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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…
P. Gajdoš: Deeds not words make heroes and this has been the case with the laureates of the Military Deed of the Year Awards
Winners of the 22nd Military Deed of the Year Awards were announced by the Ministry of Defence during a ceremony at the MOD today (13 June 2019), honouring exceptional deeds of the servicemen and women who saved life or helped other people in n…
Mobilization exercise to test the readiness of military and law enforcement agencies for crisis
Exercise Mobilization Banská Bystrica 2019 will test the readiness and effectiveness of MOD and Interior Ministry agencies upon declaration of state of war and partial mobilization on 12-14 June 2019. Participants will test the coordination of …
Treaty on Open Skies – a pillar of stability and security in Europe
Based on the OSCE-related Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) Decision on the Distribution of Active Quotas for Observation Flights of 17 October 2018 in Vienna, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Poland conducted a joint observation…
P. Gajdoš: Slovak V4 Presidency has brought several successes in the field of security and defence
Over the past year the Slovak V4 Presidency has brought several successes in the field of security and defence, both at the level of regional and global cooperation. The V4 Defence Ministers agreed on this during their final meeting held under …
OPCW inspectors are undergoing training at CBRN Defence Centre Zemianske Kostoľany
These days inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are undergoing training at the CBRN Defence Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany. On their historically first visit to Slovakia, they were vis…
British JCLC Course by BMATT culminates at Vihorlat
The 4-week Junior Commanders Leadership Course (JCLC), delivered by instructors of the British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) based at the Military Academy in Vyškov (Czech Republic), culminated on Kamenica nad Cirochou Training Area d…
