A new stage for aviation
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- Date: 19.02.2015
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Transition to a new fleet of aircraft will bring new assignments to the SVK Air Force. In a relatively short period of time changes are expected to have a bearing on all types of aviation equipment.
“The most important thing is to select prospective pilots and technicians who will be an asset to the Armed Forces. This means that if we are to invest in their training and preparation, they should not quit the military and return to civilian life in two or three years. To have this even legislatively regulated would be the best way ahead,” said SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč.
During his meeting with Chief of the SVK Armed Forces General Staff Lt Gen Milan Maxim and SVK Air Force Commander Brig Gen Miroslav Korba, the tasks related to the selection criteria for aircraft crew and ground support personnel as well as the location of new aircraft were assigned. “The retraining of personnel is a long-term process, that’s why it is inevitable that we should start dealing with this issue already now,” emphasized the Minister. Towards this end, he approved a new SVK Air Force Support Branch, to be established directly at the SVK Armed Forces General Staff. “The incorporation of new equipment into the service of the Armed Forces always calls for solutions to numerous technical, personnel and logistics requirements. And this is even more true of the demanding aircraft acquisition process,” explained Lt Gen Maxim.
SVK Air Force Commander Miroslav Korba appreciated the steps taken by the Ministry of Defence and the SVK Armed Forces General Staff, oriented towards armed forces modernization: “For the SVK Air Force, this marks a new stage in the history of Slovak aviation.”
“The most important thing is to select prospective pilots and technicians who will be an asset to the Armed Forces. This means that if we are to invest in their training and preparation, they should not quit the military and return to civilian life in two or three years. To have this even legislatively regulated would be the best way ahead,” said SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč.
During his meeting with Chief of the SVK Armed Forces General Staff Lt Gen Milan Maxim and SVK Air Force Commander Brig Gen Miroslav Korba, the tasks related to the selection criteria for aircraft crew and ground support personnel as well as the location of new aircraft were assigned. “The retraining of personnel is a long-term process, that’s why it is inevitable that we should start dealing with this issue already now,” emphasized the Minister. Towards this end, he approved a new SVK Air Force Support Branch, to be established directly at the SVK Armed Forces General Staff. “The incorporation of new equipment into the service of the Armed Forces always calls for solutions to numerous technical, personnel and logistics requirements. And this is even more true of the demanding aircraft acquisition process,” explained Lt Gen Maxim.
SVK Air Force Commander Miroslav Korba appreciated the steps taken by the Ministry of Defence and the SVK Armed Forces General Staff, oriented towards armed forces modernization: “For the SVK Air Force, this marks a new stage in the history of Slovak aviation.”
