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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 2d

…was deployed during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968.

The vehicle is now awaiting repair and restoration at the Lešany Tank Museum workshops and could be presented at Tank Days as early as 2026.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 2d

🇨🇿 #Czechia: After two years of negotiations, the Military History Institute in Prague (VHÚ) has succeeded in obtaining a donation from Moldova of a BTR-152K armored personnel carrier, which, according to information from historians at the Moldovan military museum Muzeul armatei din Chișinău,…

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 2d

🇨🇿 #Czechia: KBVP Pandur II 8x8 CZ wheeled infantry fighting vehicle of the 42nd Mechanized Battalion of the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade with camouflage nets and vegetation during the Rapid Trial 2025 exercise, during which they are preparing for deployment to NATO MN BG Slovakia.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 2d

🇺🇦Soldiers of the 204th Battalion of the 241st Separate Territorial Defense Brigade with a 🇨🇿Czech-made DSS PZD 556 machine gun in 5.56x45mm NATO.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13d

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

The Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, Karel Řehka, announced that after completing repairs and modernization of 30 T-72M4CZ tanks (and most likely also 3 VT-72M4CZ ARVs), he plans to recommend that the Czech Government donate these tanks to Ukraine.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13d

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

The Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, Karel Řehka, announced that after completing repairs and modernization of 30 T-72M4CZ tanks (and most likely also 3 VT-72M4CZ ARVs), he plans to recommend that the Czech Government donate these tanks to Ukraine.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13d

🇭🇷 #Croatia: Croatia will join the framework agreement of the Czech MoD for the purchase of Tatra Force trucks. This agreement has currently been signed by Czechia and Slovakia.

Croatia is interested in ordering up to 420 Tatra Force trucks, including 6x6 flatbeds and 8x8 container carriers.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 14d

🇺🇦Soldier of the 61st Separate Mechanized Steppe Brigade with a 🇨🇿Czech CZ Bren 2 rifle with a 14" barrel, Holosun HS512C collimator, Holosun HM3X magnifier, and foregrip.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 15d

📸 Pavlo Itkin

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 15d

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

Ukrainian 🇺🇸US-supplied M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley IFV with BRAT protection kit, slat armour and folding anti-drone cage, in service with the 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment ‘Khartia’.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 16d

LAWAREC can also be found on other vehicles, such as the 🇭🇺Hungarian KF41 Lynx, 🇨🇿Czech (and 🇸🇰Slovak) CV90 Mk.IV, and 🇸🇰Slovak BOV 8x8, which are also licensed Patria AMV.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 16d

It is also interesting to note that Japanese Patria AMVs are equipped with LAWAREC - Laser and Radar Irradiation Detection System from the 🇨🇿Czech company EVPÚ Defence.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 16d

🇯🇵 #Japan: First Patria AMV APC, manufactured by Japan Steel Works under license from Patria, delivered to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).

Under a contract with the Ministry of Defense from May 2024, Japan Steel Works will produce 26 vehicles in cooperation with Patria.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 16d

🇨🇿 #Czechia: Like any true Czech, Tatra also goes mushrooming.

Tatra PRAM (on Tatra Force 8x8 chassis with KAPA armoured cab) with BOIS multispectral camouflage net of the 41st Mechanized Battalion, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 19d

More photos from KOBIT:

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 19d

🇷🇴 #Romania: CN-15A fuel tanker made by 🇨🇿KOBIT on a Tatra Phoenix 8x8 chassis for the Romanian Army.

The tanker has a capacity of 15,000 liters. It can transport all types of fuel and can efficiently refuel aircraft and helicopters.

A total of 12 of these fuel tankers were delivered.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 19d

In addition to the M4, they want to offer the Mbombe 6x6 and theoretically the Mbombe 8x8 to the Czech army as well as to foreign buyers.

STV Golem 4x4 offers ballistic protection Level 3 according to STANAG 4569, mine protection Level 4a and 4b and side blast protection up to 50kg TNT.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 19d

🇨🇿 #Czechia: STV M4 Golem MRAP from STV Group during testing at the Military Technical Institute (VTÚ) test polygon.

STV M4 Golem is a licensed 🇿🇦South African Paramount Group Mbombe 4x4, which STV Group plans to completly produce at its plants in Czechia and Slovakia.

📸 CZ Defence

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 19d

Slovakia will partially manufacture the newly ordered CV9035 IFVs, and the Slovak company Koval Systems will develop an automatic loader for the CV90120, so choosing the CV90 would be a logical choice, also considering the unification of the service and a partially functional production line.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 19d

One is the CV90120 from 🇸🇪BAE Systems and the other is a Turkish, most likely the 🇹🇷Otokar Tulpar. This means that the 🇩🇪Leopard 2A8 and 🇵🇱🇰🇷K2PL Black Panther tanks have been eliminated from the competition. According to Kaliňák, the CV90 and Otokar should be 40-50% cheaper than the MBTs.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 19d

🇸🇰#Slovakia: Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák named two options that are currently being considered for the purchase of new tanks.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 20d

🇨🇿 #Czechia: TREVA-30 recovery and evacuation vehicle, on a Tatra Force 8x8 chassis and with a soft cab, and Patriot II MRAP, on a Tatra Force 4x4 chassis, in Excalibur Army facility in Šternberk.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 20d

The Flyer 72 was developed for the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for airborne operations and rear-area operations lasting up to several days. The vehicle has been deployed in combat in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Gaza, among other places, with positive feedback.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 20d

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

Flyer 72 Light Duty (Flyer F72-LD), M1297 A-GMV in 🇺🇸US designation, made by Flyer Defense, in service with the 4th Separate Special Purpose Regiment "Ranger".

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 22d

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

🇨🇿 #Czech-supplied 152mm/L37 ShKH vz.77 Dana self-propelled howitzer in service with the 122nd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces.

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