Greater range, missiles flying to different targets, and an overall technological leap for the Czech Army. This is what the new SPYDER air defense system will bring — a system the Czech Republic ordered from Israel four years ago for just under 14 billion Czech crowns. The Pardubice-based company Retia is preparing it for troop trials this autumn. Czech Radio visited its security zone, where the components are currently being assembled.
Czech Airspace Protection to Be Strengthened. The SPYDER System for the Czech Army, Capable of Shooting Down Enemy Aircraft, Large Drones, or Cruise Missiles, Is Almost Ready
"The various parts of the SPYDER system are brought here and essentially activated. We're entering the final phase of integration, and troop trials will follow," explains Jan Mikulecký, CEO of the Pardubice-based company Retia, describing the activity on the assembly site surrounded by barbed wire, where Czech and Israeli technicians are working.
The new SPYDER air defense system, which the Czech Republic ordered from Israel four years ago for just under 14 billion CZK, will bring a greater range, the ability to engage multiple targets simultaneously, and a technological leap for the Czech Army. Retia is preparing it for troop trials this autumn. Czech Radio visited the security zone where component assembly is taking place.
The Czech Republic ordered a total of four batteries of the SPYDER air defense missile system from the Israeli company Rafael. Each battery consists of nine trucks with different functions.
One vehicle carries missiles, another a radar, and a third houses a container where operators sit at computers. During operations, the vehicles do not stand side by side but are deployed across the surrounding area — even up to 10 kilometers apart — and communicate remotely.
"This vehicle controls the fire in the battery. It’s assisted by this radar," says Retia project manager Oto Šorna, pointing to the individual trucks.
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