Czech army equipped with new sniper rifles
First batch of 242 CZ Bren 2 PPS rifles was recently issued to the troops, to be followed by another 108 this year to replace the aging Dragunov rifles
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 25/01/2022
Photo from Česká zbrojovka website
The Czech MoD announced this week that the army’s designated marksmen will be equipped with new telescopic rifles CZ Bren 2 PPS. These rifles are designed to replace the aging Dragunov SVD and a first batch of 242 CZ Bren 2 PPS rifles was recently issued to the troops, to be followed by another 108 this year to replace the Dragunov.
According to German website Soldat & Techniks, the CZ Bren 2 PPS is manufactured by the Czech manufacturer CZ (Česká zbrojovka) AND based on the Bren 2, which was developed from the 805 BREN in caliber 5.56mm x 45 or 7.62mm x 39 that has been on the market for a number of years. The caliber 7.62 mm x 51, the setup and the 25-round magazine appear to be the same. The biggest difference concerns the barrel length. While the BR shows a 16-inch barrel, the PPS seems to have a much longer, at least 18-inch barrel version.
In late 2021 Israel Defense reported that the Czech army had acquired about 1,000 FN Minimi machine guns worth over $50 million. It appears that the purchase of sniper rifles is - as the purchase of the machine guns – is also part of the modernization plan launched by the Czech army for the purchase of new small arms systems.
First batch of 242 CZ Bren 2 PPS rifles was recently issued to the troops, to be followed by another 108 this year to replace the aging Dragunov rifles
Photo from Česká zbrojovka website
The Czech MoD announced this week that the army’s designated marksmen will be equipped with new telescopic rifles CZ Bren 2 PPS. These rifles are designed to replace the aging Dragunov SVD and a first batch of 242 CZ Bren 2 PPS rifles was recently issued to the troops, to be followed by another 108 this year to replace the Dragunov.
According to German website Soldat & Techniks, the CZ Bren 2 PPS is manufactured by the Czech manufacturer CZ (Česká zbrojovka) AND based on the Bren 2, which was developed from the 805 BREN in caliber 5.56mm x 45 or 7.62mm x 39 that has been on the market for a number of years. The caliber 7.62 mm x 51, the setup and the 25-round magazine appear to be the same. The biggest difference concerns the barrel length. While the BR shows a 16-inch barrel, the PPS seems to have a much longer, at least 18-inch barrel version.
In late 2021 Israel Defense reported that the Czech army had acquired about 1,000 FN Minimi machine guns worth over $50 million. It appears that the purchase of sniper rifles is - as the purchase of the machine guns – is also part of the modernization plan launched by the Czech army for the purchase of new small arms systems.
