Aero L-159A ´ALCA´ (6070)

A September premiere – Aero L-159A ´ALCA´ (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft), close-support and attack aircraft operated by the Czech Air Force, in the special anniversary livery ´20 years of L-159 service´. 20 years ago, in December 2000, two first L-159 aircraft (´6006´ and ´6007´) were officially transferred from Aero Vodochody aviation plant to the... Read More

Aero L-159T2 ´ALCA´ (6031)

In the autumn-mood: Aero L-159T2 ´ALCA´, an attack aircraft operated by the Czech Air Force, photographed at its home base in Čáslav, Czech Republic. Aero L-159 ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) is the light, subsonic attack aircraft developed in the Czech Republic at the end of 1990s. The maiden flight of ALCA prototype occurred... Read More

JAS-39 Gripen C / Extra 300 SR

What is the hottest aviation news in Czech Republic today? Undoubtedly, the joint display of Martin Šonka (2018 champion of the Red Bull Air Race) and Capt. Ivo Kardoš (JAS-39 display pilot of the Czech Air Force), performed on 25th May during the open doors event in 21st Air Force Base in Čáslav. The... Read More

Fourteen years of fourteen Gripens in the Czech Air Force

Exactly fourteen years ago, on April 18th, 2015, the very first six supersonic jet fighters from Sweden – JAS39 Gripen – arrived to Čáslav air force base, and therefore opening the Gripen era in the Czech Air Force. When, in 1999, Czech Republic together with Poland and Hungary joined the NATO, the 41st Fighter... Read More

Gearing up for the 2019 airshow season

Between 19th February and 13th March, the Gripen rehearsal flights before the new display season took place at the 21st Air Force Base in Časláv. The Czech Air Force is a JAS-39 Gripen C/D operator since 2005, all fourteen aircraft (12 single-seat Gripen C and 2 two-seat Gripen D) are leased from Sweden until... Read More

Emphasizing the 25 years of cooperation with the live-fly exercise – Sky Avenger 2018

A quarter century ago the United States Air National Guard (ANG) began the cooperation and joint trainings with the Czech Air Force. The initial goal of this partnership was to train the Czech military personnel on their way to NATO and make them familiar with the alliance standards. The Czech Republic became the NATO... Read More