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Minister Gajdoš honours heroes of Carpatho-Dukla Operation
During a ceremony at the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps Memorial at the Dukla Pass, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (5 October) honoured the heroes who fought in the Carpatho-Dukla Operation 74 years ago. In his speech, Minister of …
Soldiers are helping to clean up in the aftermath of a whirlwind in the village of Lekárovce
Soldiers of the 22nd Mechanised Battalion Michalovce are helping to clean up in the aftermath of a whirlwind that descended on the village of Lekárovce on Wednesday. At the request of the Sobrance County Office Crisis Staff to provide support, …
NATO Ministerial: Slovakia supports NATOʼs 360-degree approach, P. Gajdoš announces
Slovakia supports NATOʼs 360-degree approach to security threats and challenges as well as fairer burden sharing. This announcement was made by SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš at the conclusion of the NATO Defence Ministersʼ Meeting in Bru…
Military Police to receive new vehicles, MOD has saved over €100,000 via e-auction
Military Police personnel will receive 21 new 4x4 pick-ups worth €720,618. By buying the fleet of vehicles in an electronic auction, the Ministry of Defence has saved over €100,000 below the initial contract price estimate. Commenting on t…
SVK Chief of Defence attends NATO Military Committee Conference in Warsaw
SVK Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko attended the NATO Military Committee Conference (NATO MCC) on 28-30 September 2018, accompanied by the SVK Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee, Maj Gen Ondřej Novosad. NATO MCC in Chie…
P. Gajdoš: Cooperation between Slovakia and Czechia in the field of defence industry is a chance to mutually bolster the potential of both countries and increase employment levels
The cooperation between the Slovak and Czech Republics in the field of armaments production could be bolstered significantly. This follows from the conclusions of the talks between SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and CZE Minister of Defenc…
New entry conditions for elite 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina
New entry conditions for the elite 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina are to come into force as from Monday 1 October 2018. Accordingly, candidates will be no longer subject to the requirement to serve for two years in the Armed Forces before qual…
Ex Slovak Shield 2018: Minister Gajdoš introduces capabilities of exercising troops to members of SVK Cabinet
As part of this yearʼs largest multinational training event in Slovakia – Exercise Slovak Shield 2018 at the Lešť Training Centre, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš has today (27 September) introduced the capabilities of the SVK Armed Forces to…
MOD has, over the past 2 years, conducted historically the highest number of purchases through NATO/NSPA and U.S. GOV/FMS programme
The MOD has, over the past 2 years, conducted historically the highest number of purchases of military material, munitions and equipment through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) and the U.S. Governmentʼs Foreign Military Sales (FM…
Ex Coronat Mask 2018: Exercise results checked by highest representatives of NATOʼs Framework Nations Concept
As Ex Coronat Mask 2018 progressed, with the participation of SVK CBRN specialists, its results were checked by the highest representatives of NATOʼs Framework Nations Concept (FNC). In their statement, the inspectors hailed the level of collab…
P. Gajdoš: Our aim is to make our young Armed Forces also modern, on Slovak Armed Forces Day my thanks go out to all Servicemen and women
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko today (22 September) took part in official celebrations of Slovak Armed Forces Day in Brezová pod Bradlom. On this occasion, Head of the MOD expressed his appreciation fo…
MOD civilian employees and soldiers mark Slovak Armed Forces Day
MOD civilian employees and soldiers gathered on Friday (21 September) at the MOD Club to mark Slovak Armed Forces Day a day ahead of the official celebrations on Saturday (22 September). Before the gathering, they attended an act of commeration…
Additional soldiers return home from Cyprus, Slovakia is now fully responsible for Sector 4
With the completion of their year-long deployment to UNFICYP, Slovak soldiers have returned home from Cyprus. They were welcomed by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko during a homecoming ceremony at the An…
SVK Armed Forces have three new brigadier generals
Based on a Cabinet-approved proposal, Slovak President Andrej Kiska today (20 September 2018) promoted GS Col Martin Michalko, GS Col Jaroslav Polák and GS Col Peter Turský to the most junior general officer rank of “Brigadier General”. Accord…
US Army soldiers injured in an accident at Lešť during Ex Slovak Shield 2018
An accident involving a US Army Abrams tank occurred in the early morning hours of 19 September 2018 at the Lešť Training Centre during Ex Slovak Shield 2018. Three US Army soldiers, including one servicewoman, were injured in the accident. Two…
MOD develops cooperation with secondary school in Bernolákovo, graduates will find employment with SVK Armed Forces
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today (19 September 2018) attended an Open Door Day at J. A. Gagarin Agrotechnical Secondary School in Bernolákovo, which will open a new study programme – Personal and Property Protection – in the school term 2019…
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš opens 5th NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018
New Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)/Improvised Explosive Devices Disposal (IEDD) technologies and trends can be viewed today (19 September 2018) and tomorrow on Thursday by visitors to the 5th NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018 at Bratis…
Minister Gajdoš commemorates the 170th anniversary of the 1st Slovak National Council in Myjava
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary of the SVK MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko along with Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko, members of the Cabinet, and Members of Parliament today (19 September 2018) commemorated the 170th an…
A US Army convoy will move across Slovakia for Exercise Brave Warrior
A US Army convoy will move across southwestern Slovakia in the coming days. As part of the scheduled military movement from Germany, the US Army convoy consisting of 39 vehicles and 130 troops, split into two groups, will deploy to Hungary for …
Ex CORONAT MASK 2018: SVK CBRN specialists test their capabilities
These days members of the CBRN Battalion Rožňava are testing their capabilities on Tisá Training Area in the Czech Republic as part of Ex CORONAT MASK 2018. The Slovak portion of the exercise includes hands-on training at the CBRN Training and …
Ex Slovak Shield 2018: This year’s largest military exercise in Slovakia is underway
Ex Slovak Shield 2018, this year’s largest military exercise in Slovakia, is underway. With 1,250 Slovak personnel and 250 soldiers from the Visegrad Group (V4) Armed Forces, the Indiana National Guard (INNG) and the United States Army Europe (…
