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International exercises contribute to better force readiness
International exercises organised in Slovakia enable SVK troops to practise, besides the exercise's intent, carrying out road moves, escorting vehicles, as well as the logistics that goes hand in hand with that. “The exercises where we have the…
Government approves the White Paper on Defence of the Slovak Republic
The Security Council of the Slovak Republic and the SVK Government adopted the White Paper on Defence of the Slovak Republic, providing a political-strategic and resourceful framework for a long-term development of the State's defence. It sets out…
Minister opens conference
Under the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Bratislava hosted the Conference on the Global Strategy for the EU's Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) – Defence Policy Aspects. On Tuesday, 27 Sept, the conference was opened b…
Meeting by Defence Ministers
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš welcomed the EU Defence Ministers to Bratislava for an informal meeting, guided under the leadership of the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European…
Governments in joint session
During the meeting of the SVK-CZE governments, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and CZE Minister of Defence Martin Stropnický assessed the progress of bilateral co-operation and the relations between the countries. High on the agenda of the…
Anniversary of the 1938 mobilisation
Working in collaboration with military history clubs, the Petržalka Fortification Museum Civic Association held a commemorative happening over the weekend to mark the 78th anniversary of the 1938 general mobilisation. It was held under the ausp…
Armed Forces Day
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, joined by Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Andrej Danko, Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Gen Milan Maxim, and other distinguished guests, attended the celebrations …
Visit by Ambassador
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Romanian Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, HE Mrs Steluţou Arhire. Topics of discussion included bilateral co-operation, contemporary security issues, migration, and the Bratislava Summit. Peter Ga…
Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2016 gets underway in Slovakia
The international exercise Tobruq Legacy 2016, aimed at synchronising the interoperability of the Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) systems of the NATO Member States, kicked off in the Slovak Republic. The exercise is being attended by 8 countrie…
Minister of Defence awards Olympians from MSC Dukla
Minister of Defence received the successful Olympics representatives from the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica (MSC DBB) on 19 Sept. Matej Tóth, Juraj Tužinský, Jakub Grigar, Marcel Lomnický and Peter Gelle and their coaches paid a …
Bratislava Summit and soldiers
Soldiers, Military Police (MP) personnel and members of other MOD security elements played a role in delivering the security measures for the Bratislava EU Summit on Friday. Service personnel patrolled alongside policemen of the Police Corps of…
St Hubert in military fashion
The Minister of Defence visited Pliešovce to participate in the celebrations of St Hubert Day, the patron of hunters. Within Defence, the remit for hunting as an ecological forest management activity falls under the state-run plant Military For…
Cabinet members with soldiers in Rožňava
After their away-day meeting in Rožňava, the Government Cabinet members visited the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Battalion (CBRN Bn) and the Rocket Launcher Detachment, of 1st Mechanised Brigade, SVK LF, in Rožňava. Du…
Engineer Rescuers 2016
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited the SVK troops exercising alongside their Czech colleagues in Kráľová nad Váhom as part of the international exercise Engineer Rescuers 2016. The theme of the exercise was the greatest humanitarian opera…
Minister meets with Dutch Ambassador Richard van Rijssen
The defence co-operation between the Slovak Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands has been maintained at a good level and has the potential to grow further. On this, both Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and the Ambassador of the Kingdom …
Tribute to victims of mining tragedies
As part of Miners' Day, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the memory of the victims who died in mining disasters at the Miners' Memorial in Handlová's town cemetery. The head of the MOD addressed the crowds during a remembran…
