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- Czech Republic received all four Rafael SPYDER air-defence batteries, completing the Israeli-Czech deal.
- The batteries entered service at NATO Days in Ostrava, replacing 1970s-era systems.
- Deputy Chief Petr Cepelka said SPYDER is four-to-five times more capable than legacy.
- The €3 billion contract makes Czech Republic the first NATO member to field SPYDER, Israel’s second-largest export.
- Defense Minister Jaromír Zuna called the deployment a significant technological shift for Czech air defence.