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Common interests of Czech Republic and Japan: opportunities on the horizon for defence industry

25.1.2023

The First Deputy Minister of Defence František Šulc discussed the opportunities for cooperation with his Japanese counterpart Toshiro Ino. For the Czech Republic and the domestic defence industry, cooperation with Japan bears a huge potential – Tokyo intends to spend 2% of GDP on defence until 2027, pushing Japan to the third place in defence spending behind the U.S. and China. Both countries also share their perspective on the current security issues.

Minister Černochová met with her Turkish counterpart, Minister Hulusi Akar

23.1.2023

Defence Minister Jana Černochová today had an official call with the Minister of National Defence of Türkiye General Hulusi Akar. The agenda of their meeting covered the security situation in Europe, in the Middle East and in the Euro-Atlantic Area, as well as bilateral defence and defence industrial cooperation.

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.