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Full emergency call-out at Sliač
During the landing manoeuvre of a BOEING 737-500 airliner, which was bringing in holidaymakers from the Egyptian summer resort of Hurghada, the pilot reported a landing gear leg overheating. As a result, the ATC officers on duty, from the Air T…
A Czechoslovak Legion train brings the legion closer to the public
SVKMinister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, joined by State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Transport and Construction Peter Ďurček, opened a presentation at a passenger railway station in Žilina of a Czechoslovak Legion train, known as “Legiotrain”,…
Extremely topical memories
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited Starý Tekov to participate in the 12th edition of the Battles on the (River) Hron 2017 event, a historical reenactment of the battles of March 1945, which takes place under the auspices the Minister of D…
Life stories are inspiring
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today received a participant of national struggle for liberation and a veteran of the Western Resistance Movement, Brig Gen (Rtd) Milan Píka, and the widow of a prominent Czechoslovak Army officer, Mrs Ai…
U.S. ARMY convoy road traffic accident
As a U.S. ARMY convoy was crossing Slovak territory as part of Exercise Saber Guardian, one of its vehicles was involved in a road traffic accident (RTA) near Giraltovce on the evening of 26 July. To avoid an incoming Turkish lorry, the U.S. Ar…
Slovak air defenders join in live firings on Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2017
TOBRUQ LEGACY 2017, aimed at testing the level of interoperability of Surface-Based Air Defence (SBAD) systems forces, culminated last week. The significance of the exercise for achieving full interoperability and understanding common NATO oper…
Mirgorodský becomes C1 World Champ
The Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica is delighted with yet another U23 World Champion title after Jakub Grigar's success. This time thanks to the brilliant performance of Marko Mirgorodský in the C1 (Men's Single Canoe) category. Ju…
Grigar defends K1 title from Krakow
Whitewater slalom kayaker Jakub Grigar defended his last year's World Champion title from Krakow at the Čuňovo Water Sports Centre (SVK), when in his final race he came in firstin the U23 K1 (Men's Single Kayak) category, despite being penalise…
Minister commemorates 137th anniversary of General Štefánik's birthday
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited Košariská to participate in a commemoration ceremony on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of General Štefánik's birthday. Head of the MOD visited Štefánik'sbirthday home, which houses a museum de…
Soldiers and Children's University
Soldiers of the “General Milan Rastislav Štefánik” Transport Wing Kuchyňa put together a rich programme for child students of Children's Comenius University. They had the opportunity to see a static display of weaponry and equipment, followed b…
Declaration's anniversary
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš was present in Parliament for a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the Sovereignty of the Slovak Republic, which laid the foundations for establishing an indepen…
Change of SVK Air Force Commander
After almost 5 years of service as SVK Air Force Commander Maj Gen Miroslav Korba handed over command of the SVK Air Force to Brig Gen Ľubomír Svoboda. The SVK Air Force Commander change of responsibility ceremony was held at the Tactical Wing …
Assistance tasks carried out at Slanské Hills
Garrison Veľké Ozorovce's training ground at the Slanské Hills and the villages of Malé and Veľké Ozorovcehosted Exercise New Horizon 2017 on 10-13 July, with the aim of practising the C2 system and SOPs in running the SVK Armed Forces' assista…
Polish V4 Presidency concluded
The Ministers of Defence of the Slovak and Polish Republics and the State Secretaries of the Defence Ministries of Hungary and the Czech Republic came together in Warsaw to evaluate the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group, as it drew its cl…
108 VMT candidates get a pass
The SVK Armed Forces have selected 108 candidates from among 246 applicants for this year's Voluntary Military Training (VMT). They were required to meet demanding requirements, including medical examinations and individual psychological assess…
Commemoration in Darney
A commemoration ceremony went ahead at the Military Memorial in France's Darney on 24 June to mark the 99th anniversary of the 21st Czechoslovak Rifle Regiment swearing the Oath of Allegiance and the then President of the French Republic Raimon…
Exercise New Horizon 2017
SVK Armed Forces soldiers and SVK Interior Ministry personnel will be practising collaboration efforts during a simulated state of war from Monday (10 July) to Thursday (13 July). The activity will see soldiers, policemen, fire crews, rescuers,…
