SVK Defence Minister reacts on publicized information on purchase of weapons
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Since purchasing small arms has changed into a political game, from which some of the opposition members of parliament try to make a political capital, we consider it necessary to state our view.
As the Eastern-European security environment has been changing and the strengthening of regional military co-operation has become more important, the Czech and Slovak Republics have agreed on gradual arms unification of units declared to joint operations. The SVK and Czech MoDs’ Declaration on co-operation to create conditions for procurement of small arms was signed in Nováky, Slovakia, with the presence of prime ministers from both countries. The Declaration concerns such types of weapons, which have already been introduced or are in the process of introduction in the inventory of the Czech Army. From the point of interoperability, the soldiers from both countries will have the same tactical conditions for performing the international crisis management tasks.
“This way, for the first time in history, we implement the conclusions of the NATO Summit Chicago 2012, where the member states committed themselves to exercise principles of an intelligent defence and to co-operate via sharing military capabilities,” added SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč.
During the rearmament process, it is a priority of the SVK MoD to guarantee compatibility and interoperability of small arms with the forming joint EU Battle Group. In 2014, it concerns the rearmament of the forming Battalion ISTAR, and not the rearmament of the SVK Armed Forces, as opposition members of parliament claim. Among others, the newly forming unit will be assigned to joint operations with our Euro-Atlantic partners.
“We are not rearming the Armed Forces; we are supplementing the inventory of the newly-formed Battalion ISTAR, which is to be used within the EU V4 formation as well. It is not more than a thousand weapons. We buy what the Armed Forces demand, and with what we will be able to adequately fight together with the Czech Armed Forces,” emphasized minister Glváč.
The unification of weapons is very important especially from the international point of view. The Slovak Republic performs tasks also in the multinational environment, and to have the same inventory is a tactical advantage. From the point of interoperability, our and foreign soldiers will have the same tactical conditions for performing the international crisis management tasks. We follow the conclusions of the NATO Summit Chicago 2012, where the member states committed themselves to co-operate via “pooling and sharing”.
Battalion ISTAR will be equipped with arms, ordnance and materiel, following the requirements of the SVK Armed Forces. It represents one of the main goals, which are encompassed in the SVK White Paper on Defence.
As the Eastern-European security environment has been changing and the strengthening of regional military co-operation has become more important, the Czech and Slovak Republics have agreed on gradual arms unification of units declared to joint operations. The SVK and Czech MoDs’ Declaration on co-operation to create conditions for procurement of small arms was signed in Nováky, Slovakia, with the presence of prime ministers from both countries. The Declaration concerns such types of weapons, which have already been introduced or are in the process of introduction in the inventory of the Czech Army. From the point of interoperability, the soldiers from both countries will have the same tactical conditions for performing the international crisis management tasks.
“This way, for the first time in history, we implement the conclusions of the NATO Summit Chicago 2012, where the member states committed themselves to exercise principles of an intelligent defence and to co-operate via sharing military capabilities,” added SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč.
During the rearmament process, it is a priority of the SVK MoD to guarantee compatibility and interoperability of small arms with the forming joint EU Battle Group. In 2014, it concerns the rearmament of the forming Battalion ISTAR, and not the rearmament of the SVK Armed Forces, as opposition members of parliament claim. Among others, the newly forming unit will be assigned to joint operations with our Euro-Atlantic partners.
“We are not rearming the Armed Forces; we are supplementing the inventory of the newly-formed Battalion ISTAR, which is to be used within the EU V4 formation as well. It is not more than a thousand weapons. We buy what the Armed Forces demand, and with what we will be able to adequately fight together with the Czech Armed Forces,” emphasized minister Glváč.
The unification of weapons is very important especially from the international point of view. The Slovak Republic performs tasks also in the multinational environment, and to have the same inventory is a tactical advantage. From the point of interoperability, our and foreign soldiers will have the same tactical conditions for performing the international crisis management tasks. We follow the conclusions of the NATO Summit Chicago 2012, where the member states committed themselves to co-operate via “pooling and sharing”.
Battalion ISTAR will be equipped with arms, ordnance and materiel, following the requirements of the SVK Armed Forces. It represents one of the main goals, which are encompassed in the SVK White Paper on Defence.
