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Deputy Defence Minister M. Majer attends Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2021 and holds bilateral talks in Athens
Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer attended the 1st Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2021 today (12 July 2021). As part of his official programme in Athens, he also held bilateral talks with Hellenic Deputy Minister of National Defence Alkiviad…
Laureate of Military Deed of the Year Award takes over accolade on return from Afghanistan
Today (12 July 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď received SSgt Ivana Krivošová, the first woman laureate of the Military Deed of the Year Award in the “Service to the Country” category. She received the award in 2020, but was not able to attend…
Military History Museum Piešťany completes refurbishment of three exhibition halls
The Military History Museum Piešťany, which falls under the remit of the Ministry of Defence, is taking forward the protection of the Museum's collection objects and the improvements to the exhibition spaces. Three exhibition halls, which house la…
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 18 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place in support of carriage of material and international exercises across Slovakia from 12 to 18 July 2021. The MOD stresses that the Allied tran…
Soldier once again named “Ironman“ by powerhouse ministries
The Lešť Training Centre hosted the 15th Ironman Competition where strongmen drawn from three ministries – the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice – battled it out for the Ironman title on 7-8 July 2021. A tot…
Military Forests and Estates operates unique timber registration system to ensure more effective timber resources management
For its timber operations, Military Forests and Estates, an MOD-run, state-owned enterprise (SOE), uses a complex timber marking and registration system. This enables Military Forests and Estates to exercise more effective timber resources managem…
Military Summer Fest to entertain public with series of music festivals in five Slovak cities
Preparations of the SVK Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces are moving forward for a series of five summer music festivals for the public. The Military Summer Fest will take place in July and August 2021 in Zemplínska Šírava, Banská Bystrica, Lip…
New lieutenants graduate from Armed Forces Academy
Having successfully finished their studies at the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy, 68 cadets attended the graduation ceremony, received their Master of Engineering (MEng) and Magister (Mgr) degrees in four different study programmes, a…
Minister J. Naď speaks about his year in defence politics at conference in Beladice
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď attended the 6th “Together on Security and Defence” Conference in Beladice, organised by the Slovak Security Policy Institute. Appearing separately and on a panel discussion, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď spoke about …
258 military personnel return home from Latvia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Mediterranean, Cyprus, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
258 members of the Slovak Armed Forces have recently returned home from different international crisis management missions and operations. Today (2 July 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko thanked them for a …
MOD agrees closer cooperation with Trenčín Self-Governing Region
The Ministry of Defence is to deepen its cooperation with the Trenčín Self-Governing Region based on a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC), while a similar cooperation agreement with the Prešov Self-Governing Region is also in sight. The aim of the in…
Office of Military Aviation becomes NATO recognised National Military Airworthiness Authority
The NATO International Staff (IS) has authorised the Slovak Military Aviation Authority – the Office of Military Aviation of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic – as a National Military Airworthiness Authority to issue and review the ce…
Training sortie of MiG-29 fighter jets may cause sonic boom
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as a training sortie of SVK Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets is scheduled to take place today at around 10:00hrs local time on the following flight path: Sliač – Liptovský Mikuláš – Javor…
Readiness of security and intelligence agencies to counter hybrid warfare tested on Ex Slovak Shield 2021
As well as testing the SVK Armed Forces' readiness to deal with classic military threats, this year's international Slovak Shield exercise also examined the preparedness of the Slovak Republic for countering hybrid warfare (CHW). As part of the…
Refurbishment works to Sliač Air Base to be implemented via ICB through NATO NSPA
Refurbishment works to Sliač Air Base are essential to prepare it as the main operating base for the new F-16 Block 70 fighter jets. The Ministry of Defence leaders have made a decision to put the F-16 beddown construction out to international com…
Deputy Defence Minister M. Majer: Allied military missions are important part of Slovak National Uprising and deserve recognition and befitting attention
Today (30 June 2021), Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer paid homage to the members of the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the UK Special Operations Executive (SOE) who lost their lives in liberating Slovakia during the Slovak National…
Ministry of Defence to push ahead with major development projects
The Ministry of Defence leadership and senior military commanders met to discuss the lines of advancement for Defence. The Ministry of Defence wants to focus on personnel and material support, including on major investments in long-neglected infra…
Deputy Defence Minister Majer presents prizes to winners of 20th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest dubbed Soldiers Through Eyes of Children
The winners of the 20th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest, dubbed Soldiers Through the Eyes of Children, took over cash prizes and gifts during a prize-giving ceremony at the Ministry of Defence today (29 June 2021). Deputy Defence Minister Marian …
Temporary ban on entering military woodlands due to rising risk of wildfire
The Ministry of Defence has issued warnings to members of the public that there is a temporary ban on entering military woodlands in the Military Districts Záhorie and Valaškovce, because they are on high alert for the risk of fire with effect fro…
Ministry of Defence statement on F-16 fighter jet procurement audit report by Supreme Audit Office
While still as an opposition politician, Defence Minister Naď pointed to the lack of expert consultations before the award of the contractor for supersonic tactical fighter jets for the Slovak Air Force. As a matter of fact, the former SVK Gov…
Ministry of Defence holds remembrance ceremony to mark Gen M. R. Štefánik's 141st birthday
To mark the 141st anniversary of Gen M. R. Štefánik's birthday today, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer attended a remembrance ceremony in tribute to Gen Štefánik at the 2nd Czechoslovak Parachute Brigade Memorial in Krpáčovo. Deputy De…
