According to Prime Minister P. Pellegrini, the decisions on defence investments and modernization have so far been right
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The decisions on defence investments and modernization by the Security Council and the Cabinet, and hence by the Ministry of Defence itself, have so far been right. This announcement was made today (14 September) by Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini during his annual inspection day of the MOD. He appreciated the MOD’s handling thus far of the largest modernization project – the purchase of the US F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets.
On the procurement process of the US F-16 fleet for the SVK Air Force, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said: “I have received information, including from US authorities, that they highly appreciate Slovakia’s approach, which has been among the most professional ones over the past years and which absolutely dispels any doubts over this transaction.”
On the modernization of land forces, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini hailed the participation of Slovakia’s defence industrial base in the modernization process to the maximum extent possible. “Former Czechoslovakia used to be among the world leaders of the global armaments industry, then we went through a period of total disintegration and collapse, and today we are sort of raising many of our state-owned defence companies from ashes. In doing so, we are building on our history and the rich expertise of our people, there are still many of them who can work in this industry, and I am pleased to say that the more money will go on defence every year, the more money will go on creation of new jobs in the regions.” He reminded that the Cabinet is yet to make decisions on 3D LR radars and 8x8 and 4x4 vehicle platforms.
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš then updated the Prime Minister on the historically most extensive modernization of the Armed Forces, where the current MOD leadership is proceeding systemically and systematically in line with the 2030 Long-Term Defence Development Plan. “Of course, we did not avoid discussing any problematic issues such as the manning issue in Defence. In this regard, we are drafting legislative changes in order to make the service in the Armed Forces more attractive from the perspective of the job market,” said Head of the MOD.
On the manning issue, the Prime Minister said that the salaries of service personnel will go up by 10 per cent as from 1 January 2019 and another 10 per cent as from 1 September 2020. Minister Gajdoš underlined that the current MOD leaders are doing their best to live up to their “Everything for the soldier!” motto, while balancing modernization, training and welfare.
At the conclusion of his visit to the MOD, the Prime Minister congratulated the SVK Armed Forces as they celebrate 25 years of service to Slovakia this year and thanked all service personnel and civilian employees for performing challenging tasks in defence of the Slovak Republic. Last but not least, he praised the brilliant performance of the Dukla Military Sports Centre sportsmen and sportswomen at world premier sports events.
On the procurement process of the US F-16 fleet for the SVK Air Force, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said: “I have received information, including from US authorities, that they highly appreciate Slovakia’s approach, which has been among the most professional ones over the past years and which absolutely dispels any doubts over this transaction.”
On the modernization of land forces, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini hailed the participation of Slovakia’s defence industrial base in the modernization process to the maximum extent possible. “Former Czechoslovakia used to be among the world leaders of the global armaments industry, then we went through a period of total disintegration and collapse, and today we are sort of raising many of our state-owned defence companies from ashes. In doing so, we are building on our history and the rich expertise of our people, there are still many of them who can work in this industry, and I am pleased to say that the more money will go on defence every year, the more money will go on creation of new jobs in the regions.” He reminded that the Cabinet is yet to make decisions on 3D LR radars and 8x8 and 4x4 vehicle platforms.
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš then updated the Prime Minister on the historically most extensive modernization of the Armed Forces, where the current MOD leadership is proceeding systemically and systematically in line with the 2030 Long-Term Defence Development Plan. “Of course, we did not avoid discussing any problematic issues such as the manning issue in Defence. In this regard, we are drafting legislative changes in order to make the service in the Armed Forces more attractive from the perspective of the job market,” said Head of the MOD.
On the manning issue, the Prime Minister said that the salaries of service personnel will go up by 10 per cent as from 1 January 2019 and another 10 per cent as from 1 September 2020. Minister Gajdoš underlined that the current MOD leaders are doing their best to live up to their “Everything for the soldier!” motto, while balancing modernization, training and welfare.
At the conclusion of his visit to the MOD, the Prime Minister congratulated the SVK Armed Forces as they celebrate 25 years of service to Slovakia this year and thanked all service personnel and civilian employees for performing challenging tasks in defence of the Slovak Republic. Last but not least, he praised the brilliant performance of the Dukla Military Sports Centre sportsmen and sportswomen at world premier sports events.
