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V4 EU Battlegroup to be on standby again from 1 July 2019
The V4 EU Battlegroup will be on standby again from Monday, 1 July 2019. The Slovak Republic has made available 229 members of the SVK Armed Forces to cater for the needs of the V4 EU BG. Its standby period will last until 31 December 2019. …
SVK Army corporal becomes winner of 14th Iron Man Competition
Winner of the 14th Iron Man Competition, which was held at the Training Centre Lešť on 27 June 2019, is Corporal T. from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Battalion Prešov, with members of the Police…
Minister Gajdoš confirms Slovakia’s readiness to fulfil its Allied commitments and continue contributing actively to NATO’s collective defence
Slovakia is ready to continue delivering on its obligations stemming from NATO membership not only by stepping up defence expenditure, but also by participating in international crisis management missions and operations. This announcement was m…
NATO Defence Ministers discuss the potential and risks of new technologies
NATO Defence Ministers met in Brussels today (26 June 2019) for talks on current security challenges, with the development of new technologies, their use for joint defence purposes and the risk of their misuse topping the agenda. Defence …
75th anniversary commemorations of Allied landings in Normandy
Representing the SVK MOD at the 75th D-Day anniversary commemorations in the French coastal town of Arromanches was SVK Defence Attaché to France Col Peter Knánik. On this occasion, a Memorial Plaque dedicated to the Czechs and Slovaks who part…
MOD announces that U.S. helicopters will overfly Slovakia
The Ministry of Defence announces that U.S. AH-64D Apache helicopters will overfly the territory of Slovakia on their way from Romania to Germany on 24-26 June 2019. A total of 7 helicopters will transit Slovak airspace, with a stopover at Piešťan…
Minister Gajdoš meets U.S. Ambassador A. Sterling
SVK Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš met U.S. Ambassador His Excellency Mr Adam H. Sterling for a farewell meeting at the MOD today (24 June 2019), since his Diplomatic Service appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic nears its end. T…
Italian civilian airliner loses all communication over Slovakia, it is escorted to Ukrainian border by MiG-29 interceptors
As part of the North Atlantic Alliance’s NATINAMDS, two MiG-29 Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) interceptors were scrambled from Sliač Air Base this evening (23 June 2019) to establish contact with an Italian civilian airliner that had lost all commu…
Minister Gajdoš meets with winners of Students’ Defence Duels series at Lešť
Today (22 June 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš met with the secondary school students undertaking a 48-hour military training, dubbed “CAMP 2019”, led by professional Army instructors at Slovakia’s unique Training Centre Lešť. This is mean…
Slovak troops to continue their eFP tasks in Baltics
Slovak troops will continue to perform their tasks as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in the Baltics. The proposal for Slovakia’s continued deployment of up to 152 SVK Armed Forces personnel was approved by the Parliament today (…
Successful debut course for Military Police Active Reserves
The Training and Canine Branch, Military Police Department Vlkanová-Hronsek, organised a debut course for the Military Police Active Reserves in the second and third week of June 2019. The course was attended by 9 active reservists, of whom 4 w…
NATO Air Force Armaments Group Steering Committee meets at Lešť
Under the auspices of Director General of the Modernization Department (SVK MOD)/ National Armaments Director Col Vladimír Kavický, the NATO Air Force Armaments Group (NAFAG) Steering Committee held working sessions at the Training Centre Lešť …
Slovak missiles over Baltic Sea
The LIVEX phase of Ex Tobruq Legacy 2019 culminated with live firing on 17 June 2019 at the Ustka Training Range, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea, Poland. Visiting the exercise along with Deputy Commander of the Slovak Air Force Brig Gen…
Ministry of Defence will recommend that Slovak Government buy 3D radars from Israel
The Ministry of Defence will recommend that the Slovak Government sign a Government-to-Government (G2G) agreement for procurement of 17 3D RL medium, short and very short range radar systems with the State of Israel. This proposal will now pass…
Soldiers support SVK Floorball League, boosting cooperation with schools
The nation-wide finals of the SVK Floorball League culminated in Košice today (18 June 2019). For the first time, the competition was joined by 240 members of the Slovak Armed Forces in order to encourage the nation’s youth to do sports, live a…
Ministry of Defence lodges request with Office for Public Procurement to lead inquiry into international tender for 4x4 platforms
In the interest of ensuring maximum transparency of the tender and dispelling any doubt about it, the Ministry of Defence has today (17 June 2019) lodged a request with the Office for Public Procurement to initiate an inquiry into the internati…
EU Defence Ministers meet in Luxembourg to review progress made in implementation of EU Global Strategy
EU Defence Ministers and Foreign Affairs Ministers met today (17 June 2019) in Luxembourg to discuss current security and defence challenges. During the joint session of the Foreign Affairs Council, they reviewed the progress made in the implem…
Artillerymen fire 20-gun salute as new President of Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of Slovak Armed Forces is inaugurated
Artillerymen from the Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion Michalovce fired a 20-gun salute from the Tyrš Embankment today (15 June 2019), as Ms Zuzana Čaputová was inaugurated the new President of the Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of th…
Ministry of Defence refuses any attempts to undermine international tender for 4x4 platforms
The Ministry of Defence refuses any attempts to undermine the international tender – restricted procedure for procurement of 4x4 multirole tactical vehicles for the Slovak Armed Forces. The operational requirements have been defined by service …
Ministry of Defence has not prevented U.S. helicopters from landing at Piešťany airport
The Ministry of Defence is strongly opposed to the false, highly publicised information claiming that its decision has prevented U.S. helicopters from landing in the territory of the Slovak Republic. According to valid legislation, the issuance of…
