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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 10h

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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 10h

#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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 1d

#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 · 1d

#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 · 2d

#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 · 1d

#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 · 1d

#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 · 2d

#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 · 2d

#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 · 9d

…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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 9d

🇨🇿 #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,…

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 9d

🇨🇿 #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 · 9d

🇺🇦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 · 20d

#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 · 20d

#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 · 20d

🇭🇷 #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 · 21d

🇺🇦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 · 22d

📸 Pavlo Itkin

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 22d

#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’.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 23d

🇯🇵 #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.

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 23d

🇨🇿 #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 · 26d

More photos from KOBIT:

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Praise The Steph @praisethesteph.bsky.social · 26d

🇷🇴 #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.

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