Czech Republic poised to change name to 'Czechia'.
The Czech Republic is poised to change its English name to "Czechia" to make it easier for companies and sports teams to use it on products and clothing. The country will retain its full name but 'Czechia' will become the official short geographic name, as "France" is to "The French Republic". If approved by parliament, the name will be lodged with the United Nations.
Along with Slovakia, the Czech Republic was established when Czechoslovakia broke in two in 1993. Some of the country's best-known exports, including its Pilsner Urquell beer and ice hockey team, currently use the word "Czech". But "Czech" is an adjective and cannot properly be used as a name for the country.
Some have criticised "Czechia" as ugly, or too similar to "Chechnya", the semi-autonomous Russian republic.
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A video from IDET 2019 in the Czech Republic.
The vehicle demo is interesting, the size of the RWS on their wheeled IFV is impressive but their version of the Panther caught my eye. We and the many others often disparage the Panther but if we modified ours and stripped out some of the gear installed for its original role it would be a useful platform for units such as the RAF Regiment of airfield security. We already have them so we might as well find a role for them in the future.
The vehicle demo is interesting, the size of the RWS on their wheeled IFV is impressive but their version of the Panther caught my eye. We and the many others often disparage the Panther but if we modified ours and stripped out some of the gear installed for its original role it would be a useful platform for units such as the RAF Regiment of airfield security. We already have them so we might as well find a role for them in the future.
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Yes, interesting how many nations have adopted CV-90 based vehicles as against those operating ones based off the ASCOD, and how the former has been continuously developed over the years, gaining new capabilities along the way.
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"The Ministry of Defense has concluded a contract for the purchase of 52 self-propelled CAESAR howitzers from the French company Nexter Systems." Approximate cost is 340m Euros according to excellent Twitter poster https://twitter.com/Rebel44CZ
https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/mi ... .seznam.cz
https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/mi ... .seznam.cz