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(10 - 33) Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment 30.40 - Manufacture of military fighting vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Excalibur Army, the leading Czech trade and manufacturing company in the field of military equipment, has announced plans to create 200 new jobs at its site in the city of Šternberk due to increased demand for military technology in connection with the war in Ukraine. The company reported record revenues of CZK 65.8 billion and tripled its net profit to CZK 11.18 billion last year.
Due to the growing demand for military equipment, the company has invested CZK 650 million in the construction of a new assembly hall that was put into trial operation at the beginning of this year and is focused on the assembly of wheeled equipment, especially the Dita, Dana, Caesar and Morana howitzers. Patriot vehicles, engineering, and rescue equipment will also be assembled in the new hall.
Excalibur Army, which currently employs 585 workers, belongs to the engineering and armaments holding Czechoslovak Group (CSG).
Sources
28 July 2025: https://www.lidovky.cz (www.idnes.cz)
Citation
Eurofound (2025), Excalibur Army, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 203142, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203142.
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