12.06.2008 - Lifespan of most Czech military missiles expired - NKU
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The only exception is the modern RBS-70 short-range anti-aircraft missile that the military obtained only recently, Burketova said.
"Another prolongation of the lifespan poses a security risk and does not guarantee a reliable use [of the missiles]," NKU president Frantisek Dohnal writes in a press release.
The military officials extended its arsenal by 16 new Swedish-made RBS-70s last November.
The RBS is a modern man-portable, laser-guided missile system to destroy targets flying at low altitudes.
However, the Czech military still has some outdated Soviet-made systems.
The NKU has also found that the Defence Ministry's documents on the military development in 2009-2014 do not solve the air defence needs.
(Ceske Noviny)
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