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Czechs and Slovaks shoulder-to-shoulder 80 years ago and today

24.6.2022

A jump of military paratroopers, commemoration function, remembrance ceremony with solemn wreath laying and all-day programme at Charles Square in Prague; all these events commemorated the heroism of people in World War II Operation Anthropoid. Seven Czechoslovak paratroopers, including those who carried out the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, succumbed to the more numerous Nazis in the Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius exactly 80 years ago. Their courage was remembered by distinguished guests including the Czech Minister of Defence Jana Černochová and the Slovak Minister of Defence Jaroslav Naď, who used the occasion to ask the Czech Republic for assistance with air defence of his country.

Minister Černochová visited helicopter base in Náměšť and arms industries in the Zlín region

16.6.2022

On Friday June 10, 2022 Defence Minister Jana Černochová visited pilots and personnel of the 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base in Náměšť nad Oslavou and defence industries in the Zlín Region.

Minister Černochová met with her EU colleagues

18.5.2022

On Tuesday May 17th, 2022, Brussels was a venue to the meeting of EU Defence Ministers. The discussions entertained the implementation of the Strategic Compass, EU missions and operations with emphasis on the EU Training Mission in Mali and last but not least, the Russian military aggression in Ukraine. Minister Černochová introduced the priorities of the upcoming Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU. A European Defence Agency (EDA) Steering Committee session, where the Ministers were briefed on the analysis of EU defence investment gaps, took place as part of the Ministerial.

The popular “We Know What We Have” series returns for its second season

12.5.2022

Today, Deputy Minister of Defence for Industrial Cooperation Tomáš Kopečný officially launched the second season of the “We know what we have“ video series. While the pilot season introduced the Czech defence industrial capacities, the second season offers a close-up on the role the Czech research institutes and businesses play in the field of emerging defence and security technologies.

Czech Republic and Iraq to strengthen cooperation on education and acquisition

12.5.2022

Defence Minister Jana Černochová welcomed Minister of Defence of Iraq Juma Inad Saadoun in her office today. They discussed the current global and regional security situation as well as cooperation on academic training and defence industry.