Infoservis - MOSR
Slovakia is meeting its obligations
The implementation of the Alliance’s Readiness Action Plan, the strengthening of collective defence and NATO’s eastern defences, the progress being made in bolstering the NATO Response Force (NRF), and the deployment of NATO’s Spearhead Force –…
"2014 Military Deed of the Year Award" results announced
Service members demonstrated last year as well that they were at the right time in the right place, providing assistance where it was most needed, concluded SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč, speaking to an audience of laureates at the 18th Mil…
Vershbow meets with Defence Minister
NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow praised the SVK MOD for increasing its defence expenditure in favour of modernization, with defence outlays now edging towards 20 % of the SVK MOD’s overall budget. The NATO Deputy Secretary Gene…
Martin Glváč holds talks with partners
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč held discussions about potential cooperation with Milica Pejanović-Đurišić and Zoran Jolevski, the Ministers of Defence of Montenegro and Macedonia, respectively. They agreed on their common interest in forg…
Slovak Challenge 2015
After a successful certification of contributions declared to the V4 EU Battle Group, the tactical exercise SLOVAK CHALLENGE 2015, aimed also at combat firing, which was held on 15 – 18 June in the Training Area of the Military District Lešť,…
Capable Logistician 2015
State Secretary of SVK MOD Miloš Koterec attended the international military exercise Capable Logistician 2015, which has been held on 1 – 26 June on the premises of the training center Bakony, Hungary. Nearly 1 800 troops with more than 550 pc…
Tank squadron in attack on Lešť Training Area after a decade
This year’s training of our only tank unit to be operational in the SVK Armed Forces – the Tank Squadron – culminated on Lešť Training Area during the second week of June. Commanded by Capt Jozef Horváth, the Tank Squadron (Tk Sqn), Trebišov-ba…
Medical staff deploy on Exercise Vigorous Warrior 2015
On 1 through 12 June 2015, members of the Office of the Surgeon General of the Slovak Armed Forces took part in an international medical exercise, dubbed Vigorous Warrior 2015 in Hradec Králové. The deployment exercise saw the participants from…
Cooperation with Vietnam
SVK military training facilities could be utilised by service personnel of the Vietnam People’s Armed Forces (VPAF). The VPAF are also interested in the experience of our troops developed during international crisis management operations. These…
Professional Soldiers’ State Service Bill up for first reading in SVK Parliament
The new Professional Soldiers’ State Service Bill, the main priority of which is to make active duty service more attractive and set the conditions for turning the military profession into a life-long career, is expected to receive the first re…
LOT Trenčín seeks partners
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín JSC (LOT Trenčín) has started to seek a strategic partner. Just as in the case of two other military repair companies, the selection is being conducted via a public tender. An invitation to tender has already appear…
Largest flood anniversary
State Secretary of the SVK MOD Miloš Koterec commemorated the 50th anniversary of the largest and most catastrophic flood affecting the Danube River in 1965. The then Czechoslovak Army, especially sappers, played a significant role in helping w…
Slovak soldiers start last stage of preparations for V4 battle group
Slovak soldiers have started the last stage of preparations for their contribution to the joint V4 EU Battle Group. Within the Slovak Challenge Exercise, the certification team will test capabilities of the declared units to serve in the multin…
Cooperation with Germany
Civil – military cooperation, relations between Slovakia and Germany, education and training, as well as the topical security issues – these are some of the issues raised at the meeting of Miloš Koterec, State Secretary of the SVK MOD and Ralf …
EDA chief executive in Bratislava
On Thursday, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and State Secretary of the SVK MOD Miloš Koterec met with Jorge Domecq, new Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA), to discuss the advancement of preparations for the June European…
