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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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. 🧵3/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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. 🧵2/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🇨🇿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. 🧵1/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🇨🇿 #Czechia: Recent photos of Leopard 2A4 tanks from the 73rd Tank Battalion of the 7th Mechanized Brigade from ongoing Armored Lancer II exercise. 🧵1/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺: BMP-1TS infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) of the 17th Separate Poltava Brigade 'Raid' of the National Guard of Ukraine during crew training.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🇨🇿 #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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

#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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

#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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

#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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

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. 🧵2/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🇨🇿 #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). 🧵1/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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.

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Team 4 Ukraine z.s. @team4ukraine.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

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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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...

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

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. 🧵2/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

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. 🧵1/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

#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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🇨🇿 #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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🇰🇷#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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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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. 🧵2/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🇨🇿 #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. 🧵1/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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. 🧵2/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

#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. 🧵1/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

#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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

#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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

#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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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺: 🇺🇦M113A3 APC of the 153rd Separate Mechanized Brigade with Ukrainian-made manned turret armed with 12.7mm M2 Browning HMG, slat armor on the sides and front, and folding anti-drone cage.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

…was deployed during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968. The vehicle is now awaiting repair and restoration at the Lešany Tank Museum workshops and could be presented at Tank Days as early as 2026. 🧵2/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🇨🇿 #Czechia: After two years of negotiations, the Military History Institute in Prague (VHÚ) has succeeded in obtaining a donation from Moldova of a BTR-152K armored personnel carrier, which, according to information from historians at the Moldovan military museum Muzeul armatei din Chișinău,… 🧵1/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🇨🇿 #Czechia: KBVP Pandur II 8x8 CZ wheeled infantry fighting vehicle of the 42nd Mechanized Battalion of the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade with camouflage nets and vegetation during the Rapid Trial 2025 exercise, during which they are preparing for deployment to NATO MN BG Slovakia.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🇺🇦Soldiers of the 204th Battalion of the 241st Separate Territorial Defense Brigade with a 🇨🇿Czech-made DSS PZD 556 machine gun in 5.56x45mm NATO.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺: The Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, Karel Řehka, announced that after completing repairs and modernization of 30 T-72M4CZ tanks (and most likely also 3 VT-72M4CZ ARVs), he plans to recommend that the Czech Government donate these tanks to Ukraine.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🇭🇷 #Croatia: Croatia will join the framework agreement of the Czech MoD for the purchase of Tatra Force trucks. This agreement has currently been signed by Czechia and Slovakia. Croatia is interested in ordering up to 420 Tatra Force trucks, including 6x6 flatbeds and 8x8 container carriers.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🇺🇦Soldier of the 61st Separate Mechanized Steppe Brigade with a 🇨🇿Czech CZ Bren 2 rifle with a 14" barrel, Holosun HS512C collimator, Holosun HM3X magnifier, and foregrip.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

#Ukraine/#Russia 🇺🇦🇷🇺: Ukrainian 🇺🇸US-supplied M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley IFV with BRAT protection kit, slat armour and folding anti-drone cage, in service with the 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment ‘Khartia’. 🧵1/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

LAWAREC can also be found on other vehicles, such as the 🇭🇺Hungarian KF41 Lynx, 🇨🇿Czech (and 🇸🇰Slovak) CV90 Mk.IV, and 🇸🇰Slovak BOV 8x8, which are also licensed Patria AMV. 🧵3/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

It is also interesting to note that Japanese Patria AMVs are equipped with LAWAREC - Laser and Radar Irradiation Detection System from the 🇨🇿Czech company EVPÚ Defence. 🧵2/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🇯🇵 #Japan: First Patria AMV APC, manufactured by Japan Steel Works under license from Patria, delivered to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Under a contract with the Ministry of Defense from May 2024, Japan Steel Works will produce 26 vehicles in cooperation with Patria. 🧵1/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🇨🇿 #Czechia: Like any true Czech, Tatra also goes mushrooming. Tatra PRAM (on Tatra Force 8x8 chassis with KAPA armoured cab) with BOIS multispectral camouflage net of the 41st Mechanized Battalion, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🇷🇴 #Romania: CN-15A fuel tanker made by 🇨🇿KOBIT on a Tatra Phoenix 8x8 chassis for the Romanian Army. The tanker has a capacity of 15,000 liters. It can transport all types of fuel and can efficiently refuel aircraft and helicopters. A total of 12 of these fuel tankers were delivered. 🧵1/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

In addition to the M4, they want to offer the Mbombe 6x6 and theoretically the Mbombe 8x8 to the Czech army as well as to foreign buyers. STV Golem 4x4 offers ballistic protection Level 3 according to STANAG 4569, mine protection Level 4a and 4b and side blast protection up to 50kg TNT. 🧵2/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🇨🇿 #Czechia: STV M4 Golem MRAP from STV Group during testing at the Military Technical Institute (VTÚ) test polygon. STV M4 Golem is a licensed 🇿🇦South African Paramount Group Mbombe 4x4, which STV Group plans to completly produce at its plants in Czechia and Slovakia. 📸 CZ Defence 🧵1/2

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Slovakia will partially manufacture the newly ordered CV9035 IFVs, and the Slovak company Koval Systems will develop an automatic loader for the CV90120, so choosing the CV90 would be a logical choice, also considering the unification of the service and a partially functional production line. 🧵3/3

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

One is the CV90120 from 🇸🇪BAE Systems and the other is a Turkish, most likely the 🇹🇷Otokar Tulpar. This means that the 🇩🇪Leopard 2A8 and 🇵🇱🇰🇷K2PL Black Panther tanks have been eliminated from the competition. According to Kaliňák, the CV90 and Otokar should be 40-50% cheaper than the MBTs. 🧵2/3

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