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Kuchyňa Air Base has been kitted out with new airport radars
46 Wing Kuchyňa is the first SVK Air Force station to have been kitted out with new airport radars. Being instrumental to controlling air traffic, the radars are already operational. The state of the art reliable radar systems have finally replace…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 12 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 17 to 23 Jan 2022. The MOD stresses that the Allied transit movements have been approved in line with the SVK Public Hea…
The highest intake of new recruits in the past 5 years report for basic military training
The highest intake of new entrants to the Armed Forces (including trainee soldiers and professionally qualified officers) in the past 5 years have reported for basic military training. Due to the available training capacity and organisational cons…
Minister Naď: The current situation in Ukraine confirms the strategic importance of the transatlantic partnership
The discussions of the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) in France's Brest were dominated by the current developments and security situation on Europe's eastern border. Speaking during the meeting, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Ukraine h…
Ex Saber Strike is a unique occasion for practising defence capabilities side by side our allies
More than a year on from their start, the Slovak Armed Forces are finalising preparations for international Ex Saber Strike, designed to practise critical defence capabilities and to facilitate cooperation of military personnel in a multinational …
Agreement on Defense Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Slovak Republic
A Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) is a framework agreement to implement all facets of defence cooperation the United States offers to its partners (including U.S. Government investments in the partners' defence capabilities and infrastructure)…
Defence Minister Naď meets new Swedish Ambassador Markovic for talks on quality and enhancement of defence and security cooperation
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Slovakia, Her Excellency Ms Annika Markovic at the Ministry of Defence today (11 January 2022). The discussion, which was the first opportunity for Ambassador Markovic to…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 13 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 10 to 16 Jan 2022. The MOD stresses that the Allied transit movements have been approved in line with the SVK Public Hea…
Five countries present their bids for the Slovak 8x8 AFV programme, they are coming up for evaluation by a project team of experts
The Ministry of Defence received bids for the Slovak Armed Forces' 8x8 Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Programme. Czechia, Finland, Romania, Spain and the US submitted their bids by the official deadline of 31 December 2021, with some coun…
WW2 veteran Vladimír Strmeň fulfils his musical dream with his partisan songs to be aired on Monday evening
What was once 93-year-old WW2 veteran Vladimír Strmeň's dream of singing and recording his partisan songs with professional musicians has now become a reality thanks to the Slovak Armed Forces Band Banská Bystrica in close cooperation with Slovak …
MOD wants to recognise extraordinary acts in the Military Deed of the Year Awards
The Ministry of Defence wants to recognise last year's extraordinary acts of the men and women across Defence, who, displaying humane character and sending out a strong moral message, often perform over and above the standard expected of their rol…
MOD has invested over €20 million in infrastructure for soldiers
The Ministry of Defence continues driving improvements to Service conditions for military personnel. In 2021, the MOD has completed infrastructure and building upgrade projects worth over €20m. The funds have gone towards reconstructing Defence es…
SLOVCON in Latvia is a valuable contribution to NATO's collective defence
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko joined Slovak President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová and her delegation in visiting Slovak military personnel deployed on NATO's enhanced Forw…
Deputy Defence Minister Majer brings a bit of homeland to SVK military personnel deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus
As part of the pre-Christmas tradition of visiting military personnel on operations abroad, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer headed off to meet with our soldiers deployed with EUFOR Op Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina and with UNFICYP in Cypru…
Slovak and Georgian Defence Ministers identify areas of potential political and defence cooperation
Today (17 December 2021), Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď welcomed Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze to the Ministry of Defence in an official welcome ceremony with full military honours. During the meeting, both leaders praised …
Central Military Hospital defends its second place in Slovakia's Best Hospitals ranking by INEKO
The Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok is among Slovakia's top performing hospitals. For the third time, it has defended its second place in the state university and faculty hospitals category in this year's Slovakia's Best Ho…
CEDC and WB defence ministers reaffirm their interest in forging cooperation in areas of common interest
In a video conference today (15 December 2021), Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) and Western Balkans (WB) defence ministers met to tackle defence and security challenges at this time of the pandemic in an effort to strengthen their regi…
Ministry of Defence supports sustainable mobility
The Ministry of Defence continues to reduce its carbon footprint, while on the contrary it shores up ecological solutions to its operations across Defence. One of them is the MOD's vehicle replacement programme with the gradual transition to a gre…
Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) may take Slovakia's and NATO's security arrangements to significantly higher level
The Ministries of Defence and Foreign and European Affairs have prepared the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the United States of America, which may significantly enhanc…
Military supply warehouses are finally being filled up with much needed material and clothes
The Ministry of Defence has significantly ramped up its investment in the stocks of material and clothing for SVK Armed Forces personnel. Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer has therefore visited several supply warehouses in the Liptov and Považi…
Health comes first: Significant investments are heading to Central Military Hospital
Health always comes first. As the founding authority of the Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok, the Ministry of Defence is seeking all available options and resources to keep it moving forward, even over and above the official…
