Czech firms would benefit from radar deal

If the Czech Republic agrees to host a US radar base on its territory Czech firms could make a profit of up 1,6 billion crowns, the head of the US Agency for Missile Defense Patrick O’Reilly said at a seminar in Prague on Tuesday. Mr. O’Reilly said that Washington was prepared to sign an agreement with Prague under which it would commit to using Czech firms in the process of construction and maintenance. The construction process would take around four years, which would be followed by a trial period. The radar would not become fully operational until 2014 or 2015.