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Defence Minister Naď after meeting Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov: “We also want to help with Ukraine's post-war restoration”
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď received Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov at MOD Main Building in Bratislava today. The discussion revolved a…
Roman Rybák appointed as Service Complaints Ombudsman (SCO) for Slovak Armed Forces
The Ministry of Defence is pleased to announce the appointment of Roman Rybák as Service Complaints Ombudsman (SCO) for the Slovak Armed Forces with effect from 1 May 2023. The role of the Service Complaints Ombudsman is to protect Service personn…
Slovak and Greek Defence Ministries sign Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in support of Defence
State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer along with representatives of the SVK defence industry visited the Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2023. This provided an opportunity for State Secretary Marian Majer and Greek Deput…
Museum of Slovak Emigration to North America or “Kasigarda” in Pavlovce nad Uhom is historically unique
From today onwards, the Museum of Slovak Emigration to North America or the “Kasigarda” Museum, located in Pavlovce nad Uhom's village area of Ťahyňa, will shed more light on the history of Slovak emigrants to North America. In attendance at the M…
308 SVK military personnel complete their tasks on missions and operations abroad and return home from tours of duty
A total of 308 SVK military personnel have completed their tasks on missions and operations abroad and have recently returned from tours of duty in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Cyprus, Iraq, Latvia, and the Mediterranean Sea. In today's homeco…
Soldiers need an adequate environment, Trebišov-based units receive record investments into infrastructure
On his away-day trip to eastern Slovakia today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď was given a tour of Trebišov barracks, home to 21 Mechanised Battalion, 14 Tank Battalion, and 52 Airborne Battalion. He was particularly interested in inspecting the st…
Defence Minister Naď: General M. R. Štefánik significantly influenced the course of our national history with his life's work
To mark the 104th anniversary of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik's tragic death, a commemoration ceremony took place at the Tomb of General Štefánik in Ivanka pri Dunaji today, with Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď paying his respects to the memory …
Sereď-based soldiers commemorate 30th anniversary of UNPROFOR – Slovakia's first operational deployment abroad
Military personnel of 91 Engineer Regiment Sereď today stood in formation during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the SVK operational deployment to the former Yugoslavia in support of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) on 1 M…
Slovakia's entry into EU 19 years ago marked a significant shift for SVK defence and security
Having joined the European Union along with nine other countries on 1 May 2004, Slovakia marks the 19th anniversary of its entry into the EU today. Over this period, Slovakia has been involved actively in tackling defence and security issues, me…
Up to 64 out of 72 Patria 8x8 AMVXP vehicles for Slovak Armed Forces to be made in Slovakia
The Slovak defence industry will get involved in the production of the Patria 8x8 AMVXP vehicles with local industry content as high as 60%, which significantly exceeds the minimum 40% industrial participation requirement, Defence Minister Jarosla…
Ožďany-based Radar Surveillance Company is getting ready for a new 3D Air Defence (AD) radar system
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today paid a visit to members of 3 Radar Surveillance Company Ožďany – this forms part of the system securing the inviolability of SVK airspace and NATO member states' collective security and defence under the NATO In…
Minister Naď has departed for Warsaw to attend the Bucharest-Nine (B9) Defence Ministerial
The key themes of the Bucharest Nine (B9) Defence Ministers' meeting in Warsaw will be the security situation in the region amidst the Ukraine war, NATO and EU support for Ukraine, and the ongoing processes and arrangements to strengthen NATO's ea…
Minister Naď in Warsaw: “The Bucharest Nine is a format the significance of which is more important than ever before”
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today took part in the Bucharest Nine (B9) Defence Ministers' meeting in Warsaw. The central themes of the meeting were the regional security situation in the face of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and the role…
Defence Minister Naď to join his partners at Ramstein Air Base in discussing another round of assistance to Ukraine
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has today travelled to Germany to take part in a multilateral meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Central themes of the meeting include the latest developments in the …
Defence Minister Naď at Ramstein Air Base: International support for Ukraine remains inevitable
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today took part in a multilateral meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The main theme of the UDCG meeting was addressing Ukraine's most urgent needs to defend itself again…
Ukrainian Ambassador Kastran in a meeting with Defence Minister Naď: “I can confirm that the Slovak S-300 air defence system is continuing to save Ukrainian lives”
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today received the Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovakia, His Excellency Myroslav Kastran, at MOD Main Building in Bratislava. The two sides discussed the situation in Ukraine, the justifiability of gifting military equip…
State Secretary Marian Majer: The United Kingdom is our important geopolitical partner and ally who significantly contributes to addressing global security challenges
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Marian Majer received His Excellency Mr Nigel Baker, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Slovakia, at the Ministry of Defence in…
Minister Naď discusses defence and security with ambassadors of the Nordic and Baltic countries and the USA
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď welcomed the ambassadors of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the USA to the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava today, to address current political and security issues with the emphasis o…
Slovak Armed Forces take delivery of the second Leopard 2A4 MBT
Tankmen of 14 Tank Battalion Trebišov, logisticians of 42 Supply Base Martin and a team of experts from the Ministry of Defence's Modernisation Department have taken delivery of the second Leopard 2A4 main battle tank (MBT), as required in accorda…
All Slovak MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets are in Ukraine already
Slovakia has already handed all of the announced 13 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets over to Ukraine. With the first batch of four MiG-29s flown to Ukraine by Ukrainian Air Force pilots in March 2023, the remaining nine have by now been successfully tr…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď meets Brazilian Defence Minister Jóse Múcio Monteiro Filho for talks on cooperation in military-technical fields and between defence industries
Slovakia is very much interested in advancing cooperation in the field of security and defence with Brazil, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has confirmed after his bilateral meeting with Brazilian Defence Minister Jóse Múcio Monteiro Filho during th…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď at LAAD Defence & Security 2023 in Brazil: Government support is key to the success of the Slovak industry abroad
During his official visit to Brazil, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď along with members of the Slovak defence industry took part in the opening ceremony of the LAAD Defence & Security 2023 Trade Show, one of the largest international arms fairs, in …