According to a video published by the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on July 11, 2022, the Czech Republic has delivered modernized version of its RM-70 122mm MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket Systems designed and manufactured by the company Excalibur Army.
To date, there was no official information about the delivery of the new generation of Czech-made RM-70 to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Czech Republic has already delivered different types of small weapons and ammunition as well as T-72M1 tanks, DANA 152mm 8×8 self-propelled howitzers, 2S1 122mm tracked self-propelled howitzers, BMP-1 tracked armored IFVs and Mi-24 attack helicopters.
In 2022, the Ukrainian army had already received from the Czech Republic a batch of 20 RM-70 122mm MLRS of the first generation. According to the video, Czech Republic has now delivered an undisclosed number of RM-70 Vampir, which is a modernized version of the RM-70.
The new modernized version of the RM-70, called RM-70 Vampir is based on the new Tatra T-815-7 8×8 military truck chassis fitted with a an armored cabin providing ballistic protection against firing of small arms and artillery shell splinters. The modernization of the MLRS will also include a new modern weapon control and aiming system, a fire control system with a ballistic computer, new inertial navigation with GPC systems, communication and data communication systems, and the ability to control the weapon system directly from the vehicle cabin or remotely.