VTOL-Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The Czech Ministry of Defence (Ministerstvo obrany) is procuring unmanned reconnaissance multicopters of the UAS-VTOL type, specifically including 42 multicopters weighing nearly 20 kg capable of 50-minute flights and 400 smaller multirotor drones up to 2.5 kg, primarily for reconnaissance, monitoring, and documentation purposes. This purchase, tendered on 24 January 2025 with a bidding deadline of 10 March 2025, aligns with the Czech Army's broader modernisation efforts under NATO standards and its Armaments Strategy to 2030, excluding drones from risky countries like Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea. The value is not disclosed, and the vendor remains unknown as the tender deadline has passed.