Exercise Renegade 2016
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- Date: 21.11.2016
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As part of Exercise Renegade 2016, soldiers put on a demonstration for members of the government of incident response arrangements against a potential encroachment into airspace by an airspace violator. They were simulated by the Slovak Air Force in collaboration with the Police Corps of the Slovak Republic, and the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina and other rescue-security components performed missions in their support. Besides Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development Árpád Érsek and Minister of Environment László Sólymos came to Kuchyňa Airfield to watch the demonstration of the incident response action as well. As part of the event held in the grounds of the General M. R. Štefánik Transport Wing Kuchyňa, a specialised training session on the Renegade Concept was organised for the government members.
Minister Gajdoš accentuated that the protection of Slovak airspace is provided round the clock. “The SVK Air Force must, therefore, regularly practise incident response action against an incursion into airspace by an airspace violator, while operating alongside the other components which will be involved in such a response in the event of a real emergency. So we also used this opportunity to show a demonstration of incident response action to the government members who, acting in compliance with applicable legislation, will be obliged to deputise for me in my absence and to decide on a course of actions to be taken against the violator,” explained the head of the MOD. Maj Gen Miroslav Korba, Commander Slovak Air Force, added that the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duties are performed by the SVK Air Force on a 24/7 stand-by basis. “As part of the exercise today you have had the chance to see for yourselves that we are 100 per cent ready for that,” he said.
The Slovak Air Force delivers uninterrupted protection and defence in support of securing the inviolability of Slovak airspace within NATO airspace (NATINAMDS – NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System).
Minister Gajdoš accentuated that the protection of Slovak airspace is provided round the clock. “The SVK Air Force must, therefore, regularly practise incident response action against an incursion into airspace by an airspace violator, while operating alongside the other components which will be involved in such a response in the event of a real emergency. So we also used this opportunity to show a demonstration of incident response action to the government members who, acting in compliance with applicable legislation, will be obliged to deputise for me in my absence and to decide on a course of actions to be taken against the violator,” explained the head of the MOD. Maj Gen Miroslav Korba, Commander Slovak Air Force, added that the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duties are performed by the SVK Air Force on a 24/7 stand-by basis. “As part of the exercise today you have had the chance to see for yourselves that we are 100 per cent ready for that,” he said.
The Slovak Air Force delivers uninterrupted protection and defence in support of securing the inviolability of Slovak airspace within NATO airspace (NATINAMDS – NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System).
