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Czechoslovak Group

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Czech industrial-technological holding company

The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), formerly Excalibur Group, is a Czech industrial-technological holding company encompassing over 100 companies with over 14,000 employees worldwide. Headquartered in Prague, CSG operates in several sectors including defense, aerospace, ammunition, automotive, and railway industries.2 It was founded by Jaroslav Strnad.1 Its revenue was €6.7 billion in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Oct 13, 2014Founded1
  • Industryaircraft industry, defence industry, industrial manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersPrague1
  • Founded inPrague1
  • Websitecsg.com
  • Legal formakciová společnost1
  • LEI315700SWFD7G70AVG7683
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressU Rustonky 714/1, 186 00 Praha, Czechia3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, 034723023

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The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), formerly Excalibur Group, is a Czech industrial-technological holding company encompassing over 100 companies with over 14,000 employees worldwide. Headquartered in Prague, CSG operates in several sectors including defense, aerospace, ammunition, automotive, and railway industries.2

Corporate structure

Czechoslovak Group is part of a group headed by CSG FIN. 75 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • CSG FIN Praha, Czechia
    • Czechoslovak Group 100% · Praha 8, Czechia
      • CSG Aerospace 100% · Praha, Czechia
      • European Air Services 97% · Praha, Czechia
      • CSG Land Systems CZ 89.9% · Praha, Czechia
      • Excalibur Army 89% · Praha 10, Czechia
      • MSM Group 81% · Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
        • MSM EXPORT, s.r.o. Subsidiary · Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
        • MSM Martin, s.r.o. Subsidiary · Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
        • MSM Services, s.r.o. Subsidiary · Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
        • Virte, a. s. Subsidiary · Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
        • ZVS holding, a.s. Subsidiary · Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
        • ZVS IMPEX, akciova spolocnost (ZVS IMPEX, akciová spoločnosť) Subsidiary · Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
      • Tatra 65% · Kopřivnice, Czechia
        • TATRA EXPORT Subsidiary · 100% · Czechia
        • TATRA METALURGIE a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Kopřivnice, Czechia
      • Avia Subsidiary · 100% · Prague
      • ELDIS Pardubice Subsidiary · 100% · Pardubice, Czechia
      • Federal Cartridge Subsidiary · 100% · Anoka
      • Tatra Defence Vehicle Subsidiary · 100% · Kopřivnice, Czechia
      • Vyvoj Martin (Slovakia) Subsidiary · 81% · Martin, Slovakia
      • Fábrica de Municiones de Granada Subsidiary · 80.2%
      • CS Soft Subsidiary · 80% · Prague 6, Czechia
      • ELTON hodinářská Subsidiary · 73.16% · Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic
      • DAKO-CZ Subsidiary · 51% · Třemošnice, Czechia
        • Vagonka Louny a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Louny, Czechia
      • Fiocchi Munizioni Subsidiary · Lecco, Italy
      • IMK 14. oktobar Kruševac Subsidiary · Kruševac
      • RETIA Subsidiary · Pardubice, Czechia
        • ReDat Recording, a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Pardubice V, Zelené Předměstí, Czechia
      • Vítkovická doprava Subsidiary · Ostrava, Czechia
      • ZVI Stake · 45.39% · Praha 5, Czechia
      • Central Connect Airlines Stake · 40.15% · Ostrava
      • AVIA Motors s.r.o. Subsidiary · 100% · Praha, Czechia
      • CSG CAPITAL a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Praha, Czechia
      • CSG Defence Subsidiary · 100% · Czechia
      • CSG DEFENCE a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Praha, Czechia
      • and 36 more
    • CSG N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Praha, Czechia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Czechoslovak Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • CSG Aerospace 100%
  • CSG Defence 100%
  • Excalibur International 100%
  • Konvertial SPV 100%
  • NIKA Development 100%

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Jaroslav Strnad on Oct 13, 2014, in Prague.1

Leadership

Who has led Czechoslovak Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Michal Strnad2015–now
201520202025

Products and brands

  • weapon

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • CSG 100% since 2026

Subsidiaries

All 46 subsidiaries

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2025ZVI became a subsidiary1
  2. 2024Acquired Konvertial SPV1
  3. 2018Acquired Vítkovická doprava1
  4. 2017Liaz Trucks became a subsidiary1
  5. 2017Tatra became a subsidiary1
  6. 2016Avia became a subsidiary1

Employees over time

Czechoslovak Group employees by year110.8K in 2025+235% since 2016
05.0K10.0K15.0K2016: 3.2K3.2K20162017: 3.5K3.5K2017+9%2018: 3.6K3.6K2018+3%2019: 4.2K4.2K2019+15%2020: 3.9K3.9K2020−6%2021: 3.5K3.5K2021−9%2022: 5.3K5.3K2022+49%2023: 5.7K5.7K2023+8%2024: 10.1K10.1K2024+77%2025: 10.8K10.8K2025+6%
  • 202510,7671
  • 202410,1371
  • 20235,7241
  • 20225,3001
  • 20213,5471
  • 20203,9061
  • 20194,1521
  • 20183,5991

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Czechoslovak Group revenue by year16.7B EUR in 2025+289% since 2023
02.0B EUR4.0B EUR6.0B EUR8.0B EUR2023: 1.7B EUR1.7B EUR20232024: 4.0B EUR4.0B EUR2024+131%2025: 6.7B EUR6.7B EUR2025+68%
  • 20256.7B EUR1
  • 20244.0B EUR1
  • 20231.7B EUR1

Net income

Czechoslovak Group net income by year1874.3M EUR in 2025+316% since 2023
0250.0M EUR500.0M EUR750.0M EUR1.0B EUR2023: 210.2M EUR210.2M EUR20232024: 633.4M EUR633.4M EUR2024+201%2025: 874.3M EUR874.3M EUR2025+38%
  • 2025874.3M EUR1
  • 2024633.4M EUR1
  • 2023210.2M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Feb 13, 2024Parent Directly consolidated by CSG FIN3
  2. Jan 14, 2016Renamed Name changed to CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP a.s.1
  3. Oct 13, 2014Founded Founded in Prague1

Sources

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