Infoservis - MOSR
State Secretaries meet for talks
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence R. Ondrejcsák and Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic/Head of the Defence Policy and Strategy Division J. Landovský met in Prague to discuss the security situation in the European neig…
Slovakia marks 13 years in NATO
The Slovak Republic marked the 13th anniversary of its entry into the North Atlantic Alliance. On 29 March 2004 our country became, alongside Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovenia, a member of the elite community that provi…
MOD to construct a memorial
Working in conjunction with the Liptovský Mikuláš city authorities, the MOD wants to build a memorial dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who have died on missions and operations abroad in the contemporary history of the SVK Armed Forces. T…
Zuzulová becomes SVK Champ
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová became the Alpine Skiing Champion of Slovakia on Saturday. The member of the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica clearly won over all of her competitors at Štrbské Pleso. This victory marks the 8th time she has …
Injured in Afghanistan
While on a tour of duty in Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, a Slovak soldier was injured during a live fire exercise incident involving personal weapons on 24 March. The member of the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina sustained abdomin…
Change of Commander SVK Land Forces
The parade ground of SNP Barracks in Trenčín saw the Commander SVK Land Forces change of command ceremony with the participation of CHOD Gen Milan Maxim, DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel Macko, Ordinary of the SVK Armed Forces and Corps Mons František Rábek,…
Minister introduces amendment
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš introduced, at first reading, the Voluntary Military Training Amendment Act in the plenary of the Slovak Parliament. Under the new arrangements, the financial incentive for voluntary soldiers should increase…
Preparations for the first SVK Armed Forces Active Reserves exercise continue
The Ministry of Defence is gearing up for the first exercise of the Active Reserves to be held in May of this year. The employers of the soldiers assigned to the Active Reserves have received a letter from the SVK Armed Forces, informing them o…
Vlhová's triumph in slalom
Petra Vlhová, of the Military Sports Club Dukla Banská Bystrica, triumphed in the women's slalom race at the Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Aspen, USA. Veronika Velez – Zuzulová achieved an excellent fourth place and made her fans happy with…
Live firings in Poland
Military pilots from Sliač Air Base and members of the Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Nitra will once again practise live firings in Poland. They are now gearing up for the tactical exercise BALT 2017. As part of the exercise, which will take pl…
Conference reviews 2016
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš participated in the Review Conference on the Foreign and European Policy of the Slovak Republic for 2016. Slovak President Andrej Kiska and Prime Minister Robert Fico delivered their statements at the event too.…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with Ukrainian Ambassador Y. Mushka
At the Ministry of Defence, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met for talks with the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr Yurii Mushka, who has held his Diplomatic Service appointment in Slovakia since February 2017. Th…
Anton Muržic passes away
Lt Gen (Rtd) Anton Muržic, the founder of the military college-level education in Liptovský Mikuláš, passed away at the age of 90 on Friday, 10 March. He played a role in the coming into existence of the Military Technical College in Liptovský …
Slovak soldiers are leaving for Cyprus and to Afghanistan
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of the SVK Armed Forces General Staff Gen Milan Maxim participated in a pre-deployment ceremony at the Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Nitra to bid their farewell to the soldiers who are departing…
