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Oct 20, 2026
Daniela LazarovaCORRESPONDENT
The Cabinet will discuss it next week.
Daniela LazarovaCORRESPONDENT
Miroslav Hlavac, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, told reporters after the roughly three-hour session.
Daniela LazarovaCORRESPONDENT
The document, said to be in place until 2040, outlines the priorities for building the armed forces, their future structure and the development of capabilities necessary for the defense of the Czech Republic and the fulfillment of alliance commitments.
Daniela LazarovaCORRESPONDENT
It will replace a strategy put in place by the previous government.
Ian WilloughbyCORRESPONDENT
The Cabinet will discuss it next week.
Ian WilloughbyCORRESPONDENT
Miroslav Hlavac, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, told reporters after the roughly three-hour session.
Ian WilloughbyCORRESPONDENT
The document, said to be in place until 2040, outlines the priorities for building the armed forces, their future structure and the development of capabilities necessary for the defense of the Czech Republic and the fulfillment of alliance commitments.
Ian WilloughbyCORRESPONDENT
It will replace a strategy put in place by the previous government.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
Russia could test NATO's unity with a limited attack on a member state.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
Czech Army Chief Miroslav Hlaváč told the Czech News Agency.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
He warned that two decades of military underfunding could not be reversed within a few years, and defense spending of 2% of GDP would not cover accumulated shortfalls and future needs.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
The army also wants to accelerate the introduction of artificial intelligence and other technologies, potentially requiring procurement reforms.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
The Prime Minister questioned whether agreement could be reached by year's end and pledged to secure maximum funding for Czechia, which, he said, was increasingly approaching net contributor status.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
Russia could test NATO's unity with a limited attack on a member state, Czech Army Chief Miroslav Hlabarč told the Czech news agency.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
He warned that two decades of military underfunding could not be reversed within a few years and defense spending of 2% of GDP would not cover accumulated shortfalls and future needs.
Vít PohankaCORRESPONDENT
The army also wants to accelerate the introduction of artificial intelligence and other technologies, potentially requiring procurement reforms.