Review for defence and security industry 4 2025

Dear Readers,

The fourth issue of Review for the Defence and Security Industry is being released at the turn of the year—a time when, over the past twelve months, virtually nothing has changed. War continues in Europe, serious regional conflicts persist across much of the world, and the planet is experiencing unprecedented climate change. As a result, humanity is increasingly confronted with the consequences of major floods, fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.

As I noted last year, I must repeat once again that our magazine, too, continues to go through an extraordinary period. Our association now comprises more than 240 member companies, which has naturally led to a significant increase in interest in presentation and visibility. Today, the content of Review reflects an unusually broad spectrum of information, covering virtually all areas and themes related to current defence and security priorities—not only in the Czech Republic, but globally. This is also one of the reasons why this issue once again exceeds 100 pages.

MS Line Publishing and the editorial team greatly appreciate the fact that the opening interviews were provided by the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Austria, the Consul of the Czech Republic in Poland, and a prominent representative of Lithuania’s political scene. This issue also features a number of additional interviews with leading figures from the defence and security community.

As the year draws to a close, I would of course like—on behalf of both the editorial team and the publisher—to thank the member companies of AOBP ČR, the distinguished Editorial Board, and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, as well as their executive bodies, for their support and active involvement in the creation of our publication. Our sincere thanks also go to the Presidium and the Board of Directors of AOBP ČR, SSHR ČR, the management of Brno Trade Fairs and FFF in Prague, and many others for their excellent cooperation throughout 2025.

Once again, I must emphasize that it is an honour for us to have been able—even in a small way—to contribute to the success of the Czech defence and security industry over the 30 years of MS Line Publishing, 30 years of IDET NEWS, a quarter-century of the Catalogue of Czech ­Security and Defence Technologies, and, of course, 25 years—also a quarter-century—of this Review.

Dear Readers,

this is my final editorial, and I must admit that it brings a tear to my eye. Nevertheless, I am immensely grateful that after thirty years, together with the entire editorial and publishing team—as a traditionally continuous family business and a purely Czech publishing house—I can wish you, in 2026, good health, a peaceful family life, and professional success above all in peace, which today is no longer merely a phrase.

Your former editor-in-chief, Miloš Soukup