2022

Excalibur International, a CSG Group sales agency, is currently implementing two major armament projects for Indonesia. Information about them was made public at the Indodefence 2022, defence technology fair, which took place from 2 to 5 November in Jakarta, Indonesia. As part of the MRAD (Medium Range Air Defense) project, the Czech company will deliver a medium-range air defense system to the Indonesian Air Force. As part of the KHAN project, it will deliver a tactical ballistic missile system. The total price of both projects in sum exceeds 500 million euros.

Czechoslovak Group's (CSG) deal for 70% of small-calibre ammunition maker Fiocchi Munizioni valued the Italian firm in the "high hundreds of millions of euros", said CSG owner Michal Strnad, adding CSG was on the lookout for more acquisitions.

Ruler of the arms industry group, Czechoslovak Group, Michal Strnad, in an exclusive interview, the first in four years, talks for the first time about the war in Ukraine and the record purchase of the famous Italian arms manufacturer, Fiocchi.

Czechoslovak Group (CSG) announced the acquisition of a 70% stake in Fiocchi Munizioni, a global leader in premium and super premium small caliber ammunition. CSG will partner with the current shareholders, the Fiocchi family and Charme Capital Partners, each retaining a minority stake, to pursue the continued growth path envisaged for Fiocchi Munizioni over the coming years.

The Kopřivnice-based automotive company Tatra Trucks has scored another success. It has been ranked among the TOP 10 large companies in the ESG rating. The first independent and comprehensive ESG comparison of companies in the Czech Republic were evaluated by the Association of Corporate Social Responsibility in cooperation with the CEMS MIM programme at the Faculty of Business and Administration of the University of Economics in Prague. Tatra Trucks succeeded in the competition of 87 registered companies. The results of the rating were published by Forbes magazine.
 

Tatra Trucks company carefully cares about its historical heritage and shares it with the general public. Among other things, many unique historical Tatra vehicles from its own collection, but also from private collectors, can be seen in the comprehensive exhibitions of two museums in the town of Kopřivnice, Czechia. Some of these cars and trucks are newly exhibited in the Netherlands, in the attractive ambience of the DAF Museum, where they will stay until March next year.

InnoTrans, the world's leading trade fair for railway technology, components, machines and innovative solutions, starts on Tuesday, 20 September at the Messe Berlin exhibition center. This is the 13th edition and is taking place after a four-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As always, DAKO-CZ, a leading manufacturer of brake systems and components for rolling stock, will be represented among the exhibitors in the railway technology section. Two new products will make their world premiere at the fair: the lightweight DAKO ITBL jaw type brake for freight vehicles, and the groundbreaking DAKO KKBE electromechanical disc brake unit.

The 30th edition of the prestigious MSPO – international defence and security technology fair, which is one of the largest in Europe, will take place from September 6 to 9 in Kielce, Poland. Companies of the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) holding, and Tatra Trucks are traditional participants at the fair and will not be absent this year either.

Belgium celebrates on the 21 July the National Day in order to commemorate independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Every year, the national holiday is accompanied by massive celebrations in the Brussels Park. They traditionally include a military parade. This year, among other things, logistics vehicles that are produced by the company Tatra Trucks from Kopřivnice for the Belgian army in cooperation with the partner company DAF Trucks were presented for the first time. A total of six new vehicles were introduced in the logistics vehicles section.

The most important European trade fair of military technology and defence technologies Eurosatory is currently held in Paris. On the very first day, several new products were presented in the world premiere at the joint stand of the companies of the CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP (CSG) holding and the TATRA TRUCKS car manufacturer in Kopřivnice. The greatest interest was raised undoubtedly by the new wheeled self-propelled howitzer MORANA, which is developed by the company EXCALIBUR ARMY.  The official presentation was attended by the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to France Michel Fleischmann, Deputy Minister of Defence Tomáš Kopečný and President of the Defence and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic Jiří Hynek.