List of military equipment of the Czech Army

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	Notes
Handguns
CZ 75	Czechoslovakia Czech Republic	Pistol	CZ 75 SP-01 Phantom 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	Germany	Submachine gun	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1300	United States	Shotgun	Winchester Model 1300 used in small numbers.
Benelli M3	Italy	Shotgun	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group and paratroopers.[2]
Assault rifles, battle rifles and carbines
CZ 805 BREN	Czech Republic	Assault rifle	Standard service rifle.
CZ Bren 2	Czech Republic	Assault rifle	Standard service rifle.[3]
Vz. 58	Czechoslovakia	Assault rifle	Reserve only, replaced by CZ 805 BREN and CZ BREN 2 rifles.
Bushmaster M4A3	United States	Carbine	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group and paratroopers.[4]
Heckler & Koch HK417	Germany	Battle rifle	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Machine guns
M2 Browning	United States	Heavy machine gun
NSV	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun
M134 Minigun	United States	Rotary machine gun
FN Minimi	Belgium	Light machine gun
PK	Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	Small numbers, reserve only
Rheinmetall MG 3	Germany	General-purpose machine gun	Used on Dingo 2
M60 machine gun	United States	General-purpose machine gun	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Mk 48 machine gun	United States	General-purpose machine gun	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
UK vz. 59	Czechoslovakia	General-purpose machine gun
Sniper rifles
CZ BREN 2 PPS	Czech Republic	Designated marksman rifle
Dragunov Sniper Rifle	Soviet Union	Designated marksman rifle	Reserve only (replaced by CZ BREN 2 PPS in 2022)
Barrett M82	United States	Sniper rifle	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
CheyTac Intervention	United States	Sniper rifle	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Desert Tech HTI	United States	Sniper rifle
Sako TRG	Finland	Sniper rifle
CZ 750	Czech Republic	Sniper rifle
Falcon	Czech Republic	Sniper rifle
Accuracy International AWM	United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Grenades and grenade launchers
URG-86	Czechoslovakia	Hand grenade
F-1	Soviet Union	Hand grenade
AGS-17	Soviet Union	Grenade launcher
CZ 805 G1	Czech Republic	Grenade launcher
CIS 40 GL	Singapore	Grenade launcher	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.
Anti tank weapons
RPG-7V	Soviet Union	Anti-tank grenade launcher
RPG-75	Czechoslovakia Czech Republic	Anti-tank weapon
9M113 Konkurs	Soviet Union	Anti-tank missile
9K11 Maljutka	Soviet Union	Anti-tank missile
Spike-LR	Israel	Anti-tank missile	Mounted on KBVP versions of Pandur II IFVs.
Carl Gustav M3	Sweden	Recoilless rifle	Used by special forces and paratroopers.[5]
FGM-148 Javelin	United States	Anti-tank missile launcher	In use by the 601st Special Forces Group.

Vehicles

Equipment numbers as of 1 January 2019[6]

Equipment	Origin	Quantity	Type	Notes
Main battle tanks
T-72M4CZ	Czech Republic	30	Main battle tank
T-72M1	Soviet Union	86	Main battle tank	20 active, remainder (66) in storage, as reserve.
Infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers
Pandur II	Austria Czech Republic	127	Infantry fighting vehicle/Armoured personnel carrier	Multiple variants: 72x KBVP(Infantry fighting vehicles), others as armoured personnel carrier versions (11x KBV-VR, 8x KBV-PZLOK, 8x KBV-PZ, 4x KOT-ZDR, 4x KOT-Ž, 14x KOVS, 6x KOVVŠ).
BVP-2	Soviet Union	185	Infantry fighting vehicle
BVP-1	Soviet Union	145	Infantry fighting vehicle	In storage, as reserve.
Armoured vehicles
Nexter Titus	France Czech Republic	0+62	Infantry mobility vehicle	62 on order[7]
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	120	Armoured light off-road vehicle	80 more on order[7]
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	500	Light off-road vehicle	700 on order. First 500 vehicles delivered.
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[8]	Military heavy truck	(4x4, 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 versions)[9]
Military engineering vehicles
MT-55A	Czechoslovakia	6	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
BOŽENA 5[10]	Slovakia	?	Mine clearing vehicle
PTS-10[11]	Soviet Union	?	Tracked amphibious transport
SPOT-55[12]	Czech Republic	?	Tracked fire-fighting vehicle
KN-251[13]		?	Wheeled loader
Artillery
152mm SpGH DANA	Czechoslovakia	86	Self-propelled howitzer	48 Active in two artillery battalions.
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
PzPK Sněžka	Czech Republic	8	Reconnaissance and surveillance vehicle	Some PzPK Sněžka was modernized to PzPK Sněžka-M.
LOS	Czech Republic	10	light reconnaissance and surveillance system	Some LOS was modernized to LOS-M.
Air defence systems
2K12 Kub-M2	Soviet Union	4 batteries[14]	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
EL/M-2084	Israel	1+8	Ground-based mobile 3D multi-mission radar
RACCOS	Czech Republic	6	Automated command and control fire distribution system
ReVisor	Czech Republic	6	Short-range radar	ReVisor is a surveillance radar designed especially for very short-range ground-based air defence (VSHORAD).
Věra S/M	Czech Republic	3	Passive radar
Věra NG	Czech Republic	2 ordered	Passive radar
BORAP	Czech Republic		Passive radar

Ships

Equipment	Origin	Quantity	Type	Photo	Notes
MO-634[15]	Czech Republic	?	Motor towing boat

Aircraft

Equipment	Origin	Quantity	Type	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[16][17]	Soviet Union	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	Soviet Union	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
RQ-20 Puma	United States	?	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

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[AN-Vyzb2020-1] Grohmann, Jan. "Vyzbrojovací projekty Armády ČR za rok 2020". armadninoviny.cz (in Czech).

[Výzbroj_-_43._výsadkový_pluk-2] "Výzbroj - 43. výsadkový pluk". 43vysadkovypluk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Czech Army receives new Bren 2 assault rifle". Česká Zbrojovka official website. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[4] "M4A3 - 43. výsadkový pluk". 43vysadkovypluk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Carl Gustav M3 - 43. výsadkový pluk". 43vysadkovypluk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[ReferenceB-7] "Vláda projednala zakázky ministerstva obrany na pořízení vozidel Titus a Iveco – Ministerstvo obrany". www.mocr.army.cz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[8] "Celá historie naší armády je spojena se značkou Tatra" (in Czech). Army of the Czech Republic official website. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[army.cz-9] "Špatná zpráva". www.army.cz.

[10] Odminovací komplet BOŽENA 5

[11] Pásový obojživelný transportér PTS-10

[12] Hasící vozidlo SPOT-55

[13] Kolový nakladač KN-251

[14] "25plrp.army.cz". www.25plrb.army.cz. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[15] Motorový vlečný člun MO-634

[16] "Tank Mil Mi-24 – NATO code: HIND". Army of the Czech Republic official website. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[17] "Czech Mil Mi-24V helicopters attract well deserved attention at Italian Blade 2015 exercise – Ministry of Defence". www.army.cz. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.