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Armyยท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia

Czechia Army

The Czech Army fields 600 active armoured vehicles and artillery systems in 2026 โ€” 42 main battle tanks, 99 infantry fighting vehicles, 19 armoured personnel carriers, 278 protected mobility vehicles, 61 self-propelled guns, 85 towed artillery pieces, 16 rocket launchers. It ranks #72 of 90 armies on the ARMS Index, with 30 more in storage and 434 on order.

Active vehicles
6002026
In storage
30
On order
+434
Tanks
42
Artillery
162
ARMS Index (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength)
14.2/ 100
Global rank: #72 / 90
The score reads 600 active armoured vehicles and artillery pieces plus 30 in storage, weighted by category and generation, and 21,750 active personnel.
Equipment quality 0.66 ยท rotary ร—1.15 ยท armament ร—1.20 ยท availability ร—1.07
How this score is calculated
Equipment by Category
  • Protected Mobility Vehicle 278
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicle 99
  • Towed Artillery 85
  • Self-Propelled Artillery 61
  • Main Battle Tank 42
  • Armored Personnel Carrier 19
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System 16
  • Light Armoured Vehicle 0

Full inventory in 2026

31 equipment types
Equipment Variant Active Stored Ordered
Main Battle Tank
Leopard 2 2A8 โ€” โ€” +44
Leopard 2 2A4 42 โ€” โ€”
T-72 M4CZ โ€” 30 โ€”
Infantry Fighting Vehicle
BVP-2 โ€” โ€” โ€” โ€”
CV90 MkIV โ€” โ€” โ€” +141
CV90 MkIV Company commander โ€” โ€” +31
CV90 MkIV Reconnaissance โ€” โ€” +18
CV90 MkIV Artillery observation โ€” โ€” +12
Pandur II โ€” 72 โ€” โ€”
Pandur II Company commander 11 โ€” โ€”
Pandur II Reconnaissance (radar) 8 โ€” โ€”
Pandur II Reconnaissance 8 โ€” โ€”
Armored Personnel Carrier
Pandur II Communications 14 โ€” โ€”
Pandur II Command and control 5 โ€” โ€”
Light Armoured Vehicle
Supacat HMT Extenda 6x6 โ€” โ€” โ€” +18
Protected Mobility Vehicle
Dingo 2 โ€” 21 โ€” โ€”
Enok 4.8 โ€” 5 โ€” +60
Iveco LMV โ€” 72 โ€” โ€”
Iveco LMV ZSRD 07 RCWS 11 โ€” โ€”
Iveco LMV CBRN Reconnaissance 80 โ€” โ€”
Iveco LMV Command vehicle 7 โ€” +18
Iveco LMV Other (EW, artillery reconnaissance) 20 โ€” +6
Titus Command and control 6 โ€” +22
Titus Artillery command 20 โ€” โ€”
Titus Communications 36 โ€” โ€”
Titus Driver training โ€” โ€” +2
Self-Propelled Artillery
CAESAR โ€” โ€” โ€” +62
DANA 152mm SpGH 53 โ€” โ€”
PRAM-S SPM-85 8 โ€” โ€”
Towed Artillery
PRAM-L M1982 85 โ€” โ€”
Multiple Launch Rocket System
MV-3 โ€” 16 โ€” โ€”
Active On order

Overview

The Czech Land Forces, structured as the land warfare component of the Army of the Czech Republic, are directed by Land Forces Command in Olomouc. Operational forces are organized into two combat brigades, an airborne regiment, and specialized support regiments. The 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, headquartered in ลฝatec, maintains mechanized and light motorized units stationed at ลฝatec, Tรกbor, Jindล™ichลฏv Hradec, and Rakovnรญk. The 7th Mechanized Brigade, headquartered in Hranice, oversees armored and mechanized units located at Hranice and Pล™รกslavice. Airborne capabilities are concentrated under the 43rd Airborne Regiment in Chrudim. Specialized support formations include the 13th Artillery Regiment in Jince, the 15th Engineer Regiment in Bechynฤ›, the 31st CBRN Defense Regiment in Liberec, the 53rd Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Regiment in Opava, and the 14th Logistics Support Regiment in Pardubice.

Force composition includes armored, mechanized, light motorized, and artillery elements. Heavy armored units operate Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and T-72 variants, supported by Bรผffel 3 armored recovery vehicles. Mechanized infantry units field Pandur II 8x8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and legacy BVP-2 tracked infantry fighting vehicles. Motorized and light forces utilize Iveco LMV light armored vehicles and Titus 6x8 armored command and communications vehicles. Indirect fire support is provided by 152 mm DANA self-propelled gun-howitzers and 155 mm CAESAR 8x8 self-propelled howitzers. Tactical air defense relying on short-range ground-based assets includes the RBS 70 system.

Modernization programs focus on replacing Soviet-era equipment with Western-standard platforms. Heavy mechanization is transitioning to CV90 Mk IV tracked infantry fighting vehicles to replace BVP-2 platforms. The armored corps is upgrading to Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks following procurement arrangements finalized in 2025, using Leopard 2A4 tanks as operational transitional assets. Modernization of indirect fire elements centers on full integration of the 155 mm NATO-standard CAESAR 8x8 platform. Domestic defense industrial involvement includes local assembly, component fabrication, and integration of national C4ISTAR communications systems into newly acquired armored vehicles.

Primary missions comprise territorial defense and NATO collective defense commitments under Article 5. Operational deployments include leading the NATO multinational battlegroup in Slovakia and contributing rotational infantry and support elements to NATO forward presence forces in the Baltic states. Czech land forces also maintain deployments in international advisory and stabilization missions across the Middle East and Africa.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many armoured vehicles does Czechia have?
Czechia fields 600 active armoured vehicles and artillery pieces in 2026, with 30 more in storage and 434 on order.
How many tanks does Czechia have?
Czechia operates 42 main battle tanks in active service. Main battle tanks carry the highest weight of any vehicle category in the ARMS Index.
How much artillery does Czechia have?
Czechia fields 162 artillery systems: 61 self-propelled guns, 85 towed pieces and 16 rocket launchers.
How does Czechia's army rank globally?
Czechia ranks #72 of 90 armies worldwide on the ARMS Index (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength), with a score of 14.2 out of 100. The index weights every armoured vehicle and artillery piece by category and generation, scales that equipment mass by its attack helicopters and its land-based missiles, adds active personnel with a square-root return, then applies a budget-based availability proxy to the total.
How many active soldiers does Czechia have?
Czechia has 21,750 active military personnel across all services. In the ARMS Index, manpower is counted with a square-root return, so the marginal soldier of a very large army counts less than that of a small one.
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Latest Data Updates
  1. SEP 232026 Updated Titus, Pandur II and Iveco LMV command, communications and ambulance variants added to the fleet.
  2. SEP 232026 Updated CV90 MkIV and BVP-2 (BMP-2) infantry fighting vehicle entries linked to their equipment catalogue pages.
  3. AUG 292026 Updated 4 MRAP / armoured utility lines re-filed as protected mobility
  4. AUG 22026 Updated 23 inventory entries added across 14 vehicle types