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A unique cyber security exercise for strategic companies of the defence industry
24.5.2021
The Ministry of Defence and the National Cyber and Information Security Agency organised an exercise focused of cyber security for the member companies of the MoD Platform for the Cooperation of Strategic Companies of the Czech Defence Industry and the State. The participants from the ranks of management, employees of the companies, employees of both organising institutions and of the Ministry of Industry and Trade had to deal with cyber-attacks as well as other tasks related to cyber security, be it technical, legal, or media and tasks related to crisis management.
Minister Metnar: the world is not safer, NATO membership is the best guarantee of defence
6.5.2021
Minister Lubomír Metnar welcomed the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, at the Ministry of Defence today. They discussed the security situation and current security threats which include, according to the Minister, terrorism and Russia.
Air Defence Conference 2021 Goes Online
21.4.2021
21st Air Defence Conference is organized by the University of Defence and the FUTURE FORCES FORUM under the auspices of the Czech Air Force Commander. Due to the pandemic situation, this year‘s conference with title “Advanced Technologies for Air Superiority” will be held in virtual form on 29 - 30 April 2021.
Defence Ministers of France, Estonia and Czech Republic in Mali
15.4.2021
From Wednesday 31 March through Friday 2 April 2021, Minister of Defence Lubomír Metnar visited Mali where Czech Armed Forces service personnel operate as part of EUTM Mali and, since the beginning of the year, also in Task Force Takuba in the French led Operation Barkhane.
V4 Defence Ministers met in a videoconference
17.12.2020
Chaired by the Polish Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, a videoconference of the Visegrad Four Defence Ministers took place on Monday under the auspices of the Polish Presidency running from July earlier this year. Deputy Minister for Defence Policy and Strategy Jan Havránek represented the Czech Republic in the session.