Minister hands over vehicles

In Nemšová, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš has handed over 29 new vehicles to service personnel for use. The motor pool of the Armed Forces has grown to incorporate 12 Aktis and 17 Tatra trucks. These are currently being phased in a bid to gradually replace the functionally and technically outdated PV3S vehicles and the nearly 50-year-old Tatra trucks. On the handover of the vehicles, the head of the MOD said: “Even this is a way how we are delivering on our commitment to step up our efforts to the maximum so as to make our soldiers properly armed, equipped and trained. Modernisation is clearly among our priorities, and although not everything can be done at once, we are doing our best to provide soldiers with what they need.”

The modernisation initiative was also highly appreciated by Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Gen Milan Maxim: “Completely new levels of quality and performance are coming with the purchase of the new vehicles.” Based on the existing needs, the new vehicles will be reassigned to individual military units. The vehicles are fully employable for the purposes of domestic crisis management and compatible with the hardware of the other NATO member countries. Their advantages are lower fuel consumption, simpler maintenance, easier access to spare components, and enhanced safety.