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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…
Slovakia and Poland to cooperate on military aviation
Speaking today in Warsaw after signing the Agreement on Cooperation in Military Aviation with Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland Mariusz Błaszczak, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Identifying new opportunities and possibil…
SVK CHOD attends EU Military Committee meeting at CHODs level in Brussels
SVK Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko participated in the regular meeting of the EU Military Committee (EUMC) at the level of EU CHODs in Brussels on Thursday 9 July 2020. The meeting was opened by HR/VP Josep Borrell's address, where he underline…
Defence Ministry and Foreign Affairs Ministry begin work on new strategic documents, they are to be put forward to Government for endorsement by end of this year
The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs have set a goal of formulating the new strategic security and defence documents by the end of 2020. This follows from the joint proposal of the ministries to frame the SVK Se…
Ministry of Defence leaders say good-bye to SVK Army Commander Maj Gen Jindřich Joch during farewell ceremony in Trenčín
A farewell ceremony for Commander of the SVK Army Maj Gen Jindřich Joch was held at the SVK Army Headquarters Trenčín, marking the end of Maj Gen Joch's 38 years of service in the Slovak Armed Forces. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, State Secretary…
Trenčín - Kubrá Munitions Depot is not a matter of political points but a matter of State defence
The Trenčín - Kubrá Munitions Depot forms part of the SVK Armed Forces' strategic infrastructure for delivering State defence. Therefore, the SVK MOD distances itself from those seeking to win political popularity and points by proposing to reloca…
Minister Naď congratulates new Commander of NCO Academy and welcomes soldiers returning home from abroad during ceremonies in Martin
Today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Daniel Zmeko welcomed soldiers returning from EU, NATO and UN missions and operations during a homecoming ceremony at the Training and Mobilisation Manning Base Martin. They also participat…
