The Czech Air Force is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic. Along with the Land Forces, the Air Force is the major Czech military force. With traditions of military aviation dating back to 1918, the Czech Air Force, together with the Slovak Air Force, succeeded the Czechoslovak Air Force in 1993. On 1 July 1997, the 3rd Tactical Aviation Corps and the 4th Air Defence Corps of the Czech Army were merged to form an independent Air Force Headquarters.
A Czech Air Force MiG-21MF
Aero Vodochody L-159A ALCA of the Czech Air Force
Gripen prepared for the Tiger Meet
Emblem of the Task Force Hippo
Army of the Czech Republic
The Czech Armed Forces, also known as the Czech Army, is the military service responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic as part of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic alongside the Military Office of the President of the Republic and the Castle Guard. The army consists of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Air Force and support units.
Battle between Proto-Protestant Hussites and Catholic Crusaders; Jena Codex, 15th century
Croatian Army soldier discusses patrol routes with a Czech Army soldier (left)
Czech BVP-2 firing in Afghanistan
Czech Army Soldiers to participate in exercise Combined Resolve at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany