Czech Military Review, 2016 (vol. 97), issue 4
Analysis of Approaches of Selected NATO and EU Countries to Defence Planning and Capability PlanningReviewed - Review
plk. gšt. Ing. Zdeněk PETRÁŠ
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 3-19 
The objective of this article is to answer the question to which extent a respective concentration on Alliance approaches is really indispensable. A substance of the answer is to be found in the outcomes of analysis made on defence planning processes of NATO nations and EU member states. This analysis indicates to which extent national planning processes correlate with principles of NDPP and EU capability development. The analysis outcomes point out a significant diversity of approaches to national defence planning processes, the fact which stems from different interests of their national security and defence policies and, at the same time, the outcomes...
Utilization of Selected Methods of Strategic Analysis in Key Documents of The Czech Ministry of DefenceReviewed - Research
plk. Ing. Josef Melichar, Ing. Miroslav Mašlej, Ph.D., Ing. Alena Šafrová-Drášilová, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 20-34
The article brings results of the analysis of 14 national documents and 14 Czech Ministry of Defence internal documents. Document analysis showed the lack of traceability and verifiability of the methods, and that the methods of strategic analysis were usually used incorrectly, or incompletely. A proposal that can improve the situation is following: creation of a repository of processed strategic information, and the establishment of a specialized department, which will deal with the processing of strategic information and data, and will also create conditions for the creation of institutional knowledge. Another part of the proposed solution is also...
Opportunities of the Ministry of Defence in Promoting the Framework Nations ConceptReviewed - Review
plk. gšt. Ing. Ondřej Havel, Ing. Antonín Novotný, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 35-54
After several years of reducing of the Czech defence budget there is a reversal and the Czech MoD begins to manage the increased budget especially for Czech Armed Forces capability development. The Czech Armed Forces is for many years actively involved in the process sharing multi-national capabilities of NATO. Among the former activities such as Smart Defence and Connected Forces Initiative, is also initiative Framework Nations Concept. This article analyzes the overall framework of this initiative, direction and development of this concept.
Russian Involvement in the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine Over the Period April 2014 - February 2015 (Part 1)Reviewed - Review
mjr. Ing. Tomáš Halačka
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 55-73
This study deals with selected aspects of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine in Luhansk and Donetsk region in period of April 2014 - to February 2015. Study is divided in two subsequent articles. The first article consists of introduction, theoretic-methodological part, analytical part and short summary, which defines main features of Russians engagement in the conflict. Theoretic-methodological part deals with terminological, theoretical and methodological background of analysis, including generally approach of Russian federation to security policy. Analytical part is divided in to the two partial chapters. The first deals with main Russian objective...
Arming Georgia in the Context of its Efforts to Join NATOReviewed - Review
Mgr. Lukáš Dyčka, Pavel Faus
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 74-85
This text focuses on process of armament policy of the Armed Forces of Georgia and how it was influenced by country's effort to join NATO. Authors argue that Georgia's proclaimed pro-western ambitions should have also been reflected in the process of materiel procurement. Authors investigate the time period from 2003 to 2008 when growing military expenditures reached it's top. Text shows that only few major acquisitions in that period were focused on western military equipment and that Georgia's military acquisitions did not reflect countrys inclination towards west and NATO.
The Experience of Counterinsurgency Operations Should not be ForgottenReviewed - Review
Roman Kopřiva
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 86-99
On the introduction, the article focuses on clarifying the place and role of counterinsurgency in current military operations. It also deals with the principles of counterinsurgency and their doctrinal comparison within some advanced armies and the NATO. The aim is to highlight some findings related to principles that should be changed,added in doctrine and incorporated into the training of the ACR troops. The result of the analysis and comparison of individual principles with own experience of the author from the mission in Afghanistan are recommendations given for the troop training in the theatre. The implementation of the proposed measures in preparation...
The Current and Future Trends in Development and Application of Robotic Systems Usable in Military EngineeringNonreviewed - Other
npor. Ing. Michal KOPULETÝ
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 100-119
The text deals with current and future trends in the development and application of robotic systems suitable for military engineering. The first chapter deals with contemporary requirements for application of robotics into military engineering and furthermore it assesses current state of application of engineer robotic systems into military practice. The second chapter is dedicated to future possibilities of application of robotic systems into military engineering and mentions trends in development of robotic technologies with an emphasis on engineer robotic systems. The chapter also aims at forecast of development and application of these systems...
Provisional Bridging Systems Used in the Czech RepublicNonreviewed - Other
por. Ing. Marek Hanák, mjr. Ing. Martin Benda, Ph.D.
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 119-131
The article deals with the provisional bridging systems that are being used in the Czech Republic area. The main and mostly deployed bridge sets owned by one of the Czech agencies are covered. Every bridging systems is described, along with the way of construction, deployment and a list of main advantages and disadvantages. An evaluation of contemporary usability of the bridging sets is conducted at the end of the article.
Rekodification of Private Law and Members of the Armed ForcesNonreviewed - Other
JUDr. Mgr. Ondřej HORÁK, Ph.D., PhDr. Mgr. Jakub RAZIM, Ph.D., Mgr. Tomáš Zbořil
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 132-143
The paper deals with recent recodification of private law (background and sources of inspiration, general part of Civil Code, family and inheritance law) and particularly the special regulation related to the members of the armed forces (so-called military private law): 1) marriage under exceptional circumstances (§ 667 CC), and 2) military testament (§ 1545 CC). They reflected illustratively the ideological background of the recent recodification - links to national and European legal tradition, discontinuity with the previous regulation and the pursuit of complexity, and also indirectly the current relationship to the armed forces - respect,...
Factors Infuencing Quality of Preparation for Urban Area OperationsNonreviewed - Other
kpt. Ing. Pavel Zahradníček
Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2016: 144-149
The article identifies specific attributes which have influenced duality of training for urban area operations. There are mentioned only the crucial ones. The author was inspired his own experience as infantry unit commander. He used his knowledge gained from military assignments. The article could be considered as topic for future discussion not only on academic but also on specialized level.