Czech army tests drone warfare and defence systems

The Czech army and its allies have been testing drone operations, counter-drone systems and ground robots near Vyškov and Lipník nad Bečvou since Monday as part of the Drone Shield 2026 exercise.

Members of the armed forces, experts and dozens of companies from the Czech and foreign defence and technology industries are taking part in the exercise.

The troops are testing defences against commercially available drones as well as systems controlled via optical fibre. They are also testing different ways of disabling the drones and examining whether different technologies can work together.