doi:10.3849/1802-7199

Economic, Effective and Sustainable Development of Czech Military Capabilities

Vilém KOLÍN

The participation of Czech soldiers in operations and missions abroad, and thereby meeting national security objectives, requires adequate weapons, military equipment and related services. In the time of the deteriorating financial situation, ensuring the participation of Czech soldiers in operations and missions abroad is becoming more difficult. To meet the obligations to its allies and to achieve national security objectives, the Czech Republic has to find a way how to develop national military capabilities in a more economic, effective and sustainable way. The text formulates thirteen recommendations that serve as guidelines how to start this process, focusing on increasing the efficiency of the acquisition process and the use of offsets, strengthening national defence technological and industrial base and enhancing international co-operation.

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Keywords
Defence industry, offsets, international co-operation, defence technological and industrial base, buying „off the shelf“.


Title in English:

Economic, Effective and Sustainable Development of Czech Military Capabilities: Wishful Thinking or Political Necessity?

Title in Czech/Slovak:

Hospodárný, efektivní a udržitelný rozvoj vojenských schopností ČR: zbožné přání nebo politická nutnost?

Author(s):

Vilém KOLÍN

Type:

Discussion Paper

Language:

Czech

Abstract:

English / Czech

Journal:

Obrana a strategie (Defence & Strategy)

Publisher:

University of Defence

ISSN:

ISSN 1214-6463 (print) and ISSN 1802-7199 (on-line)

DOI:

10.3849/1802-7199.10.2010.02.121-131

Issue:

Volume 10, Number 2 (December 2010)

Pages:

121-131

Received: 12 October 2010

Accepted: 22 October 2010

Published online: 15 December 2010


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