LPP Holding: the Czech connection to Elbit Systems
Drone development in Pardubice brought Czech engineers to Elbit’s main factory in Israel as the partnership aims at expansion into technology transfers, production processes and training despite mounting international criticism of the Israeli arms company.
While international scandals connected to Elbit have already been exposed from various angles, including in our own two-part article series, we decided to focus on the company’s activities in the Czech Republic. We also examine how the Czech Republic’s actions contribute to that relationship and place our country in direct complicity.
As citizes and taxpayers, our initiative is further motivated by Czech Republic’s ties to Elbit Systems, which have a direct impact on our lives, our surroundings, and our country’s international standing.
About LPP Holding
LPP Holding a.s. (further also as LPP) is a Czech high-tech company that develops advanced AI-powered defence systems, unmanned aircraft and other military equipment. 1 The company was founded in 1993 as Letecke pristroje Praha. 2 It is based at Pod Hájkem 406/1a in Prague 8, but also operates other facilities in the Czech Republic. 3 One of the facilities is T-CZ’s building which is located in the regional city Pardubice.
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems is a private Israeli arms company that operates all around the world through partnerships with local tech companies. 4 One such partnership is the one between Elbit Systems and an Irish-American company called Analog Devices International which supplies Elbit with microchips. Their microchips were also found in Russian weapons that were used in its aggression over Ukraine. 5
Chronology of LPP-Elbit cooperation
In 2023, it was announced that LPP and Elbit would begin developing and producing drones, as well as training personnel, in the Czech Republic. 6 It was later confirmed that a new center would be built in Pardubice. 7
In June 2025, a delegation of Czech engineers traveled to Israel to see Elbit Systems’ main factory. The delegation’s goal was to deepen and strengthen cooperation between Czech and Israeli defense industries. The group of Czech engineers was shown the process of production in Elbit Systems’ factories. 8
It seems fair to assume that the knowledge they gained will be used in the production and development center in Pardubice. It was also announced that machinery made by a Czech company Fermat would be used in the facility. 8
Outcomes for Czech citizens
Through the already established cooperation between LPP holding and Elbit Systems, the Czech Republic is allowing an international weapons systems producer, infamous for its connection to worldwide human rights violations to use its human potential and material resources.
It is deeply concerning that the international criticism Elbit is facing is being bypassed in Czechia with LPP about to become a complicit stand-in, enabling the supply of military technology and personnel trainings for what may – taking into consideration Elbit’s already existing reputation and history – constitute violations of international law or even crimes against humanity.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbit_Systems#International_activity ↩
https://www.lpp-holding.com/article/elbit-systems-and-lpp-to-produce-drones-in-the-czech-republic/ ↩
https://www.lpp-holding.com/article/interview-with-the-co-owner-of-the-technology-holding-lpp/ ↩
https://zpravy.kurzy.cz/815878-czech-engineering-delegation-visits-elbit-systems—strengthening-czech/ ↩ ↩2