List of equipment of the Czech Republic

This is a list of military equipment of the Czech Republic currently in service and in storage. This includes weapons and equipment of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, with the Army of the Czech Republic and its service branches, namely the Czech Land Forces and Czech Air Force, at their core.

Small arms and hand weapons

Name Country of origin Type Photo Notes
Handguns
CZ 75  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Pistol CZ 75 SP-01 Phantom
Standard-issue
CZ 82  Czechoslovakia Pistol Standard-issue
CZ P-10 C/F  Czech Republic Pistol 20,000 ordered in 2020.[1]
Glock  Austria Pistol In use by the 601st Special Forces Group and paratroopers.[2]
Submachine guns
Škorpion vz. 61  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Submachine gun Reserve only
PDW Škorpion EVO 3  Czech Republic Submachine gun Standard-issue
Heckler & Koch MP5 GermanySubmachine gunIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1300 United StatesShotgunWinchester Model 1300 used in small numbers.
Benelli M3 ItalyShotgunIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group and paratroopers.[3]
Assault rifles, battle rifles and carbines
CZ 805 BREN Czech RepublicAssault rifleStandard service rifle.
CZ Bren 2 Czech RepublicAssault rifleStandard service rifle.[4]
Vz. 58 CzechoslovakiaAssault rifleNow in reserve only, replaced with all active units by CZ 805 BREN.
Bushmaster M4A3 United StatesCarbineIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group and paratroopers.[5]
Heckler & Koch HK417 GermanyBattle rifleIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Machine guns
M2 Browning United StatesHeavy machine gun
NSV machine gun Soviet UnionHeavy machine gun
M134 Minigun United StatesRotary machine gun
FN Minimi BelgiumLight machine gun
PK machine gun Soviet UnionGeneral-purpose machine gun

Small numbers, reserve only

Rheinmetall MG 3 GermanyGeneral-purpose machine gunUsed on Dingo 2
M60 machine gun United StatesGeneral-purpose machine gunIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Mk 48 machine gun United StatesGeneral-purpose machine gunIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
UK vz. 59 CzechoslovakiaGeneral-purpose machine gun
Sniper rifles
Dragunov Sniper Rifle Soviet UnionSniper rifle
Barrett M82 United StatesSniper rifleIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
CheyTac Intervention United StatesSniper rifleIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Desert Tech HTI United StatesSniper rifle
Sako TRG FinlandSniper rifle
CZ 750 Czech RepublicSniper rifle
Falcon Czech RepublicSniper rifle
Accuracy International AWM United KingdomSniper rifleIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Grenades and grenade launchers
URG-86 CzechoslovakiaHand grenade
F-1 Soviet UnionHand grenade
AGS-17 Soviet UnionGrenade launcher
CZ 805 G1 Czech RepublicGrenade launcher
CIS 40 GLSingaporeGrenade launcherIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Anti tank weapons
RPG-7V Soviet UnionAnti-tank grenade launcher
RPG-75 Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Anti-tank weapon
9M113 Konkurs Soviet UnionAnti-tank missile
9K11 Maljutka Soviet UnionAnti-tank missile
Spike-LRIsraelAnti-tank missileMounted on KBVP versions of Pandur II IFVs.
Carl Gustav M3SwedenRecoilless rifleUsed by special forces and paratroopers.[6]
FGM-148 Javelin United StatesAnti-tank missile launcherIn use by the 601st Special Forces Group.

Vehicles

Equipment numbers as of 1 January 2019[7]

Equipment Origin Quantity Type Photo Notes
Main battle tanks
T-72M4CZ  Soviet Union 30 Main battle tank
T-72M1  Soviet Union 86 Main battle tank 20 active rest in reserve.
Infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers
Pandur II  Austria 127 Infantry fighting vehicle/Armoured personnel carrier
BVP-2  Soviet Union 185 Infantry fighting vehicle
BVP-1  Soviet Union 145 Infantry fighting vehicle In reserve
Armoured vehicles
Nexter Titus  France 0+62 Infantry mobility vehicle 62 on order[8]
International MaxxPro  United States  ? MRAP infantry mobility vehicle Provided by the United States, used in Afghanistan.
Dingo 2  Germany 21 MRAP infantry mobility vehicle
Iveco LMV  Italy 115 Armoured light off-road vehicle 80 more on order[8]
Tatra T815-7T3RC1 8x8.1R  Czech Republic 50+ Military heavy truck with armoured double cab Versions:
41x T815-7 PRAM – for the transport of the mortar
5x KWZT-3
3x Tatra 815-7-D 8x8 V and 2x Tatra 815-7-D 8x8
BRDM-2  Soviet Union 39 Armoured car
Unarmoured vehicles
Toyota Hilux  Japan 0+1200 Light off-road vehicle On order.
First 65 vehicles deliverd.[9]
Land Rover Defender 110 TDi  United Kingdom 661 Light off-road vehicle Will be replaced by Toyota Hilux.
Land Rover Defender 130 Kajman  United Kingdom 79 Light off-road vehicle Will be replaced by Toyota Hilux.
UAZ-469  Soviet Union 630 Light off-road vehicle Will be replaced by Toyota Hilux.
Tatra T 810  Czech Republic 586 Military medium truck
Tatra T815  Czech Republic 2,700[10] Military heavy truck (4x4, 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 versions)[11]
Military engineering vehicles
MT-55A  Czechoslovakia 6 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
BOŽENA 5[12] Slovakia  ? Mine clearing vehicle
PTS-10[13]  Soviet Union  ? Tracked amphibious transport
SPOT-55[14]  Czech Republic  ? Tracked fire-fighting vehicle
KN-251[15]  ? Wheeled loader
Artillery
152mm SpGH DANA  Czechoslovakia 86 Self-propelled howitzer 48 Active in two artillery battalions. Will be replaced by CAESAR 8x8.
CAESAR 8x8  France 0+52 Self-propelled howitzer
M1982 PRAM-L 120mm  Czechoslovakia 85 Towed mortar
Expal 81-MK2-KM 81mm  Spain 23 Towed mortar
ANTOS 60mm  Czech Republic 8 Towed mortar
SPM-85 PRAM-S 120mm  Czechoslovakia 8 Self-propelled mortar
ARTHUR  Sweden 3 Artillery tracking radar
Air defence systems
2K12 Kub-M2  Soviet Union 4 batteries[16] Surface-to-air missile Will be replaced by SPYDER
SPYDER  Israel 0+4 batteries Surface-to-air missile
RBS 70  Sweden 32 Man-portable air-defense system 16x RBS 70

16x RBS 70NG

Ships

Equipment Origin Quantity Type Photo Notes
MO-634[17] Czech Republic  ? Motor towing boat

Aircraft

Equipment Origin Quantity Type Photo Notes
Combat aircraft and helicopters
Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sweden 14 Lightweight single-engine multirole fighter 12x JAS 39C (single-seat)
2x JAS 39D (two-seat)
Aero L 159 ALCA Czech Republic 24 Light attack aircraft 16x L-159A (single-seat)
5x L-159T1 (two-seat)
3x L-159T2 (two-seat)
AH-1Z Viper United States 0+4 Attack helicopter Ordered in 2019.
Mil Mi-24V[18][19] Russia 17 Attack helicopter 10 in service
Transport aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters
UH-1Y Venom United States 0+8 Utility helicopter Ordered in 2019.
PZL W-3 Sokół Poland 10 Utility helicopter
Mil Mi-8  Soviet Union 3 Transport helicopter
Mil Mi-17  Soviet Union 5 Transport helicopter
Mil Mi-171Sh Russia 15 Transport/Utility helicopter
EADS CASA C-295M Spain 6 Transport aircraft
Let L-410 Turbolet Czech Republic 7 Light transport and photographic mapping
RQ-11 Raven United States 6 Unmanned aerial vehicle
Elbit Skylark I Israel 2 Unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV Wasp III United States  ? Unmanned aerial vehicle
ScanEagle United States 10 Unmanned aerial vehicle
Trainer aircraft and helicopters
Aero L-39 Albatros  Czechoslovakia 5 Jet trainer
Zlin Z 142CAF  Czechoslovakia 8 Basic trainer
Eurostar EV97 Czech Republic 1 Basic trainer
Enstrom 480B United States 6 Trainer helicopter
VIP transport
Airbus A319CJW France 2 VIP transport
Bombardier Challenger CL-601 Canada 1 VIP transport

See also

References

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  12. Odminovací komplet BOŽENA 5
  13. Pásový obojživelný transportér PTS-10
  14. Hasící vozidlo SPOT-55
  15. Kolový nakladač KN-251
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  17. Motorový vlečný člun MO-634
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