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09:15 |
09:25 |
Opening paratroopers' jump
Czech Armed Forces
09:15 - 09:25
Opening paratroopers' jump
Czech Armed Forces
Opening joined paradrop with flags of Czech and Polish Army.
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09:25 |
09:40 |
Apprehension of dangerous, armed people smugglers
Alien Police of the Czech Republic
09:25 - 09:40
Apprehension of dangerous, armed people smugglers
Alien Police of the Czech Republic
The Alien Police officers have prepared an attractive dynamic display in which armed people smugglers will be detained during the transfer to the territory of the Czech Republic.
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09:40 |
09:50 |
L-39NG
Aero Vodochody
09:40 - 09:50
L-39NG
Aero Vodochody
The new L-39NG aircraft developed and manufactured at Aero Vodochody will be presented for the first time to visitors of the NATO Days in Ostrava & the Czech Air Force Days during an aerobatic demonstration. Aero factory pilots Vladimír Továrek and Vytautas Požela received certification for their performance just a few weeks before NATO Days. Spectators can look forward to a full-fledged aerobatic demonstration, which they are used to with Aero Vodochody aircraft. The L-39NG aircraft has a fully open flight envelope, so during the aerobatic demonstration, the pilots are not limited by any restrictions that would force them to compromise.
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09:50 |
10:00 |
Mi-24P
Hungarian Air Force
09:50 - 10:00
Mi-24P
Hungarian Air Force
Attack helicopter Mi-24/35V, NATO code name Hind, can engage air and land targets with its un/guided rockets and heavy machine gun. Despite its size, Hind is one of the fastest helicopter on the sky. It can fly over 300 km/h. The Hungarian Hind will be presented at NATO Days for the third time and this year is the first time that the aircraft will be presented in a dynamic display.
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10:00 |
10:15 |
Intervention against the enraged crowd
Ostrava Municipal Police
10:00 - 10:15
Intervention against the enraged crowd
Ostrava Municipal Police
Hippology of the Municipal Police Ostrava will show their riders' and horses' skills. The dynamic demonstration will focus on the crackdown on an enraged mob that grossly disrupts public order and disregards the police officers. From the annotated demonstration visitors will be able to learn, among other things, how the Ostrava Municipal Police uses horses in the performance of their duties and why the horse is an indispensable and effective helper in ensuring public order.
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10:15 |
10:25 |
EC-135
International Helicopter Training Center, German Army
10:15 - 10:25
EC-135
International Helicopter Training Center, German Army
In this dynamic display you will see helicopter Eurocopter EC 135 from the German training center IHTC. Light multipurpose helicopter EC 135 is also used for training of new pilots who use them after basic training in Bell 206 which you can see in static presentation.
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10:30 |
10:45 |
Capture of a person of interest by an ambush
102nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base
10:30 - 10:45
Capture of a person of interest by an ambush
102nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base
The reconnaissance group will raid the enemy, who will consist of a four-man paramilitary group. They will try to close out the person of interest and obtain information through captured documentation.
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10:45 |
10:55 |
JAS-39 Gripen C
Hungarian Air Force
10:45 - 10:55
JAS-39 Gripen C
Hungarian Air Force
Display ended because of the technical issues. The dynamic demonstration will be performed by Hungarian display pilot David Szentendrei. This is one of three demonstrations of the JAS-39 Gripen. Two dynamic and one static displays will showcase Gripens of all three European users.
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11:08 |
11:09 |
Opening shot from the tank T-72M4CZ
7th Mechanized Brigade
11:08 - 11:09
Opening shot from the tank T-72M4CZ
7th Mechanized Brigade

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11:09 |
11:14 |
A400M Atlas - air-to-air refuelling display
German Air Force, Czech Air Force
11:09 - 11:14
A400M Atlas - air-to-air refuelling display
German Air Force, Czech Air Force
The A400M Atlas will perform simulation of air-to-air refuelling along with Czech JAS-39 Gripens. The A400M Atlas is a four-engine turboprop tactical transport aircraft with strategic capabilities developed by Airbus in collaboration with some NATO countries. Its specifics include oppositely rotating propellers, which improves its flight characteristics.
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11:14 |
11:24 |
Police of the Czech Republic's oath
Police of the Czech Republic
11:14 - 11:24
Police of the Czech Republic's oath
Police of the Czech Republic
Police cadet oath ceremony.
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11:25 |
11:30 |
Handover of fire trucks
11:25 - 11:30
Handover of fire trucks
General Director of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, Lt. Gen. Vladimír Vlček will hand over the Scala service cars to members of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic.
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11:35 |
11:45 |
Czech Army paratroopers' jump
11:35 - 11:45
Czech Army paratroopers' jump
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11:45 |
11:55 |
Tactical Paradrop HALO
JW AGAT
11:45 - 11:55
Tactical Paradrop HALO
JW AGAT
Display cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions The Polish special unit JW AGAT, which is dislocated in Gliwice, will demonstrate a combat paradrop on wing-type parachutes, which will allow them, in combination with high altitude, to achieve accurate impact.
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11:45 |
11:55 |
Joint operation against dangerous drug criminals
Customs Services of the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia
11:45 - 11:55
Joint operation against dangerous drug criminals
Customs Services of the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia
Customs officers will jointly demonstrate the activity of mobile surveillance patrols of the Czech, German and Slovakian customs administrations in a dynamic demonstration. It will also present a new mobile luggage X-ray, through fictitious illegal transport and subsequent seizure of tobacco products near the border crossing.
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12:00 |
12:10 |
Z-142C AF (Martin Šonka)
12:00 - 12:10
Z-142C AF (Martin Šonka)
After three years, LOM PRAHA training aircraft will be presented at NATO Days. During the solo dynamic display, none other than Martin Šonka, the vice-champion of the world, winner of the international Red Bull Air Race series, champion of Europe and the Czech Republic in aerobatic flying, will sit in the cockpit. He will show the visitors his art with a practice "zlínek", which absolutely no one should miss.
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12:10 |
12:25 |
Mi-24/35V + Mi-171š
22nd Helicopter Base
12:10 - 12:25
Mi-24/35V + Mi-171š
22nd Helicopter Base
Czech Hinds belong to 221st Tactical Squadron of attack helicopters in AFB Náměšť nad Oslavou. Attack helicopter Mi-24/35, NATO code name Hind, can engage air and land targets with its un/guided rockets and heavy machine gun. Despite its size, Hind is one of the fastest helicopter on the sky. It can fly over 300 km/h. Czech Mi-24/35 Hinds will be replaced by US made Bell AH-1Z Viper.
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12:25 |
12:35 |
JAS-39 Gripen E
SAAB
12:25 - 12:35
JAS-39 Gripen E
SAAB
For the first time in Central and Eastern Europe, the most modern combat aircraft model from Saab, the JAS-39 Gripen E, will be presented at NATO Days. Visitors will be able to compare its flight capabilities with the previous version, as the Hungarian Gripen C will also be displayed in the air. The Czech Gripen C will be on static display. Together they form a group of all Gripens that are in service of european continental countries.
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12:37 |
12:57 |
Display of the Motorcycle unit
Castle Guard
12:37 - 12:57
Display of the Motorcycle unit
Castle Guard
Visitors can once again look forward to the display of the convoy of the highest national or foreign representatives. Members of the motorcycle unit will demonstrate their skills on BMW R-1200 RT-P and BMW R-1150 RT / GS motorcycles, they will be accompanied by Land Rover Discovery and Škoda Superb cars.
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12:57 |
13:00 |
Mayor's Cup for the best air display
12:57 - 13:00
Mayor's Cup for the best air display
Also this year NATO Days visitors can choose the most successful air display. Last year, the winner was Hungarian pilot Maté Majerik, who demonstrated his skills in the JAS-39 Gripen C aircraft. Who will take the first place in this competition this year will depend on the votes of NATO Days visitors. Voting will take place on the official Facebook profile of Ostrava where photographs of individual displays will already be prepared. The Cup of the Mayor of the City of Ostrava will win the one who collects the most "raised thumbs", or other emoticons that Facebook offers. It is possible to vote on Saturday, 17 September from 10.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. The winner will receive the award on Sunday, September 18.
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13:00 |
13:10 |
UH-60M Black Hawk
Slovak Air Force
13:00 - 13:10
UH-60M Black Hawk
Slovak Air Force
For the first time there will be a dynamic display of the Slovak UH-60 on the NATO Days. The UH-60 Black Hawk multi-purpose helicopters from the American company Sikorski have been operating in Slovakia since 2017. Their versatility allows their use not only for combat operations and support of ground forces, but also for training and providing assistance in natural disasters.
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13:10 |
13:25 |
Rescue of hostages from the terrorist hijackers
Czech Police Intervention Unit, Polish Counterterorist unit SPKP, Quick Reaction Force Team
13:10 - 13:25
Rescue of hostages from the terrorist hijackers
Czech Police Intervention Unit, Polish Counterterorist unit SPKP, Quick Reaction Force Team
Armed perpetrators have seized the bus and are holding passengers hostage. They shot several. They demand water and refueling of the bus and are willing to release the injured hostages. There is a risk that the bus will ignite and kill the remaining hostages. Intervention units from the platform and other positions approach the bus and perform the intervention.
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13:25 |
13:35 |
L 410 NG
Aircraft Industries
13:25 - 13:35
L 410 NG
Aircraft Industries
The L 410 NG is a purely Czech aircraft from the Aricraft Industries workshop that are also partners of the entire event. The machine will appear for the first time in history at NATO Days and visitors should definitely not miss its dynamic display. The aircraft will also be on a static display.
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13:35 |
13:45 |
F-16 Solo Display
Belgian Air Component
13:35 - 13:45
F-16 Solo Display
Belgian Air Component
After four years the Belgian F-16 returns to the Mošnov airport this time with an aircraft named Dream Viper. The livery of this aircraft will for sure catch the attention of any visitor at first glance, and the dynamic display will be also entertaining, as the pilot will be Steven "Vrieske" de Vries, who has more than 5,000 hours on F-16s. This is in fact making him one of the pilots with the biggest number of hours flown with this aircraft in the world.
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13:50 |
13:55 |
T-72M4CZ & Leopard 2A7 tanks
7th Mechanized Brigade, KMW
13:50 - 13:55
T-72M4CZ & Leopard 2A7 tanks
7th Mechanized Brigade, KMW
T-72M4 is a complex czech modernization of Soviet T-72 tank for the level of the third generation. Tank is equiped with the system for security of three-member crew, which contain commander, gunman and driver. Modernization was aproved by the Czech government in 1994. In total 30 tanks were re-designed. According to the experts ratings it was the best modernization of T-72.
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13:55 |
14:05 |
F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display
Finnish Air Force
13:55 - 14:05
F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display
Finnish Air Force
Experienced pilot Aleksi Ritvos will show his flying skills with the F/A-18C Hornet in Finnish colours. Hornet became one of the first mass-produced aircraft with electro pulse control. A special feature at the time of its creation was the trapezoidal wing. That ensured very good manoeuvrability at subsonic speeds, as well as excellent performance when flying at large angles of attack. Finnish pilots are participating for the first time this year as representatives of a future NATO member state.
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14:05 |
14:20 |
Attack on an escort bus during an interregional escort
Prison Service of the Czech Republic
14:05 - 14:20
Attack on an escort bus during an interregional escort
Prison Service of the Czech Republic
Prison Service of the Czech Republic will perform a dynamic display of convoy ambush. An escort mission with extraordinary security arrangements - armed vehicle and two escort vehicles. Intelligence suggests that the convoy might be attacked. Additional security teams are forward deployed and stationed along the route. A backup team is behind the escort team. The team gets under attack. The attackers come in car and from people along the road and open fire. The prison service officers neutralise the attackers.
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14:20 |
14:55 |
Aerobatic group Patrouille Suisse
Swiss Air Force
14:20 - 14:55
Aerobatic group Patrouille Suisse
Swiss Air Force
This year, the Swiss acrobatic group Patrouille Suisse will perform in Mošnová for the first time. It is one of the few groups that uses supersonic aircraft during its performances, specifically light fighters F-5E Tiger II, painted in the national colors.
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14:55 |
15:00 |
Sav m/43
Military History Institute in Prague
14:55 - 15:00
Sav m/43
Military History Institute in Prague
This year the Military History Institute prepared a demonstration of the self-propelled assault gun Sav m/43. The Sav m/43 cannon was manufactured by the Swedish company Scania-Vabis in 1944 for the needs of the Swedish Royal Army. The advantage of this type of equipment over a tank is its structural simplicity and cheaper production because the chassis of an unused tank can be used to make an assault gun. And precisely the chassis of the Czechoslovak tank LT vz. 38 were used for the manufacture of the Sav m/43.
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15:00 |
15:05 |
Ceremonial flypast
Czech Air Force, German Air Force, Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet
15:00 - 15:05
Ceremonial flypast
Czech Air Force, German Air Force, Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet
An international fly past consisting of A-330MRTT from the Alliance Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport program,1x C-295 & 3x L-159 of the Czech Air Force, and 2x Mi- 171 and Mi-24/35 helicopters of the Czech Air Force.
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15:15 |
15:26 |
A400M Atlas
German Air Force
15:15 - 15:26
A400M Atlas
German Air Force
The A400M Atlas is a four-engine turboprop tactical transport aircraft with strategic capabilities developed by Airbus in collaboration with some NATO countries. Its specifics include oppositely rotating propellers, which improves its flight characteristics. Germany now has thirty aircraft at its disposal and is gradually planning to replace by them, among other things, the obsolete Transall C-160 aircraft.
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15:28 |
15:42 |
MEDEVAC solo display by W-3A Sokol
24th Transport Aviation Base
15:28 - 15:42
MEDEVAC solo display by W-3A Sokol
24th Transport Aviation Base
Display pilot Captain Jiří Jogl has total flight time of 2300 flight hours of which more than 2000 flight hours logged on W-3A Sokol. The Medical Rescue Service of the Moravian-Silesian Region, together with a helicopter, will perform a dynamic display of the rescue of a person in inaccessible terrain using the undercarriage of the helicopter of the air rescue service. W-3A Sokol is used in the Czech Air Force for transport a search and rescue missions. W-3A Sokol is a Polish made helicopter by PZL Swidnik company.
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15:42 |
15:50 |
Combat paradrop
43rd Airborne Regiment
15:42 - 15:50
Combat paradrop
43rd Airborne Regiment
24 members of the 43rd Airborne Regiment will perform a parachute jump from a height of 300 meters on round parachutes, which is characterized by high speed. The jump will be made from a C-295 CASA.
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15:50 |
16:10 |
Attack on the Enemy's position
7th Mechanized Brigade
15:50 - 16:10
Attack on the Enemy's position
7th Mechanized Brigade
Czech armoured units will conduct a joint attack against enemy forces. Czech 7. mechanised brigade is the heaviest firepower of the Czech Army. They use modernised tanks T-72MCZ, tracked infantry combat vehicles and wheeled infantry combat vehicles Pandur II. Currently, a competition for replacement of old Soviet era built tracked combat vehicles is under way.
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16:10 |
16:20 |
Eurofighter Typhoon
Austrian Air Force
16:10 - 16:20
Eurofighter Typhoon
Austrian Air Force
Solo display of the Austrian Typhoon will be a great experience. In the cockpit will sit a pilot with the nickname Falco who has a total of 1,900 flying hours of which 500 hours are in the Eurofighter. The aircraft can reach speed of up to 2,495 km/h and is known for the famous sound of its two powerful engines which visitors will be able to hear live.
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16:25 |
16:35 |
NH-90 TTH
German Army
16:25 - 16:35
NH-90 TTH
German Army
Twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter NH90 of the German army will also make its premiere at NATO Days. It will be presented to visitors in a dynamic and static display. German Army uses NH90 for tactical transport of soldiers and material, but also for medical transport, for support airborne operations or emergency assistance and disasters.
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16:35 |
16:50 |
Mi-24/35V
22nd Helicopter Air Force Base
16:35 - 16:50
Mi-24/35V
22nd Helicopter Air Force Base
The dynamic demonstration of Mi-24 helicopters is very attractive for the audience. This year's will also be one of their last public appearances as they will gradually be replaced by the more modern UH-1/AH-1.
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16:50 |
17:05 |
Welcome 2 NATO flypast
16:50 - 17:05
Welcome 2 NATO flypast
The final point of the program is to symbolically welcome Finland and Sweden as future members of the North Atlantic Alliance. Two JAS-39 Gripen of the Czech Air Force, JAS-39 Gripen of the Hungarian Air Force, F-16 of the Belgian Air Force, F/A-18 of the Finnish Air Force and JAS-39 Gripen E of the Swedish company Saab will fly in formation.
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19:05 |
19:05 |
Thank you for visiting the event and let us know in a questionnaire how you liked this event!
19:05 - 19:05
Thank you for visiting the event and let us know in a questionnaire how you liked this event!
We strive to make the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days as good as possible in terms of both the program and the comfort for visitors, because it primarily determines the impression you will get from the event. We are aware that the area has its specifics with which we have to deal with, not to mention the covid restrictions, but there are still enough issues that can be improved year after year. However, we cannot see and know everything, so we are interested in feedback from you, visitors of the event, because we organize it for you. Help us improve the event by filling in a brief evaluation questionnaire where you can write us what you liked or disliked in the area and any other comments. We cannot promise to remove all shortcomings by the next time, but we can promise to read all notes. Thank you.
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