Armed Forces of the Czech Republic

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic Armed Forces of the Czech Republic
Armáda České Republiky
Logo of the Czech Armed Forces.svgRoundel of the Czech Republic.svg
guide
Commander in Chief : President Miloš Zeman
Defense Minister: Lubomír Metnar
Military Commander: Lieutenant General Aleš Opata (Chief GenStab)
Military leadership: General Staff
Headquarters: Prague
Armed forces: Znak PS AČR.jpg Land Forces ( Pozemní síly )

Emblem of Czech Air Force.svg Air Force ( Vzdušné síly )

Military strength
Active soldiers: 26,000 (2019)
Reservists: 11,000 (2016)
Conscription: No
Eligibility for military service: 18th
household
Military budget: $ 2.969 billion (2019)
Share of gross domestic product : 1.19% (2019)
history
Founding: January 1, 1993
Highest manpower: 38,049 (January 1, 1993)
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic in Prague- Dejvice , Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square)

The armed forces of the Czech Republic ( Czech : Armáda České republiky (AČR) ) consist of the army , air force and support and training forces . The landlocked Czech Republic does not maintain a navy .

history

The Czechoslovak Army from 1990 to 1992 was the successor organization to the Czechoslovak People's Army (Československá lidová armáda / ČSLA), the third largest army in the Warsaw Pact , which in the 1980s still comprised more than 200,000 men. In 1992 the Czechoslovak Republic separated into the Czech and Slovak Republics . Members of the previous joint army were allowed to decide for themselves whether they wanted to serve in the Czech or Slovak army from now on . With around 90,000 men (early 1993), the army of the new Czech Republic proved to be too big and too expensive. In 1994 it was therefore decided to reduce the number of troops by 20,000 men.

In 1997 the armed forces had eleven combat brigades (around three divisions ), six combat squadrons, one helicopter squadron and three anti-aircraft brigades with a total of 65,000 soldiers. As in other European countries, however, the number of soldiers was significantly reduced in the following years. As of January 1, 2009, the Czech armed forces employed 24,103 military personnel and 10,575 civilian employees. The country has been a member of NATO since 1999 . In 2004 conscription was abolished; since 2005 new structures with professional soldiers have been introduced. The Czech Republic currently has around 26,000 soldiers and around 11,000 reservists. The country currently has 123 main battle tanks. The air force has 44 combat aircraft.

Assignments abroad

Czechoslovakia participated in international operations even before the separation into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Shortly before the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact (1991) , the country was the only country in this military alliance to send 200 soldiers from a special chemical unit into the Second Gulf War . The unit supported the United States Armed Forces during Operation Desert Shield .

Participation in international relief operations

As a result, the country took part in various aid operations by the UN , OSCE and EU . In 2004, the country also belonged to the coalition of the willing who sent soldiers to the Iraq war . In the Czech Republic, the outgoing President Václav Havel was a supporter of the war, while the majority of the population opposed it.

commitment soldiers Period
IFOR 1995-1996
SFOR 1996-2004
KFOR Since 1999
Iraq war 317 (1 liked) 2004 – ordered back
EUFOR Operation Althea 65 2004-2008
ISAF 480 Since 2004
Operation Enduring Freedom 100 Since 2004

Organization and structure

The armed forces are subordinate to the following organizational units:

  • General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces ( Prague )
    • Command TSK Joint Force Command ( Olomouc )
      • Army and Air Force associations
    • Command support and training forces ( Stará Boleslav )
Structure 2016

equipment

Tank T72M4CZ of the Czech Armed Forces
Saab JAS-39 Gripen
Aero L-159
PZL W-3 Sokół
Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter
Czech KFOR soldiers

Equipment (selection)

number designation
Land Forces
179 T-72 , main battle tank (30 upgraded to T72M4, 478 T72 in reserve)
207 BMP-1 , armored personnel carrier
76 BPzV-1, armored personnel carrier
174 BMP-2 , armored personnel carrier
28 OT-64 SKOT , troop transport
29 OT-90, troop transport
107 Pandur II , troop transport
62 Nexter Titus , troop transport
168 DANA , 152 mm self -propelled howitzer
60 RM-70 , 122mm rocket launcher
85 M1982 PRAM-L, 120 mm rifled mortar
8th SPM-85 PRAM-S 120mm self-propelled mortar
3 ARTHUR , artillery reconnaissance radar
114 Land Rover Defender 110 TDi, light off-road vehicle
79 Land Rover Defender 130 Kajman, light off-road vehicle
19 (+90) Iveco LMV , armored light off-road vehicle
588 Tatra T 810 , military truck
1000+ Tatra T 815 , military heavy duty vehicle
Air Force
14th Saab JAS-39 Gripen , fighter plane
71 Aero L-159 ALCA , training and light ground attack aircraft *
- Aero L-39 ALBATROS , training aircraft
4th CASA C-295 , transport aircraft
- Antonov An-26 , transport plane
2 Airbus 319 , business jet
38 Mil Mi-24 , attack helicopter
11 PZL W-3 Sokół , helicopter
16 Mil Mi-17 , helicopter
- 2K12 Kub , missile anti- aircraft system
- 9K35M Strela-10M , missile anti- aircraft system
- S-75 , missile anti-aircraft system
- S-125 Nĕva-M , missile anti- aircraft system
- Vera-E , passive sensor system

Of the 72 Aero L-159 ALCAs procured up to 2003, only 24 machines will remain in active service according to the decision of the Czech government of July 7, 2004. An airplane crashed during a test flight. The remaining 49 aircraft are for sale.

(As of November 20, 2007 :)

Military training areas

Military airfields

See also

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  1. ↑ a b c "Defense Expenditure of NATO Countries (2012-2019)", Press Release Communique PR / CP (2019) 069, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, June 29, 2019 (PDF, 128kB)
  2. ^ Czech Republic Military Strength Globalfirepower, accessed July 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Personnel Size at the Defense Department in 1993 - 2009. Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, June 15, 2009, accessed June 25, 2009 .
  4. ↑ 2005 - First year of fully professional Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. (English)
  5. ^ Czech Republic Military Strength Globalfirepower, accessed July 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ www.army.cz

Web links

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