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Drones.
Uncrewed systems and counter-drone protection.
We follow technologies that connect reconnaissance, site protection and responses to new threats. Specific participation is disclosed only after the evidence has been verified.
Opportunities
Capital for security infrastructure in the Czech Republic and Europe.
GBH Capital tracks and assesses opportunities in counter-drone protection, civil protection, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence technology. For each theme, it verifies demand, evidence and the role of capital; any specific offer has its own terms and risks.
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- public investment themes
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- GBH Group divisions
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- horizon of the Czech defence-spending plan
Six areas shaped by the security market.
This is not one product but an investment map. Capital finances and structures only what can be supported by a market, a customer and the GBH Group's operating knowledge.
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AI and software.
Tools for security decision-making.
Software, automation and data analytics accelerate the work of security teams. Capital assesses them as opportunities only when their use case and customer are clear.
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Cybersecurity.
Protecting data, operations and recovery.
Cybersecurity is part of operational resilience for businesses and government. GBH Cyber shows where organisations need audits, incident response and recovery.
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People and practice.
A team with security and technology experience.
GBH Defence and the other divisions are built around people from operations, training, technology and delivery. Investment decisions therefore rely on more than a financial presentation.
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Defence budgets are growing.
Defence technology and security start-ups.
Defence, civil protection and crisis preparedness are gaining budget priority. We look for opportunities with genuine market pull.
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Data centres.
Data centres, shelters and protective infrastructure.
Physical infrastructure remains the foundation of resilience. Data centres, shelters, filtration, armour and protected operations form a tangible investment theme.
C-UAS and airspace protection
Counter-drone protection
Counter-drone protection combines detection, identification and measures against uncrewed systems. MarketsandMarkets forecasts European market growth through 2030, while the Czech Armed Forces publicly describe the development of their own counter-drone capabilities.
C-UAS
detection, identification and response to uncrewed systems
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MarketsandMarkets forecasts growth in the European counter-drone market through 2030.
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The Czech Armed Forces have publicly described counter-drone testing, cooperation with Czech manufacturers and further development of this capability.
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Permanent shelters and resilient structures
Civil protection and shelters
The Czech Fire Rescue Service identifies both permanent and improvised sheltering as part of civil protection. Within the Group, GBH Bunker focuses on protective structures and secure spaces.
up to 1.5% of GDP
in NATO's wider security category, including resilience and critical infrastructure
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The Czech Fire Rescue Service states that the number of permanent shelters is insufficient and declining, increasing the role of improvised shelters.
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The Civil Protection Concept to 2025, with an outlook to 2030, set the direction for civil protection in the Czech Republic.
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Alongside at least 3.5% of GDP for core defence, NATO's Hague framework includes up to 1.5% for wider security expenditure such as critical infrastructure, civil preparedness and resilience.
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Resilience under Act No. 266/2025
Critical infrastructure
Act No. 266/2025 transposes the CER Directive into Czech law. It applies to listed critical-infrastructure entities and includes risk assessments, resilience plans and incident reporting.
266/2025 Sb.
Czech Act on the resilience of critical-infrastructure entities
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Act No. 266/2025 on the resilience of critical-infrastructure entities took effect on 19 August 2025.
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The Act transposes the EU CER Directive (2022/2557) on the resilience of critical entities.
Czech Fire Rescue Service ↗
NIS2 and Act No. 264/2025
Cybersecurity
The new Czech Cybersecurity Act introduced regulated-service regimes supervised by NÚKIB. By 8 February 2026, 4,825 entities had reported a regulated service; specific duties vary by regime.
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entities reported a regulated service by 8 February 2026
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Act No. 264/2025, the new Czech Cybersecurity Act transposing NIS2, took effect on 1 November 2025.
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By 8 February 2026, 4,825 entities had reported a regulated service.
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Czech defence industry and dual-use technology
Defence technology
The Czech Government plans to raise defence spending gradually to at least 3% of GDP by 2030. The EU's SAFE instrument also provides up to €150 billion in long-term loans for joint defence procurement. This public context does not guarantee the return of any specific investment.
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planned Czech defence spending by 2030
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The Czech Government decided to increase defence spending by 0.2 percentage points annually to at least 3% of GDP by 2030.
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Based on national plans, SAFE provides Member States with up to €150 billion in long-term loans for joint defence procurement.
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Where we focus.
Each sector below is presented publicly as a theme and opportunity. We do not claim a specific investment relationship without internally verified evidence.
01 · Drones
Drones and counter-drone protection
Uncrewed systems are moving the security market towards faster response.
02 · AI / software
AI and security software
Software multiplies the effectiveness of teams that already understand security operations.
03 · Cyber
Cybersecurity
Digital defence is part of operational resilience, not a separate IT line item.
04 · Defence technology
Defence technology start-ups
European defence needs new suppliers, faster development and capital.
05 · Data
Data centres and protected operations
AI and cloud services are turning data capacity into strategic infrastructure.
06 · Infrastructure
Shelter and protective infrastructure
Shelter infrastructure is an area where the Group has direct operating experience.
Data infrastructure as a security layer.
AI, cloud services and digitalisation are moving data centres into critical infrastructure. For GBH, this is an investment theme alongside protective construction, defence and cybersecurity.
Data centres in the investor overview
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An investment team reviewing opportunity materials and risks at a table
How we deploy capital.
Evidence, not numbers alone, drives the assessment. The process separates general sector interest from an opportunity with documentation, a customer and a clear role for capital.
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Opportunity sourcing
We identify opportunities through operating-division relationships, the security market and the investment network.
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Verification
We verify the customer, technical feasibility, documentation, risks and commercial reality.
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Allocation
We allocate capital only where the scale, timing and role of GBH Capital make sense.
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Operating milestones
We track projects through operating milestones, not only projected returns.
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Exit
We assess an exit or return against the specific structure and documentation of the opportunity.
Recent activity
The areas we follow over time.
We map sectors where the Group's divisions have practical experience. Capital assesses opportunities through the customer, documentation and their connection to security practice.
Focus area Ongoing
We follow data centres as part of security infrastructure.
AI, cloud services and regulation are increasing the value of resilient data capacity; GBH assesses it as security infrastructure.
Data centres Group context Ongoing
We assess cybersecurity as part of operational resilience.
GBH Cyber experience in audits, defence testing, AI security and recovery helps Capital understand organisational needs.
Cyber
Group experience Ongoing
GBH Bunker experience informs our assessment of protective infrastructure.
Shelters, armour, filtration and protected operations give investors tangible context beyond a financial model.
Shelters Opportunity development Ongoing
We assess defence technology through the customer, delivery and ability to scale.
We prioritise businesses with a clear security use case and a path to commercial or institutional customers.
Defence technologyIllustrative calculation
Choose an amount and an illustrative annual scenario. The result supports an initial discussion; it is not a promise of returns from a specific offer.
How an opportunity is assessed.
This public website intentionally does not sell a specific product. It shows the framework Capital uses to evaluate opportunities.
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A specific market
Security, defence, cybersecurity and data infrastructure have measurable demand in Europe and the Czech Republic.
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Operating knowledge
The GBH Group works in these fields through Defence, Cyber, Bunker, Academy and Partners. Capital uses that experience as an investment filter.
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Documentation for every offer
Specific terms belong in an individual process, not in a public slogan.
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Model economics
The calculator supports an illustrative scenario and an initial discussion of the documentation.
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Risks without shortcuts
Every opportunity has its own risk profile and requires an independent assessment.
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Group context
The Group diagram shows how GBH Capital fits alongside the holding company and operating divisions.