Military of the Czech Republic

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Military of the Czech Republic
Armáda České Republiky
Manpower
Military age18 years of age
Available for
military service		2,414,728, age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Fit for
military service		1,996,631, age 15–49  (2005 est.)
Reaching military
age annually		66,583 (2005 est.)
Active personnel57,050
Expenditures
Budget$2.17 billion (2004)
Percent of GDP1.81% (2005)


The Czech Armed Forces (Czech: Armáda České republiky) consists of Land and Air Forces and of specialized support units. After joining NATO in March 12, 1999, the Czech Republic is completing a major overhaul of the extensive Czechoslovak armed forces which until 1989 formed one of the pillars of the Warsaw Pact military alliance. Czech forces have been gradually downsized from 200,000 to 35,000 and at the same time modernized and reoriented toward defensive posture. In 2004 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was ended.

Structure of the Czech Armed Forces

Structure of the Czech Armed Forces consis of three parts:
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Structure of Joint Forces

Commanding officers

  • Highest Commander of the Armed Forces: President of the Republic Václav Klaus
  • Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant General Vlastimil Picek
  • Chief of the General Staff Office: Colonel Milan Šeiner
  • First Deputy Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant General Jaroslav Kolkus
  • Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the ACR-Chief of Staff: Lieutenant General František Hrabal
  • Deputy Chief of the General Staff - Director of JOC (Operations Commander): Major General Josef Prokš
  • Director of Division for Development of Forces Branches - Operations Division: Brigadier General Josef Bečvář
  • Immediately Subordinated Offices:
  • Military Regional Office, Boletice
  • Military Regional Office, Brdy
  • Military Regional Office, Březina
  • Military Regional Office, Hradiště
  • Military Regional Office, Libavá
  • Support Policy Division: Director Major General Pavel Jevula
  • Immediately Subordinated Institutions:
  • Central Military Hospital, Prague
  • Military Hospital, Brno
  • Military Hospital, Olomouc
  • Institute of Aviation Medicine, Prague
  • Communication and Information Systems Division:Director - Chief of the Signal Corps of ACR: Colonel Jan Kaše
  • Immediately Subordinated Institutions:
  • 6th Communication Centre
  • Research and Communication Centre 080
  • Information Technology Development Agency
  • Force Planning Division: Acting Director Colonel František Mičánek
  • Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Department: Director Colonel Miroslav Žižka
  • Immediately Subordinated Office:
  • Military Geography and Hydrometeorology Office
  • Military Aviation Authority: Director Colonel Josef Otta

Equipment

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Czech Republic Army RM-70 Multiple rocket launchers getting ready to fire.
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Czech Air Force PZL W-3A
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Czech Air Force JAS-39


Equipment size at January 1 2007:[1]
  • Main battle tanks:
  • 181x T-72 MBT (30 being upgraded to T72M4CZ , rest in reserve)
IFV:

Recent operations

The Czech Republic is a member of the UN and the OSCE and has contributed to numerous peacekeeping operations, including IFOR/SFOR in Bosnia, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Iraq.

Current deployments (as of 2005):
  • Kosovo: NATO Operation "Joint Enterprise" (KFOR) - 500 soldiers
  • Iraq: Coalition Operation of Multinational Forces - 96 soldiers
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: European Union Operation (ALTHEA) - 65 soldiers
  • Afghanistan: NATO Operation (ISAF) - 17 soldiers in Kabul and 83 soldiers in Faizabad
Infantry weapons include: Sa 58 assault rifle, Universal machine gun vz. 59, Sa vz 61 (Škorpion) machine pistol, Dragunov Sniper Rifle (SVD), CZ 700 sniper rifle, CZ 75 pistol, CZ 97B pistol, CZ 100 pistol, RPG-7V anti-tank grenade launcher, FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile,Carl Gustav recoilless rifle and Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun

Uniforms

Military band Olomouc in different types of uniforms:


Military band Olomouc

Military band Olomouc

Military band Olomouc


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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
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Official status
Official language of:  Czech Republic
 European Union
Regulated by: Czech Language Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1: cs
ISO 639-2: cze (B)  ces (T)
ISO 639-3: ces
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Czech Air Force, ICAO code CEF, is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The Air Force, with the Ground Forces, comprises the main combat power of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord

Flag of NATO

NATO countries shown in blue

Formation 4 April 1949
Type Military alliance
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Membership 26 member states
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March 12 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 515 BC - Construction is completed on the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

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20th century - 21st century
1960s  1970s  1980s  - 1990s -  2000s  2010s  2020s
1996 1997 1998 - 1999 - 2000 2001 2002

Year 1999 (MCMXCIX
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Motto
"Pravda vítězí"   (Czech)
"Truth prevails"
Anthem
Kde domov můj
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1950s  1960s  1970s  - 1980s -  1990s  2000s  2010s
1986 1987 1988 - 1989 - 1990 1991 1992

Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX
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Warsaw Treaty Organization,
Warsaw Pact
Договор о дружбе, сотрудничестве и
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20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2001 2002 2003 - 2004 - 2005 2006 2007

2004 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
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Country  Czech Republic
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Olomouc (IPA: [ˈolomoʊ̯ts]) (local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium
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Brandıs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav (IPA: [ˈbrandiːs ˈnad labɛm ˈstaraː ˈbolɛslaf]; German: Brandeis-Altbunzlau
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Václav Klaus (IPA: [ˈvaːʦlaf ˈklaʊ̯s]; born 19 June 1941, Prague) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1992-7).
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T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971. It is a parallel design with the T-64, and has been further developed as the T-90. Chronologically and in design terms it belongs to the same generation of tanks as the US M60, German Leopard 1 and British
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BMP-1 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1960s. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally
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Pandur II 8 X 8 is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6X6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle. It was developed as a private venture by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge and is currently in production for the defence forces of Portugal and the
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BMP-2 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1980s. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally
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Pandur II 8 X 8 is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6X6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle. It was developed as a private venture by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge and is currently in production for the defence forces of Portugal and the
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DANA (ShKH-77 - samohybná kanónová houfnice vz. 77 - self-propelled gun howitzer mk. 1977) was designed and built by former Czechoslovakia as the first wheeled 152 mm self-propelled artillery gun to enter service. It was introduced in the 1970s.
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ARTHUR is an abbreviation for mobile "Artillery Hunting Radar" system developed in Sweden. The vehicle carrying the radar is a Bandvagn 206 developed and produced by Hägglunds; the radar is developed by Ericsson.
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The UAZ-469 is an all-terrain vehicle manufactured by UAZ. It was used by the Red Army and other Warsaw Pact forces, as well as paramilitary units in Eastern Bloc countries.
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Land Rover

Subsidiary of Ford Premier Automotive Group
Founded 1948
Founder Rover
Headquarters Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Key people Geoff Polites, ceo
Industry Automotive
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Tatra T815 is a truck produced by Tatra. The T815 and its descendant models brought the Czech truck racer Karel Loprais to victory six times in the Paris Dakar Rally.
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ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tons 6x6 army truck, the basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer.
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2K12 Kub (Russian: 2К12 "Куб"; English: cube) mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground
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9K35 Strela-10 (Russian: 9К35 «Стрела-10»; English: arrow
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Function short-range man-portable air-defence system
Manufacturer Saab Bofors Dynamics
Entered service 1977
General characteristics
Engine Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant
Launch mass 15 kg
Length 1.
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Type Multirole fighter
Manufacturer Saab
Maiden flight 9 December 1988
Introduction 9 June 1996
Status Active service
Primary users Swedish Air Force
South African Air Force
Hungarian Air Force
Czech Air Force

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Type Military Advanced Light Combat Aircraft
Manufacturer Aero Vodochody
Maiden flight August 2 1997
Status Operational
Primary user Czech Air Force
Produced 72
Unit cost 8 million USD
Developed from
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Type Attack helicopter
Manufacturer Mil
Maiden flight 1970
Introduced 1974
Status Active
Primary users Russian Air Force
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