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This year's largest military exercise in Slovakia – Ex Slovak Shield is over
After the month-long Slovak Shield 2021 exercise, the exercising troops were given the ENDEX command to end the exercise on Thursday 24 June. In his statement, SVK Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko said: “I am satisfied with the results of the …
Col Victor Sabo appointed Chaplain-in-Chief of Ecumenical Pastoral Service in SVK Armed Forces and Armed Corps
Col Victor Sabo was appointed Chaplain-in-Chief of the Office of Ecumenical Pastoral Service (EPS) in the SVK Armed Forces and Armed Corps at the Holy Trinity Church in Bratislava's Petržalka today (24 June 2021). The appointment ceremony was atte…
Minister Naď pays homage to all veterans by taking on Mt Ďumbier and commemorates Gen Štefánik's legacy
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer will participate in the 3rd Veteran Ascent of Mt Ďumbier, the highest peak of the Low Tatra Mountains, to pay their respects to all veterans. At the Slovak National Uprising Me…
Action Plan for Coordination of Fight Against Hybrid Threats represents milestone in building State resilience
A meeting of deputy ministers and heads of security agencies and constitutional bodies representing 16 institutions took place at the Ministry of Defence today. The proposed Action Plan for Coordination of the Fight Against Hybrid Threats, drafted…
Minister J. Naď attends Czechoslovak Legionaries Memorial unveiling ceremony in Badín
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď attended the Czechoslovak Legionaries Memorial unveiling ceremony in Badín today (22 June 2021). The memorial is a faithful replica of the 1935 memorial dedicated to the legionaries fallen in the Battle of Slovakia ag…
Minister Naď participates in “Our Security Cannot Be Taken for Granted” Conference in Prague
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď participated in the opening of Jagello 2000's “Our Security Cannot Be Taken for Granted” Security Conference in Prague today (22 June 2021). Mr Naď spoke on the panel dedicated to the recent NATO Summit of Allied lead…
Defence Minister J. Naď: Visegrad cooperation on defence and security to be extended to include STRATCOM
The Visegrad Group has the potential and interest in extending its cooperation in the field of defence and security. Alongside its V4 Battle Group, prospective joint procurement programmes and coordination of statements within the transatlantic st…
Minister of Defence thanks Rožňava-based soldiers for supporting nation's response to pandemic
Today (19 June 2021), the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Battalion Rožňava hosted a special thank you ceremony where Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď along with Vladimír Zajačik MP and Head of the Rožňava County Office …
President and Commander-in-Chief of SVK Armed Forces shows her support for service personnel on Ex Slovak Shield 2021
Today (18 June 2021), President and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová paid a visit to the Training Centre (TC) Lešť to give her support to service personnel on Ex Slovak Shield 2021, Slovakia's biggest military exercise te…
SVK Armed Forces end their 20-year-long engagement in Afghanistan
Consistent with NATO's drawdown of forces in Afghanistan, the Slovak Armed Forces have withdrawn their forces and assets deployed under the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan, bringing the nearly 20-year-long presence of SVK servicemen …
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď speaks on “NATO 2030” panel at GLOBSEC
While attending the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum today (17 June 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď spoke on the panel “NATO 2030: How to get there?” – which was the central theme of last week's NATO Summit of Allied leaders in Brussels. He was joine…
MOD presents Action Plan for Coordination of Fight Against Hybrid Threats to experts at GLOBSEC
Being the coordinator of the project, the Ministry of Defence presented the Action Plan for Coordination of the Fight Against Hybrid Threats to a domestic and international expert audience at GLOBSEC 2021. This interdepartmental document the ambit…
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 11:00hrs local time on the following flight path: Sliač – Liptovský Mikuláš – Javor…
Minister Naď meets with Czech Deputy Defence Minister Jan Havránek
Meeting at one of the most significant security conferences in Europe – GLOBSEC 2021 in Bratislava today (15 June 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Czech Deputy Defence Minister Jan Havránek held bilateral talks on current defence and secur…
MOD experts are part of strategic discussions on security at GLOBSEC 2021
This year, too, the Ministry of Defence is a vital part of the working groups and discussion sessions at one of the leading security conferences in Europe – GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum, as the 16th edition of the Forum takes place on 15-17 June 2021 …
Bilateral meeting between Defence Minister J. Naď and Brazilian Ambassador E. R. G. Neto on current themes of defence and security
A bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Slovakia HE Eduardo Ricardo Gradilone Neto took place today (15 June 2021). During his first visit to the MOD, Ambassador Neto introdu…
Minister Naď joins SVK delegation to NATO Summit in Brussels
Strong transatlantic partnership, NATO 2030, Allied unity and cohesiveness – these were the central themes of the NATO Summit of Allied leaders at NATO HQ in Brussels on Monday 14 June 2021. The Slovak delegation was led by President and Commander…
Institute of Military History is active in online space, it launches interactive map with locations of museum objects
The Institute of Military History (VHÚ) has launched a new interactive map which shows the locations of the museum objects from the collections of both VHÚ-run Military History Museums (MHMs) which, based on a loan request, are on loan to other mu…
VTSÚ Záhorie hosts BAE Systems Hägglunds Combat Vehicle 90 Capabilities Demonstration Day to identify best solution for IFVs
The Ministry of Defence is continuing its market research to identify new tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) in an effort to replace its aging IFV fleet in service with the SVK Armed Forces' mechanised units. For this reason, three variants…
Ex Slovak Shield enters its next phase
Slovakia's most important military exercise of the year is entering its next phase. Troops assembled at the Training Centre Lešť for an opening ceremony marking another iteration of this year's Ex Slovak Shield, designed as a command post exercise…
Akhsarbek Gulaev (SVK) of DUKLA Military Sports Centre is the world's No. 1 freestyle wrestler in his category
After earning the gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships earlier this April in Warsaw, Akhsarbek Gulaev, freestyle wrestler of the DUKLA Military Sports Centre Banská Bystrica, claimed another huge success for the Military Sports Centr…
