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🇨🇿Czech & 🇺🇦Ukrainian Army enthusiast, Mil news & Defense technology, tracking Czech equipment (not only) in Ukraine | contact: praisethesteph@gmail.com Twitter: @praisethesteph

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Soldiers of the 🇺🇦119th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade during training with their 🇨🇿CZ TSR (Tactical Sniper Rifle) rifles in 7.62x51mm NATO equipped with Vortex Razor HD rifle scopes, bipods, factory-made compensators and Ase Utra S series suppressors.

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The exercise also provided operators with a valuable opportunity to familiarize themselves in detail with new UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters, their capabilities, and deployment options.

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The exercise took place in a controlled civilian area that realistically replicates the conditions of actual operations.

This allowed FACs and UAV operators to improve their guidance and individual procedures in situations requiring quick decision-making.

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15.12.2025 13:21 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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🇨🇿Czechia: Joint exercise of forward air controllers (FAC) and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators of the Czech Special Forces.

The aim of the exercise was to increase expertise in direct air support procedures during dynamic scenarios simulating an asymmetric warfare environment.

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🇨🇿 #Czechia: Recent photos of Leopard 2A4 tanks from the 73rd Tank Battalion of the 7th Mechanized Brigade from ongoing Armored Lancer II exercise.

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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

BMP-1TS infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) of the 17th Separate Poltava Brigade 'Raid' of the National Guard of Ukraine during crew training.

27.11.2025 13:01 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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17.11.1989 ✌️

17.11.2025 10:11 — 👍 31    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Pavel Barták / iDnes

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🇨🇿 #Czechia: Aero L-39 Skyfox in a new color scheme and with additional fuel tanks departing for the 🇦🇪UAE, where the Let L-410NG from Aircraft Industries will also be on display.

The L-39 will be exhibited with a new Phoenix pod from SiNAB Technologies at Dubai AirShow, 17-21 November.

14.11.2025 19:22 — 👍 17    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

🇨🇿 #Czech-made 155mm/L45 self-propelled gun howitzer DITA, made by Excalibur Army, in service with the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade, 16th Army Corps.

12.11.2025 09:59 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

BTR-4 wheeled IFV with slat armor, BMP-1TS IFV with folding anti-drone cage, and M113A3 APC in service with the 🇺🇦 #Ukrainian 58th Separate Motorized Brigade.

10.11.2025 10:33 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

Two 🇸🇪 #Swedish-donated 155mm/L52 Archer FH77 self-propelled howitzers on a Volvo A30E chassis in service with the 🇺🇦 #Ukrainian 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade.

10.11.2025 10:33 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Its modular design also allows for expansion with electronic warfare (EW), close air support (CAS) and counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) functions.

The aim of the cooperation is to implement this pods on the L-39 Skyfox and L-410 NG aircraft supplied by OMNIPOL Group.

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06.11.2025 08:08 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🇨🇿 #Czechia: OMNIPOL has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Australian company SiNAB Technologies.

SiNAB Technologies develops and manufactures an autonomous pods, which in its basic version is used for training joint air traffic controllers (JTAC).

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06.11.2025 08:08 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Members of the 🇺🇦Volunteer Unit "Lyubart" (today's 20th Brigade of Operational Assignment “Lyubart”) with 🇨🇿Czech-supplied Czechoslovak-made vz.58 P rifles in 7.62x39mm caliber during urban combat training near Lutsk, March 2022.

05.11.2025 19:17 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I přes težké zranění bojují dál. 💪❤️‍🩹

Veteráni, kteří slouží u Ternopilské policie, založili spolek 'Nezlomní duchem' a vyrábí drony na frontu.

Pojďme se jim složit na 3D tiskárny, ať jim to pěkně jde!
👉 donio.cz/dvoji-pomoc-3d-tiskarny-pro-veterany

Světlem proti temnotě! ✨

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Dvojí pomoc – 3D tiskárny pro veterány Příběh o odvaze a odhodlání. Ranění policisté z Ternopilu, kteří přišli o nohy, se nevzdávají. Založili spolek "Nezlomní duchem" a vyrábí drony pro své kolegy na frontě. Pomozme jim zakoupit 3D tiskár...

Pokud by se nevybralo na všech 10 tiskáren, pořídí se levnější varianta, nebo v případě vyšší částky bude zakoupeno navíc i spotřební materiál na výrobu dronů, jako jsou filamenty, optická vlákna, vrtulky či obvodové desky.

✅Sbírka zde: donio.cz/dvoji-pomoc-...

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3D tiskárny jsou určeny konkrétně pro veterány tohoto praporu, kteří v bojích přišli o končetiny, a kteří založili spolek „Nezlomní duchem“ a vyrábí pro své kolegy na frontě drony. Konkrétně T4U chce zakoupit deset českých 3D tiskáren Original Prusa MK4S.

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Team 4 Ukraine zahájil sbírku na 3D tiskárny pro střelecký prapor ternopilské policie. Jedná se o policisty, kteří byli převedeni k ZSU a účastní se bojových operací.

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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

🇨🇿 #Czech-made 155mm/L45 self-propelled gun howitzer DITA, made by Excalibur Army, in service with the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade, 16th Army Corps.

28.10.2025 23:08 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
📸 Stanislav Dvořák

📸 Stanislav Dvořák

📸 Stanislav Dvořák

📸 Stanislav Dvořák

🇨🇿 #Czechia: Low flight over the landscape of AH-1Z Viper (No.0488) and UH-1Y Venom (No.0493) helicopters of the 22nd Helicopter Air Base Náměšt' nad Oslavou, of the Czech Air Force. Beautiful Buchlov Castle can be seen in the background.

The Viper carries 7-round 70mm LAU-68F/A APKWS II launchers.

27.10.2025 08:43 — 👍 21    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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🇰🇷#ROK: Model of the 155mm/L52 K9 Mobile Howitzer on a third-generation Tatra Force 8x8 chassis with an armored cabin from Tatra Defence Vehicle, exhibited at the ADEX 2025 expo.

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The T-72M4CZ tanks, which until recently formed the backbone of the 73rd Battalion, are in poor technical condition and are currently undergoing repairs and modernization. However, the army is no longer interested in these tanks and intends to transfer them to Ukraine.

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23.10.2025 07:28 — 👍 25    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🇨🇿 #Czechia: Leopard 2A4 tanks of the 73rd Tank Battalion, 7th Mechanised Brigade, during recent exercises and training courses.

Leopard 2A4s are currently the main tanks of the 73rd Tank Battalion and are used primarily for training crews before the arrival of newly ordered Leopard 2A8.

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SBU presented Sea Baby in two variants. The first is equipped with a naval version of the Tavria 14.5 weapon station with a 14.5x114mm KPVT machine gun. The second variant is equipped with a 122mm 10-tube launcher for Grad rockets.

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22.10.2025 09:40 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has unveiled a new generation of Sea Baby USVs.

The modernized Sea Babies are capable of traveling up to 1,500 km and carrying up to 2,000 kg of cargo. They also have more powerful engines and a modern navigation system.

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22.10.2025 09:40 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

🇨🇿 #Czechia will build and donate a satellite to Ukraine. The satellite will be Czechia's contribution to the development and security of Ukraine.

In the future, the satellite from Czechia should be supplemented by others, which together will form a constellation.

21.10.2025 11:30 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

🇨🇿 #Czech made 155mm/L45 wheeled self-propelled howitzer DITA, made by Excalibur Army, in the service of the State Border Guard of 🇺🇦Ukraine.

21.10.2025 07:37 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺:

🇨🇿 #Czech-delivered Mi-24V/35 Hind-E (ex-No.3371) attack helicopter of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian Army Aviation with an incredible 121 (!) kills.

Attack helicopters have proven to be effective hunters of enemy reconnaissance and One-Way Attack UAVs in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.

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