Fire at Czech drone plant in Pardubice probed as possible terrorist attack
Mar 22nd 2026 ยท Czechia
A fire at LPP Holding's drone production facility in Pardubice is under investigation as a possible terrorist attack after a protest group claimed responsibility and the company denied producing drones for Israel.
- Fire broke out overnight at LPP Holding's facility in Pardubice and investigators are treating it as a possible terrorist attack.
- A group protesting Israeli weapons claimed responsibility, according to reports.
- LPP Holding said no Israeli drones were ever made at the site and a planned partnership with Elbit was never implemented.
- The blaze began in a storage hall, spread to a second building, and caused no reported injuries.
- LPP makes AI-powered MTS strike drones used in Ukraine, including the MTS40 with about 600 kilometer range and a 12 kilogram warhead.
- Czech leaders said there is a probable connection to a terrorist attack, and the case follows a 2025 incident in Belgium where protesters damaged military equipment reportedly bound for Ukraine.