Top general against CASA planes deal

In related news, the Chief of the Czech Army’s General Staff Vlastimil Picek warned against a planned purchase of three Spanish-made CASA transport planes, the weekly Euro reported on Monday. General Picek has written to Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanová over the issue, citing technical objections against the CASA C-295M tactical transport aircraft. The plane cannot fly from the Czech Republic to Afghanistan without a stopover, which means it cannot be used for the evacuation of wounded Czech soldiers. The aircraft is not capable of transporting any track or wheel vehicles used by the Czech Army on its foreign missions.

Author: Jan Richter