VOP OBTAINS LICENSE TO WELD GERMAN-MADE ARMORED VEHICLES FROM THE BUNDESWEHR, FIRST ORDERS ALREADY BEING FULFILLED

The military repair company (VOP CZ) has undergone important certification authorizing it to weld German and Western-made military equipment. It is already fulfilling its first orders for the German arms manufacturer KNDS.
Thanks to the successful completion of the DIN 2303 / Q3 certification process, which represents the highest level of welding for land military equipment, the state-owned company can now manufacture a wide range of different military weldments of German and Western origin. The entire certification process took approximately one year and included a comprehensive audit of welding processes carried out by German experts, the production of control weldments, and their subsequent ballistic testing in certified German Army testing facilities. The process also included professional training for welders and other VOP CZ specialists.
The state-owned company is already fulfilling its first orders for the German military market through KNDS, for which it welds armored cabins for IVECO GTF3 vehicles. At the same time, VOP CZ is negotiating with other German arms companies about further possible orders in the field of welding military products. During this year, the company plans to focus a significant part of its welding capacities on the German defense market, in which it sees long-term strategic potential.
In the future, VOP CZ plans to establish a large welding center, which would concentrate orders for the production of military weldments for several projects implemented in parallel. In connection with this, the company plans to recruit up to a hundred new welders and other support professions.
Obtaining this authorization has also placed the Czech state-owned company among the world leaders in the field of military welding and has significantly strengthened the role of the Czech defense industry as an important supplier to the European defense sector.

“This is a very important milestone for us. We are strengthening our capabilities in the field of military welding and, at the same time, this step places us among the world’s suppliers of military weldments, which are in high demand in Europe. This has already been confirmed by the first requests for this highly specialized type of welding. What’s more, this is also very good news for our industrial region, as it will create a number of new jobs,” said VOP CZ Director Vlastimil Navrátil, MBA.