Captain Josef Sojka

Deputy Chief of Tactical CIS Section CIS Agency Czech Armed Forces

He began his military career in 2006 as a field lines squad commander in the 101st Signal Battalion, where he was responsible for building field power and communications lines. In 2011, he was promoted to Junior Technician, managing company CIS systems. After the transformation of the 101st Battalion under the CIS Agency, he became a technician for deployable communication and information modules at the Deployable Systems Centre, supporting brigade and division field headquarters. In 2018, after nearly a decade supporting communications for higher echelons and focusing mainly on information systems, he joined the reconnaissance battalion as CIS Chief. He shifted focus to planning and directing tactical radio networks. Finally, in 2024, he returned to the CIS Agency as Deputy Chief of Tactical CIS Section. He helped establish comprehensive training routines for new signal vehicles, improving operational readiness. Later that year, the C2/C4 Technology Development Section was established, and he was appointed to support various projects, including dismounted soldier modular kits, 5G implementation, and the development of a national technological polygon. This initiative serves as a pinnacle of MOD technological capabilities, integrating CIS, cybersecurity, robotics, and AI factory development.