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Minister Naď declassifies Service Inquiry Report into Slovakia′s greatest air disaster
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has signed a decision to declassify the Service Inquiry Report into Slovakia′s greatest air disaster involving an Antonov AN-24 military transport aircraft on Borsó Hill, the main crash site, near the Hungarian villag…
Ministry of Defence starts work on new SVK Defence Strategy at interdepartmental level
Led by State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Marian Majer, the first meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group (IWG) on the SVK Defence Strategy was held today at the Ministry of Defence. Work on the new SVK Defence and Security Stra…
Member of DUKLA Banská Bystrica Military Sports Club passes away aged 24
It is with deep sadness the MOD must confirm that Matej Medveď, air rifle shooter of the Slovak National Team and the DUKLA Banská Bystrica Military Sports Club, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 24 on Saturday (25 July 2020). Matej Medveď…
MOD presents new requirements for 3D radar systems with quality, transparency and domestic defence industry involvement as conditions
The Ministry of Defence has made progress on the inherited alarming situation with the 3D RL radar systems after Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď changed the conditions of the tender originally announced by the former MOD leadership. This was mainly …
Future military doctors undergo BMT in Martin as part of their training for service to the country
The Training and Mobilisation Manning Base Martin is hosting a shortened version of Basic Military Training (BMT) for future military doctors between 13 and 31 July 2020. Chief of the Army and Air Defence Military Occupational Specialities (MOS) C…
Minister Naď: Slovakia and Hungary to intensify and deepen their defence cooperation
The bilateral security and defence relations between Slovakia and Hungary are set pragmatically, with both sides showing mutual interest in their continuity in the positive direction, as has been the case so far, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď conf…
140th anniversary of Gen M. R. Štefánik′s birthday commemorated
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď commemorated the legacy and paid homage to Gen Milan Rastislav Štefánik, one of the greatest figures of our history, in his native village of Košariská. Also in attendance at the ceremony marking his 140th birthday we…
Minister Naď meets Romanian Ambassador S. Arhire
In their discussion of current security and defence issues, including today's challenges in the international environment, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Romanian Ambassador Steluţa Arhire affirmed their interest in further enhancing and deepen…
Military policemen must keep cool even when under the water
Organised by the Training Centre Lešť in close cooperation with the SVK Military Police, two specialist courses for members of the SVK Military Police have been underway throughout July at Lake Gulashka, located at the Sunny Lakes Resort in Senec.…
Nearly 300 troops on exercise at Lešť
A total of 271 service members are exercising at the Training Centre Lešť before deploying to Cyprus to join up with UNFICYP. The first of them are expected to rotate their fellow colleagues in September and December 2020, the rest of them will fo…
Minister Naď: “Strong partnership and common Euro-Atlantic values form the pillars of the successful politico-military cooperation between Slovakia and Germany”
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer at MOD Main Building during her first official visit to Slovakia today (17 July 2020). Both leaders addressed current issues of sec…
SVK Military Forests and Estates wants to protect Malacky from floods by repairing 100-year-old fish ponds
SVK Military Forests and Estates, state-owned enterprise (SOE), wants to refurbish its nearly 100-year-old fish ponds on the Malina River and the Balážov Stream in the Military District Záhorie. These projects aim to protect the residents of Malac…
Another series of activities under “Find Your Home” Armed Forces Project attracts interest from clients of Centres for Children and Families and many others
Early Thursday morning, reveille was sounded at the Havranovo Cottage (Martin County) to wake up the participants of the Military Christian Camp 2020, organised by the Head Office of Ecumenical Pastoral Service in the SVK Armed Forces and Armed Co…
Defence Minister J. Naď inspects Trenčín - Kubrá Munitions Depot on his away day to Trenčín
On their away day to Trenčín, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Defence State Secretary Marian Majer and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko inspected the Trenčín - Kubrá Munitions Depot in response to the information released by media on the petition …
MOD is a step closer to making Sliač Air Base modern through NATO NSPA
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today provided an update to the SVK Cabinet on the next steps to complete the refurbishment and upgrade of the Slovak Air Force base in Sliač. In the interest of securing maximum transparency, the MOD has reviewed the…
Minister Naď meets Greek Ambassador G. Dimitriadis
The aim of today's meeting between Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic Georgios Dimitriadis was to address current issues of bilateral Defence cooperation, including possible ways of deepening it, and the operatio…
MOD seeks effective ways of modernising its fleet of subsonic aircraft
The Ministry of Defence is currently identifying ways of modernising its fleet of subsonic aircraft in a cost-effective and transparent manner. Director General of the MOD's Modernisation Department/National Armaments Director Jozef Zekucia and It…
Defence Minister J. Naď: “With this new tradition, we pay our homage to Service retirees for their life-long contribution to the Slovak Armed Forces”
A farewell meeting between President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová and former Commander of the SVK Army Maj Gen Jindřich Joch, retiring from active service, took place at the Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava t…
Defence Minister J. Naď bids farewell to British Ambassador A. Garth
Today (13 July 2020), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland accredited to the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr Andrew Garth. This was a…
