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Armed Forces keeping abreast of time
SVK Armed Forces have developed a mobile application, thanks to which those, whose ambition is to join the army, can register to be put on a waiting list, offering positions they are interested in. After completing a form they will be officially r…
3rd Rock Climbing Competition
Training Centre Lešť hosted the 3rd Rock Climbing Competition at the Bralce Training Rocks on 20 - 21 May. The competition saw representatives from the Military Police, SVK military components, SVK Interior Ministry Firefighters and Rescue Corp…
Museum to open at Slavín
On 18 May, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and the mayor of Bratislava Ivo Nesrovnal were united in agreement over the need for Bratislava and the Slavín Memorial to house a WWII museum. They discussed the intent to build a new museum with…
EVA showcased for the first time
At IDET 2015, the International Exhibition of Defence and Security Technologies 2015 held in Brno, the Czech Republic, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč unveiled the EVA light self-propelled howitzer. The latest product of the Slovak defence…
Plans to build museum at Slavín
SVK Ministry of Defence would like to build a museum devoted to the memory of Word War II under the Slavín Memorial. Since it is the capital city that is in charge of administration and management of the Memorial, Martin Glváč would like to con…
Ministers on changes
Preparations of the June EU summit on defence and security was the core issue addressed by defence ministers meeting in Brussels. Top on the agenda of the joint meeting of foreign affairs and defence ministers were the foreign policy and securi…
Unveiling at IDET fair
At the IDET International Exhibition of Defence and Security Technologies, which is to be held on 19 – 21 May in Brno, Czech Republic, the SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč will unveil a new 155mm / 52 cal. light truck-carried howitzer EVA, …
Pilots’ missile - firing exercise
Four fighter aircraft MiG-29, belonging to the inventory of the SVK Air Force, took part in the exercise at the Baltic Sea in Poland. Soldiers from the Combined Wing Sliač underwent live missile – firing as part of the exercise STRELA. In the f…
Preparedness of engineers put to test at exercise Engineer Rescuers
Removing consequences of large–scale natural disasters on territories of the two neighbouring countries or assistance to the civilian population. From 8 – 14 May, nearly 500 professional soldiers of the SVK Armed Forces and the Army of the Czec…
Congratulations to Martina Hrašnová
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated to Martina Hrašnová on her victory at the IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge in Japan’s Kawasaki. Hrašnová won the title with a hammer throw of 74.27m, thus beating the world’s elite sportswomen. …
Remembering VE Day
To mark Victory in Europe Day, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč honoured the sacrifice of all those who lost their lives in the Second World War during a commemoration ceremony at the Háj-Nicovô war cemetery in Liptovský Mikuláš. “Today we …
Exhibition to mark anniversary of Victory
In the Garrison Club Trenčín, in the presence of Commander of the Land Forces Brig Gen Ondřej Novosad and resistance movement veterans, the solemn opening of the exhibition 70th anniversary of the end of WWII was held. The exhibition was organi…
M. Glváč: We have launched TC Lešť modernization with three leading-edge training facilities
Training Centre Lešť (TC Lešť) has undergone its most extensive modernization in its history. The modernized and upgraded training facilities were launched during an opening ceremony by SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Chief of the SVK …
Paying respects to the memory of General Štefánik
On 5 May, the State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, Miloš Koterec, took part in a remembrance ceremony marking the 96th anniversary of the tragic death of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik at the burial mound in Ivanka pri Dunaji. …
Joint training of CBRN specialists
The US Army greatly appreciated joint training of the Slovak and American CBRN specialists, which was held in Lešť and in Zemianske Kostoľany. The Slovak training areas provided for the American troops a unique opportunity to train in real-life…
