Minister introduces the modernisation plan to MPs and confirms pro-European and pro-Atlantic solutions
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SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš updated SVK MPs in Parliament on the modernisation plans for the SVK Armed Forces, which the MOD will pursue in line with the Long-Term Defence Development Plan with an Outlook to 2030. The Minister received full support, among others, from Parliamentary Chairman and SNS leader Andrej Danko.
“In modernising the SVK military, we want to use preferentially the capacities and capabilities of the domestic defence industry. We deny any allegations that we want to extend our dependency on Soviet-made military equipment by one way or the other,” said the Minister. He went on to remind that the SVK MOD has a realistic investment plan in place up until 2030, whereas until recently such document did not exist in the department.
On the information about the cancellation of the competitive bidding for 3D surveillance radars, which has been under the spotlight of media attention recently, Peter Gajdoš said that the MOD has not taken this step yet, but it is considering this option due to the technical problems associated with the tender, which has been in progress for the past almost 3 years.
“In modernising the SVK military, we want to use preferentially the capacities and capabilities of the domestic defence industry. We deny any allegations that we want to extend our dependency on Soviet-made military equipment by one way or the other,” said the Minister. He went on to remind that the SVK MOD has a realistic investment plan in place up until 2030, whereas until recently such document did not exist in the department.
On the information about the cancellation of the competitive bidding for 3D surveillance radars, which has been under the spotlight of media attention recently, Peter Gajdoš said that the MOD has not taken this step yet, but it is considering this option due to the technical problems associated with the tender, which has been in progress for the past almost 3 years.
