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Expert panel announces results of 20th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest – Soldiers Through Eyes of Children
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko, and the Defence Monthly Editorial Staff have announced the results of the 20th MOD Drawing and Painting Contest for primary school pupils, named “Soldiers Through the Eyes of Childr…
Transition Working Group meets on SNP Museum transfer arrangements, Defence and Culture Ministers Naď and Milanová join in with experts
The Transition Working Group (TWG) tasked with managing the transfer of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Museum Banská Bystrica from the remit of the Ministry of Culture to that of the Ministry of Defence met to coordinate the transfer arrangeme…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 47 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place in support of Ex Europe Defender 2021, Ex Atlantic Resolve and Ex Brave Warrior 2021 across Slovakia from 7 to 13 June 2021. The MOD stresses…
Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer meets his German counterpart Thomas Silberhorn
Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer met Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Federal Minister of Defence Thomas Silberhorn at the Ministry of Defence. Today's central themes of the meeting included SVK Armed Forces modernisation projects, …
MOD sees record number of grant applications, grants panel awards grants to 50 NGO projects
This year applicants from the NGO sector have submitted a record number of 158 grant applications to the Ministry of Defence to fund their projects. Having considered 142 legally compliant applications, the grants panel decided to give out grants …
Sportsmen and women of DUKLA Military Sports Centre achieve personal records and maximum performances at P-T-S Athletics Meeting
Sportsmen and women of the DUKLA Military Sports Centre achieved several successes at the P-T-S Athletics Meeting in Šamorín on Wednesday 2 June 2021. Race walker Dominik Černý brought out the best world performance of the year in the 3,000m race …
WW2 fallen heroes remembered in act of commemoration at Bulgarian Citizens Memorial
At today's act of commemoration at the Bulgarian Citizens Memorial in Bratislava's Vajanský Square, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer paid tribute to the Bulgarian citizens who lost their lives in the liberation of Slovakia in WW2. The commemor…
Military Police Active Reserves soldiers undergo training at MP Department Vlkanová – Hronsek
The Crisis Management, Training and Canine Branch, Police Department Vlkanová – Hronsek, is hosting a training programme for Military Police Active Reserves (MP AR) soldiers until 4 June 2021. A total of 23 reservists have joined the second MP AR …
Minister Naď meets with fellow Allied Defence Ministers over video conference
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď participated in a video conference with Allied Defence Ministers, with the final preparations for the upcoming Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government at NATO HQ in Brussels on 14 June 2021 among the issues up fo…
Róbert Rusnák appointed Director of Central Military Hospital Ružomberok
Assoc Prof Róbert Rusnák MD PhD, the current head of the Neurosurgery Clinic, has been appointed the acting Director of the Slovak National Uprising Central Military Hospital – Faculty Hospital Ružomberok with effect from 1 June 2021. He has an em…
Over 11,000 SVK troops in blue berets have served with UN forces in service of peace and security
Over 11,000 SVK Armed Forces personnel have served under the United Nations (UN) flag since the establishment of the Slovak Republic on 1 January 1993. Today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď congratulated them on the International Day of UN Peacekee…
Minister Naď commemorates 79th anniversary of Op Anthropoid and Jozef Gabčík's act of heroism in Poluvsie
The 79th anniversary of Op Anthropoid – the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich was commemorated during a ceremony in honour of Maj Gen (in memoriam) Jozef Gabčík in Poluvsie today (29 May 2021). Also in attendance was Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 27 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 31 May to 6 June 2021. The MOD stresses that the Allied transits have been approved in line with the SVK Public Health A…
102 new soldiers take oath of allegiance and pass out from basic training in Martin
Today (28 May 2021), 102 trainee soldiers, of whom 14 were female trainee soldiers, completed a 7-week Phase 1 initial military training programme by swearing the Oath of Allegiance to the Slovak Armed Forces at the Training and Mobilisation Manni…
Minister Naď sees space for stepping up defence and security cooperation with Ukraine
Slovakia is ready to step up security and defence cooperation with Ukraine. The MOD sees a space for this in areas such as defence industry, science and research, and training, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď announced as a member of the official de…
EU Defence Ministers discuss strengthening mutual cooperation on defence capabilities development in Lisbon
Continued work on the drafting of the EU's Strategic Compass and on the strengthening of EU-NATO cooperation in light of current security challenges was the central theme of the EU Defence Ministers Meeting in Lisbon today (28 May 2021). Deputy De…
Commanders of five SVK Armed Forces units and formations take battle flags over from SVK President as symbol of military honour and bravery
Commanders of five SVK Armed Forces units and formations have taken battle flags over from President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová. This military honour was bestowed on 1 Mechanised Brigade Topoľčany, Self-prope…
MOD is looking into possibilities of replacing Support Vehicles (SV) fleet in service with Armed Forces
In the near future, the Ministry of Defence is planning to procure new Support Vehicles (SV), built on a single chassis platform, in different modifications and sizes for the Slovak Armed Forces within the funds available for this modernisation pr…
Interest in joining SVK Armed Forces reaches record-breaking decade high
Interest in joining the Armed Forces has reached a record-breaking decade high this year. Over the first five months of this year, the MOD has received a total 2,613 applications for staffing the 2nd Degree Private positions, which exceeds all ann…
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…
Military personnel called in to assist after flood barrier gives way in Rudno nad Hronom
As of today, 25 military personnel have been deployed in efforts to assist local residents after a flood barrier gave way in the municipality of Rudno nad Hronom in County Žarnovica. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Prime Minister Eduard Heger, …
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď meets Japanese Ambassador Makoto Nakagawa
Today (17 May 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď welcomed the Ambassador of Japan to Slovakia, His Excellency Makoto Nakagawa to the Ministry of Defence as part of his first official visit to the MOD in the role of the Ambassador of Japan to Slo…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 22 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 17 to 23 May 2021. The MOD stresses that the Allied transits have been approved in line with the SVK Public Health Autho…
