In January of this year, the Czech government signed a memorandum with Washington on the most expensive military contract in the country’s history. For 150 billion crowns, Prague will receive 24 fifth-generation aircraft, including related equipment, pilot training, ammunition, infrastructure, fuel and life cycle assurance.
According to the published conditions of the first contract, the work that will allow the Czech Republic to gain access to the technically advanced aircraft system will last until September 2027. During this initiation phase, the Czech army will adopt the use of cutting-edge systems in the form of radars, sensors, data fusion or software that is necessary for the functioning The F-35 and the systems connected to it are key.
According to earlier commitments, the first machines will be ready in 2029, their deliveries to the Czech Republic will begin in 2031 and end by 2035. The Ministry of Defense estimates the total cost of acquiring and operating F-35 fighters until the end of their life in 2069 at 322 billion crowns.
F-35 aircraft will be replaced by 14 leased JAS-39 Gripen fighters and in the future also 24 L-159 aircraft. Czech pilots will begin training on American fighters in the United States.
There is a rush of students to become F-35 fighter pilots
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