IDEB 2018: Czech army unveils new ISR vehicle configuration
The Czech Army has received the first prototype of a specially configured 4x4 armoured vehicle designed for ISR operations.
The vehicle, on display at IDEB 2018 in Bratislava, boasts electronic warfare capabilities with GPS and GSM jamming equipment as well as the ability to interface directly with the army’s fleet of RQ-11B Raven UAVs, receiving real-time video footage for aerial observation operations.
Delivered to the army last week this is the first sighting of the newly configured vehicle.
According to the Czech Ministry of Defence the vehicle is designed to operate in 'exposed areas of the battlefield where
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