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SVK Air Force bases to field new radar systems after outdated ones reach end of service life
Airspace over the SVK Air Force bases will be safeguarded by new, secure and reliable radar systems. These are to replace the non-compliant outdated ones, as their service life ended three years ago already. The contract was put out to competition…
Defence cooperation between Slovakia and Hungary yields concrete results – defence ministers sign agreement on military aviation
Alongside Czechia and Poland, Slovakia will cooperate on military aviation with Hungary too. In practice, this means that if airspace of one State Party is violated, assets of another State Party may be utilised in response to such violation of ai…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as four Allied road movements involving US troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 30 November to 6 December 2020. The MOD stresses that the Allied transits have been approved in li…
Minister Naď takes part in meeting of countries contributing to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia via video conference
In a video conference with representatives of the countries contributing to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď discussed the current state, goals and tasks of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lat…
Heroes from SVK Armed Forces receive 2019 Military Deed of the Year Awards
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď along with Defence State Secretary Marian Majer, Secretary General of the SVK MOD’s Service Office Peter Kozák, Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko, and Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the SVK Armed Forces Sgt Maj Mar…
UK Government gives grant to SVK MOD to buy material to assist SVK military and people with their response to COVID-19 pandemic
The UK Government will give a grant of €31,300 to the SVK Ministry of Defence to buy germicide ionisers to assist the SVK military and people with their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows from the Memorandum of Understanding between t…
MOD releases detailed test results from 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds of testing across municipalities for purposes of comparison
During this past weekend, Round 4 of the mass testing programme for COVID-19 took place across 459 cities, towns and villages in Slovakia. Acting over and above the original Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests, the Slovak Armed Forc…
Defence Minister J. Naď holds talks in UAE on areas of cooperation and opportunities for SVK defence industry
On his trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met with UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs His Excellency Mohammed Al Bawardi and UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation His Highness Shei…
Defence Minister J. Naď visits SVK service personnel in Cyprus
There are 240 SVK military personnel (of which 23 are servicewomen) currently supporting UNFICYP in Cyprus. Today, the SVK UNFICYP contingent was visited by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok. The t…
Swab testing continues on Day 2, as at 12:00 on Sunday 14,529 people have been tested with higher positivity rates than those on Saturday
Day 2 of Round 4 of the nation-wide testing for COVID-19 has been underway at 445 test sites across Slovakia. All sites are well stocked up on material and are fully manned. As at 12:00 on Sunday, a total of 449 testing teams have tested 14,529 pe…
Phase 4 of Op Shared Responsibility gets underway, residents can be mass-tested voluntarily and for free at 537 test sites
Phase 4 of the mass testing programme for the presence of COVID-19 has today got underway across 458 cities, towns and villages in Slovakia. As at 09:00 on Saturday, test sites were open and operational at 100% capacity. Residents are asked to com…
Defence Minister J. Naď thanks all those who have come to get tested, 31,548 people have been tested as at 12:00
As at 12:00 on Saturday, 31,548 people have come to be mass-tested in 458 cities, towns and villages across Slovakia. Of them, 602 have tested positive, equating to 1.91% of all people tested. Regional Points of Command (RPC) Zvolen and Hlohovec h…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as five Allied road movements involving US and Polish troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 23-29 November 2020. The MOD stresses that the Allied transits have been approved in li…
Defence Minister J. Naď and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations J. Lacroix appreciate SVK contribution to UNFICYP in Cyprus
In a video call yesterday evening, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď spoke with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Topics of discussion included the service of SVK armed forces with UNFICYP in Cyprus and with UNTSO in…
Defence Minister J. Naď joins EU Defence Ministers in discussing defence activities and way ahead for Union’s security and defence policy
Today, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) debated current issues of EU security and defence policy, the latest security developments, and ways to deepen and strengthen the existing initiatives. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met his counter…
Full operational capability of NFIU SVK reconfirmed by NFIU SVK Certification 2020
Three years on since declaring its full operational capability (FOC), on 26-30 Oct 2020 the NATO Force Integration Unit Slovakia (NFIU SVK) underwent re-certification to conduct NATO taskings. The NFIU SVK, based at Vajnory Barracks, passed the co…
Slovak-Hungarian Mixed Commission on Military Cooperation holds long-distance meeting
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Slovak-Hungarian Mixed Commission on Military Cooperation, comprised of SVK and HUN MOD representatives, held a long-distance meeting over a video link today. On behalf of the SVK MOD, Defence Sta…
Central Crisis Management Staff approves fourth round of testing to be rolled out to 458 municipalities on voluntary basis
The Central Crisis Management Staff has today approved the fourth round of mass population testing for the presence of COVID-19 as part of Op Shared Responsibility. Testing is set to take place this coming weekend in 458 municipalities where the n…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as three Allied road movements by US, Czech and Polish troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 16 to 22 Nov 2020. The MOD stresses that the military transits have been approved in l…
Defence Minister J. Naď: A strong partnership and common purposeful visions on security and defence – these are the key factors of successful cooperation between Slovakia and Germany
The changing security environment, new and ever-relevant challenges in the politico-security field, effective multilateralism and sharing of common goals and values in the Euro-Atlantic region. These too were among the themes of the meeting betwee…
Defence Minister J. Naď meets Slovenian Ambassador G. Kozovinc for talks on current politico-military issues
Topics of discussion for the first official meeting between Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Slovakia, HE Mr Gregor Kozovinc, mainly included current security and defence issues. Ambassador Kozovinc w…
Council of European Union agrees rules for third-state participation in PESCO
After two years of negotiations on third-state participation in PESCO, the Council of the European Union adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1639 of 5 November 2020. Thanks to the Council Decision, third states and their entities (e.g. industrial…
Ľubomír Galko holds talks with Russian partners on cooperation and concludes contract on provision of services
Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN) Ľubomír Galko brought the conclusion of a contract on provision of constructional and technological support services for general overhauls of Mi-8/Mi…
