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CZ 805 BREN Czech Republic: Assault rifle and carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO: Standard issue rifle since 2011 (replacement of the vz. 58). Replacement of the rifle decided in 2020, to be replaced by the CZ 805 BREN 2 by 2025 and to be put in reserve. [8] In February 2010, it won the tender for: [16] 6,687 CZ 805A1 assault rifles; 1,250 CZ 805A2 carbines
The Czech Armed Forces (Czech: Armáda České republiky, lit. 'the Army of the Czech Republic'), also known as the Czech Army, is the military service responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic as part of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (Czech: ozbrojené síly České republiky) [11] alongside the Military Office of the President of the Republic and the Castle Guard. [12]
The Slovak Ground Forces (Slovak: Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky), also known as the Slovak Army, are the land forces of the Slovak Armed Forces. Organization [ edit ]
The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak Army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004. [ 5 ] From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished.
6 October - Day of the Czechoslovak People's Army, the anniversary of the Battle of the Dukla Pass on 6 October 1944. 17 September - Aviation Day of the Czechoslovak People's Army; During the period of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, regular Victory Day Parades were held by the Czechoslovak People's Army in Letná. The first parade took ...
The US Army acquired POLR-1 radars, known as ReTwis 5, from Czech company Retia. This technology allows for detecting living organisms through walls and has been used by US special forces. ReTwis 5, offering high portability and UWB radio localization, has also been adopted by police units in Phoenix and San Antonio. [27] [28]
The Czechoslovak Army (Czech and Slovak: Československá armáda) was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1918 following Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary .
The brigade consists of three battalions and is considered as spearhead of the Army of the Czech Republic. It builds the core of the 4th Brigade Task Force. For 29 years soldiers of the brigade wore maroon berets as elements of the brigade were trained as paratroopers, especially 43rd Airborne Battalion. In June 2023 the whole brigade changed ...