role in the protection of the Schengen Area and the management of the migration crisis.