Czech military strength to further sanction Russia in 2022 at a glance:
The Czech Republic, whose full name is the Czech Republic, has a territory area of 78,866 square kilometers, as of March 6, 2022, the Czech population is 10.742 million people, the GDP in 2021 is estimated at 253.45 billion US dollars, the purchasing power parity GDP is estimated to be 422.42 billion US dollars, the external debt is 191.871 billion US dollars, the foreign exchange reserves are 148 billion US dollars, and the defense budget is around 3.2 billion US dollars.
The Czech Armed Forces have an active strength of 26,000 people, less than 3,500 reservists and 96,300 people reach serviceable age each year. The Czech Armed Forces consisted of an army and an air force, and the Czech Republic bordered Germany, Austria, Poland, slovakia, and was a landlocked country in Central Europe with no navy. The Czech Army consisted mainly of the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, the 7th Mechanized Brigade, the 43rd Airborne Regiment, the 13th Artillery Regiment, the 15th Engineer Regiment, the 31st Protective Regiment (radiological, chemical and biological protection, etc.), the 53rd Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Regiment, and the 14th Logistics Support Regiment.
The Czech ground forces were equipped with a total of 116 Soviet-made T-72 main battle tanks, of which 30 were T-72M4CZ and 86 were T-72M1. There are 400+ infantry fighting vehicles; about 100 armored personnel carriers; 924 Piranha I/II/III armored fighting vehicles (some of which have been converted into armored ambulances and armored command vehicles); nearly 300 other armored vehicles; 86 self-propelled howitzers of 152 mm caliber, and 8 120 mm self-propelled mortars; multiple rocket launchers and tractor artillery Czechs are not equipped; and there are 116 mortars of various calibers.
The air force is equipped with 14 Saab JAS39 Gripen fighters (these 14 are leased from Sweden and not purchased directly), including 12 JAS 39C single-seat fighters and 2 JAS 39D two-seat combat trainers; 20 other trainer aircraft, including 6 helicopter trainers; 11 transport aircraft; 16 L-159A attack aircraft; 3 patrol aircraft; 44 helicopters in total, and 15 M-24V special helicopter gunships.
The Czech Armed Forces are almost the same as the ones on duty, belonging to NATO members, and their armed forces rank 41st in the world.
