©Terrance Barksdale via Pexels Zbrojovka (pronounced [ˈzbrojofka]) means an arsenal or arms factory in Czech: from the verb zbrojit, meaning to arm, and suffix -ovka, which indicates a noun and/or a place. The land that is now the Czech Republic has been known for arms production since before World War I. Yet, the industrial base struggled to adapt to the geopolitical shifts of the late 20th century. Recently, however, the Czech defence industry has returned to the global sta