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On Thursday, 13 October 2022, representatives of the Czech Armed Forces took delivery ofthe thousandth Toyota Hilux off-road vehicle at the Technical Services Centre in Štěpánov, Olomouc.

In addition to a number of new products from Avon Protection, AGM, Ados-Pro, MBDA, Avionmar and Vista Outdoor, we will present for the first time the Toyota Hilux vehicle in Chamois modification. nnYou can find us in Hall 3, Stand 319.

On 06-09.09.2022, Glomex MS Polska presented itself at the 30th edition of the International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO in Kielce.

Lukáš Dědina, a long-time employee of this company (member of the holding SKUPINA, a.s.), will replace Josef Bečvář, who is moving to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the new company ZETOR DEFENCE, a.s., which is also part of the holding.

The company Glomex MS Polska Sp. z o.o. handed over an aircraft simulator for the Specialist Training Center of the Border Guard Gen. Brig. Wilhelm Orlik-Rückemann in Lubań as part of a contract financed from EU funds, namely the "Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)".

Our company participated in the Black Sea Defence and Aerospace exhibition in Bucharest from 18 to 20 May 2022. We exhibited both special forces equipment and special military vehicles that we currently offer. The Czech Army has already ordered 1000 Toyota Hilux vehicles - and that is not a final number.    

The handover of new vehicles to the Army of the Czech Republic continues as planned. During January 2022 alone, we handed over 52 more modified Toyota Hilux vehicles to our soldiers at the Technical Services Material Security Centre in Štěpánov, Olomouc.

GLOMEX Military Supplies presented itself at this year's International Defence and Security Technologies Fair IDET 2021 held on 6-8 October at BVV in Brno in the stand of the holding SKUPINA, a.s., on an area of 450 square metres.

Representatives of our company GLOMEX Military Supplies, headed by its president Josef Bečvář, Army General ret., handed over the first 65 new Toyota Hilux off-road vehicles to the Czech Army on 10 August 2021.

According to the contract signed in March 2020, Glomex MS Polska delivered first 214 vehicles for the Polish Armed Forces at the end of 2020.

At the beginning of December 2020, we handed over the most modern asurface friction testers from the Swedish company SARSYS - ASFT to the military airports in Prague-Kbely, Čáslav, Náměšť nad Oslavou and Pardubice.

On Thursday, November 26, 2020, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic, head of the Management of the Armaments and Acquisitions Section, Lubor Koudelka and Jiří Sadílek, CEO of Glomex Military Supplies, electronically signed a contract for the acquisition of Toyota Hilux cars.

In cooperation with our partner Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, we have equipped both Czech government special Airbus A319 CJs with new ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast) class transponders

Another military aircraft was transported by our company to the permanent exhibition of the Military History Museum located in the "Stara Aerovka" complex in Prague-Letňany.

In recent days, information has begun to spread in some social circles that General Josef Bečvář is leaving the position of President of GLOMEX Military Supplies, and that General Milan Kovanda is to be appointed to his position

GLOMEX Military Supplies has supplied four new snow blowers for the needs of the Czech Air Force. From this winter, they will be available for maintenance teams at air bases in Čáslav, Prague - Kbely, Náměšť nad Oslavou and Pardubice.

Today, at the airport of the 24th Air Force Base of the Czech Army in Prague-Kbely, the operation of the Jak-40 transport aircraft is terminated.

Our local branch, Glomex MS Polska, produced the winning Tender bid by offering modified Nissan Navara vehicles. However, at the end of May, the French-Japanese car maker announced that...

Within the next three years, our company will supply to the Polish army more than five hundred of modified off-road Nissan Navara pick-ups worth over 120 million PLN (over 600 million CZK) through its subsidiary Glomex MS Polska. According to a contract signed on March 31, 2020, we will deliver 160 cars this year while the customer can exercise option to receive additional 50 units.

Glomex MS supplied helicopter textile slings to the Army of the Czech Republic this February. The delivery comprised a total of three sets of Helicopter Under-Slung Load Equipment (HUSLE) Slings. The slings are designed to secure cargo slung under the Mi-17 and Mi-171Š military helicopters home based at Náměšť nad Oslavou and Praha-Kbely airbases that are frequently deployed abroad.

The permanent collection of the Aviation Museum located in “Old Aerovka” in Letňany was expanded on 4 December 2019 by one Aero L-39ZA MSN 2421 jet plane. After 36 years of operation, the aircraft was discarded from the Czech Air Force inventory, followed by a decision to relocate the plane to Prague Letňany. GLOMEX Military Supplies took care of the transport for a symbolic price. The plane was disassembled in Čáslav airport, the parts were then put inside transport crates and taken by truck to the final destination for their re-assembly the very next day.

Glomex MS team introduced the state-of-the-art portfolio this year again at MSPO Kielce. Main focus was centred to newly acquired by US SOCOM Ops-Core AMP headset system with unique performance features, integrated to FAST SF lightest ballistic helmet; new personal parachute system from Airborne Systems company and absolutely brand new in our portfolio, producer of high quality tactical dry suits, Waterproof company.

At the international trade fair of defense and security technology - IDET this year, we introduced groups of products our company offers, delivers and provides, along with comprehensive services, tailored to the requirements of individual customers. Numerous visitors were impressed by the newly introduced Unmanned Aerial Systems, Warmate and FlyEye, and parachute systems. Other visitors were interested, for instance, in the integration of the airborne system MEDEVAC, as well as in the AN / PVS-21 night vision goggles with accessories. This year, many distinguished guests from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior and the Military Office of the President of the Czech Republic visited our stand. In the exhibition hall, among others, the Czech Army exhibited the self-propelled lifting system PRM-40 Ambulift which enables transportation, embarkation to and disembarkation from an aircraft, of people with reduced mobility or injured persons, including assisting personnel. K-l ...

On 7 May 2019, an opening ceremony of the disorientation simulator GYRO IPT II delivered by our company was held at the Institute of Aviation Medicine in Prague. The device is the most advanced spatial disorientation simulator in Central Europe. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar and other important guests from the Ministry of Defense, General Staff, Czech Air Force, medical services, etc. GYRO IPT II will be used for training of pilots by simulating such conditions when a risk of spatial disorientation or in-flight illusion is high. Such training will significantly help pilots to recover from flight illusions adequately, as these are one of the most common causes of aircraft accidents. The simulator will be primarily used by Czech Air Force pilots. However, it will also be available to other NATO member states’ air forces and civilian pilots. For further info see https://fbwat.ch/1bKhzV9skhSO1G2e

In December 2018, the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic concluded a framework agreement with Glomex Military Supplies to provide strategic transport services for the Czech Armed Forces, combining all means of transport (land, sea or air). The volume of multi-year contract can reach up to 3 billion Czech crowns. Based on a long-term partnership, Glomex Military Supplies this way continues in providing reliable and valuable support to the Czech Armed Forces.

Former Chief of General Staff, Army General Josef Bečvář (Army general, ret.), joined from January 1st, 2019 the company Glomex MS. Because of his previous posting he is evaluated as absolutely top-quality manager with outstanding reputation. Glomex MS believes, it is very best opportunity and confirmation of the quality of the company, having such top Czech military specialist in the team.

Glomex Military Supplies took part in the international exhibition Future Forces Forum,  held at PVA EXPO Prague 15th-19th October 2018. Glomex introduced their  new partner, the Polish company WB-Electronics and their  system UAV Warmate. Visitors were attracted by ballistic helmets for air forces from company Gentex and ballistic helmets for ground forces from company Ops-Core. Apart from  WB-Electronic and  their products, Glomex newly introduced target acquisition systems from the Finnish company SENOP.

Glomex took part in one of the biggest defence industry exhibition at the Kielce Exhibition Center in Poland again. Products of our main partners were displayed and attracted attention of proffesional public. Among other innovations, we displayed new ground force helmet FAST SF Super High Cut and Step-in Visor from company Ops-Core. New 3 days Drop Bag  by Airborne was another interesting product visitors could see at our booth.

Společnost Glomex Military Supplies s.r.o. jako vítěz veřejné zakázky, předala dne 28.6.2018 vzdušným silám Armády České republiky do užívání 3 komplety sněhových pluhů. Speciálně upravené sněhové pluhy LLV 60, dle potřeb AČR, jsou instalovány na vozidlech Tatra T-815 v souladu s upevňovací normou DIN 76 060 a jsou tak použitelné i pro jiná vozidla s odpovídajícím systémem. Pluhy s délkou břitu 5 515 mm jsou připraveny k použití zejména k odstraňování sněhu ze vzletových a pojížděcích drah a z velkých letištní ploch a udržovat tak provozuschopnost leteckých základen AČR. Vlastní těleso sněhového pluhu je konstrukčně řešeno monoliticky s vulkolanovým břitem a celý pluh je možné ovládat z kabiny řidiče v průběhu čistících prací.

In May 2018, Glomex Military Supplies handed over 5 pieces of Night Vision Goggles to the Police of the Czech Republic (ANVIS). The supply was carried out on the basis of a tendering procedure. Night vision goggles are used for advanced helicopter crew training. They enable pilots to land at night and in the dark.  Apart from performing tasks for the Police of the Czech Republic, the goggles are also used for deployment of the flight unit within the Integrated Rescue System. The whole helmet system (SPH-5 type) and night vision goggles meet the most stringent criteria imposed on current military and police air forces performing tasks at night including low level flights, landing on unknown terrain without ground guides etc.

In January 2018, Glomex Military Supplies, on basis of winning the August 2017 tender for delivery of 10 units of the Helicopter External Cargo Transport Nets, handed over to the Czech Air Forces eight HCN1616 cargo nets capable carrying load of up to 2 268 kg (5,000 lbs) and two HCN1818 nets for carrying cargo of up to 4,536 kg (10,000 lbs). Transport of cargo on helicopters’ sling thus enhances the operational and training capabilities of helicopters within Czech Air Forces.

At the end of 2017, Aviation Division of Glomex Military Supplies handed over two units of PRM - 40 Ambulift to the 24th Air Force Base in Prague - Kbely. This self-propelled vehicle allows for convenient transport, embarkation and disembarkation of passengers with reduced mobility or injured persons, including attending staff, to the transport airplane. The air-conditioned and insulated passenger compartment is equipped with three seats and safety belts and restraint system to attach disability aids and other equipment and to prevent passengers from falling. The new equipment can be used for transportation of participants to the 12th Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang in March 2018. Ambulifts can also be used for lifting of food containers or other equipment to support the aircraft on-board galley operation.

Once again Glomex Military Supplies company exhibited at the MSPO 2017 international exhibition, which took place at the Kielce Exhibition Center in Poland from September 5 to September 8; 2017. During the show we introduced the MEDEVAC system to integrate and build into any army aircraft. Native and foreign visitors of the show could also try out the PTU (Patient Transport Unit) as well as the parachute and oxygen systems for special units made by the American - Airborne Systems manufacturer and the night vision devices by the American manufacturer Nightline Inc. We would like to thank you all for coming over to see our stand and for your genuine interest shown in the products as well as in the services presented by our staff. We will be looking forward to seeing you again any time soon.

We are proud to invite you at our booth at the international trade show MSPO, Kielce, Poland, that will be held 5. - 8. September 2017. At our booth you can meet specialists from the company Lufthansa Technik. They will present MEDEVAC system for integration in aviation - PTU (patient transport unit), or a specialist from the US manufacturer Airborne Systems who will present parachute and oxygen systems for special operation forces. We are happy to wellcome you at our booth D-51. 

Glomex has succesfully participated at the international military show IDET 2017 in Brno. Our booth was visited by many visitors from professional public.  Newly were presented non-lethal weapons from the US manufacturer Pepperball. At the show our specialists presented equipment for special operation forces such as parachute and oxygen systems from the US company Airborne, ballistic and non-ballistic helmet systems from the company OpsCore, low profile night vision goggles from Steiner eOptics. German company Lufthansa Technik has presented equipment for MEDEVAC system integration - the ICU unit.  

We are proud to invite you at our booth at the International Defence and Security Technologies Fair IDET in Brno that takes place on 31.5. - 2.6. 2017.  You are welcome to visit our booth no P038.

Glomex MS has raised funds for the Military Union Solidarity fund, which is the open-source model of the Army of the Czech Republic, Military Police, Military Intelligence, the Prague Castle Guard and the Czech President Military Office. A part of this contribution has been made by the GLOMEX staff employees themselves for which we are immensely grateful! The Military Union Solidarity Fund was established in 2015 as a foundation to financially support families and unprovided children of the active national servicemen and servicewomen who either died or were disabled while carrying out their duty. Apart from its financial support the MUSF is giving the destitute a helping hand whether there´s a catastrophic event or difficult circumstances related to their service. Last but not the least, the funds mitigate the negative social economic impact to the state service individuals and their families who, involuntarily, have got into very difficult life circumstances due to the service.

Glomex MS has won a Czech Ministry of Defence public tender to full maintenance services of the two JAK – 40 aircrafts which are the dedicated air transport aircrafts of the state and government officials. As we have stated at the end of September 2016 Glomex MS won a tender for the Czech Air Force key aircraft, Airbus A319-115(CJ). A long-term contract was signed between the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. The new tender result means GLOMEX MS is now also providing full maintenance services for the JAK-40 aircrafts. The value of the contract is 64,5 mil CZK signed for 3 consequent years terminating in the end of 2020.   Minsk Aircraft Repair Plant 407 JSC, the main subcontractor of GLOMEX MS, has been specialized in full technical maintenance services as well as modernization of the Jak-40 aircraft for a long time.   Foto: Wikimedia Commons

Glomex Military Supplies has participated in the Future Forces Forum annual fair held in Prague, Czech Republic. Most of GMS business partners has taken part in the exhibition. There was a variety of products displayed at the show. One of the most interesting product presentation was about a PTU (Patient Transport Unit) by LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG. Thanks to its modular design, the PTU NG can be tailored to the specific medical support requirements of each individual customer, offering perfect solutions for medical services of airlines, flying hospitals on special missions and to customized installations on governmental and VIP aircraft. There were further presentations done on various products such as the parachute systems by Airborne Systems, USA, optic equipments by Steiner, Germany, Thermoteknix, USA, and Brolis, Lithuania, a range of satellite and cellular communication and tracking solution for aviation by FlighCell, USA, advanced helmet systems for the elite warriors by OPS-Core, US ...

 At the end of September 2016 Glomex MS won a tender for the Czech Air Force key aircraft, Airbus A319-115(CJ). A long-term contract has been signed between the Ministry Of Defence of the Czech Republic and Glomex Military Supplies, which represents exclusively the greatest provider of full scale aviation maintenance service and support in the world, LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG. This contract follows the result of a Czech Ministry of Defence tender in which Glomex MS made the best offer strictly in accordance to the requirements given. The contract is valid till the end of 2021. Thanks to the partnership with LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG the Czech Air Force will be using the world best quality and price convenient services. LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG is not just a full maintenance service provider in aviation but also a very important developer and manufacturer of aircraft interior design. They played a vital part in the in-built interior modifications of the fuselage number of 2801 and 3085 for the Czech ...

FlightCell, our trusted business partner, win the Aviation Technology Innovation Price thanks to their revolutionary and very versatile DZMx product. DZMx enables a wide range of satellite and cellular communications and tracking solutions not only for aviation but also in the field of medical science, agriculture, armed forces, firefighters and commercial aviation.   Flighcell Press News below:: Flightcell Win Prestigious Aviation Innovation Award29 June 2016On June 28 Flightcell International Ltd was presented with the Richard Pearse Trophy by Aviation New Zealand at their annual gala awards ceremony in Wellington. Each year the award is presented to the company that exemplifies innovation excellence in the New Zealand aviation industry.John Wyllie, CEO said “This is recognition from our peers in NZ aviation and that makes it a special award. We have a talented team of people doing clever things back in Nelson and it’s great to get acknowledgement for all their hard work”.The secret ...

GPS Source company, as its name already suggests, is a specialist in system components working closely with the American GPS system. There are a lot of products to offer, especially high-end GPS signal amplifiers, splitters, filters and antennas. Due to the role GPS is playing in combat operations these days – ranging from displaying geographic location of individual soldiers and combat equipment up to locating weapon systems and precision munitions guidance – it is not surprising that it is really critical to secure good quality GPS signal at times. Products such as transponders (repeaters) of GPS signal COBRA-GLI, GLI-VIPER and GLI-Diamondback undoubtedly belong among the most advanced in this category. These devices provide consistent coverage of GPS signal both on the ground and in the air to ensure reliable operation of all types of the handheld GPS signal receivers. Guidance units work for accurate cargo dropping GPS terminals and special troops special forces, who can be "online ...

Glomex Military Supplies, together with their partners were exhibiting Special Unit product as well as the other Armed Forces products on the annual trade show KADEX held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Presentations were made on the state of the art night vision device and equipment and the latest parachute systems.  

Glomex Military Supplies have become a certified night vision systems full service maintenance provider for all the devices and equipments made in the USA. Glomex has been using a high-grade lab facility which has been expanded to a new building the company moved in 2013. There has been a mobile lab project underway which will enable to run most of the maintenance work right on clients´ premises.