Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 3/2007: 114-127

The Control of Surplus Military MaterielInformational pages

Ing. Václav Kostelník, CSc.

The term "military materiel" covers equipment and supplies, i.e. articles which soldiers need in order to carry out tasks (clothing, radios, tools, weapons, vehicles). Guarding, attendance, maintenance and preservation, transport, storage, cost a lot of money that could be used in another way, so the Czech Army must sell them out. The author quotes legal rules and military manual dealing with this matter. He differentiates between solely military items (weapon systems) and those that may be used for civilian purposes. Unfortunately, military manuals do not precisely specify those categories. At the end he demands developing legal norms giving a definition of military materiel, including the list of such materiel, in a form e.g. an amendment, which could be updated every year.

Keywords: economy,ministry of defence,law regulations,equipmet and material,savings

Published: September 15, 2007  Show citation

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Kostelník, V. (2007). The Control of Surplus Military Materiel. Czech Military Review88(3), 114-127
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