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Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to local motorists as 7 Allied road movements involving US, Hungarian, Polish and Romanian troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 12 to 18 October 2020. The MOD stresses that the movements have…
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International Ex Slovak Shield rescheduled
Exercise Slovak Shield – an annual international exercise held at the Training Centre Lešť and other training areas across Slovakia will not take place in 2020, because service members are expected to be deployed in support of local communities in…
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MOD issues warning as US helicopters are scheduled to fly over Slovakia
The Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as six US UH-60 helicopters are scheduled to fly over Slovakia. Today, they will enter SVK airspace over Trstená at 11:30hrs and leave it over Plešivec at about 13:30hrs. The overflight ha…
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Ex Fire Rescue without international participation this year due to COVID-19
A Defence Fire Service (DFS) exercise, dubbed Fire Rescue 2020, is being hosted at the Training Centre Lešť on 5-9 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 measures in place, the exercise has been scaled back. Notably absent from the exercise are the tra…
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Minister Naď lodges criminal compliant with Prosecutor-General’s Office over reconstruction of Granit Hotel in Nová Polianka
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď lodged a criminal compliant against an unknown perpetrator with the Prosecutor-General’s Office on suspicion of several crimes. The document, which was today handed over to the Prosecutor-General’s Office at 09:32, co…
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Training sortie of MiG-29 fighter jets may cause sonic boom
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as a training sortie of SVK AF MiG-29 fighter jets is scheduled to take place today at approx. 10:30hrs local time on the following flight path: Sliač – Liptovský Mikuláš – Javorina – …
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J. Naď at Globsec: NATO is a mainstay and compass of stability, as evidenced also by its fight against the current pandemic
One of the most high profile security conferences in Europe – the Globsec Bratislava Forum 2020 – began in Bratislava today. This year’s theme of “LET’S HEAL THE WORLD TOGETHER” is inspired by the developing COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Defence Minis…
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J. Naď: Carpatho-Dukla Operation Heroes Day is a reminder of the unabating legacy of our heroes – fighters for universal values of freedom
On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the “Carpatho-Dukla Operation”, as the Battle of the Dukla Pass is known in Slovakia, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Defence State Secretary Marian Majer and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko paused to pa…
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Married couple among Active Reserves soldiers specialising in CBRN
16 Active Reserves (AR) soldiers joined the Gemer-Malohont-based CBRN Battalion Rožňava for a two-week training programme on 21 September 2020. During the first week at AR training, the reserve personnel honed their basic soldiering skills at…
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Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to local motorists as 7 Allied road movements by US, CZE, HRV and POL troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 5 to 11 October 2020. The MOD stresses that the movements have been approved in line…
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Ministry of Defence launches 16th MOD Literary Competition, winners to receive cash prizes
The Ministry of Defence has launched the 16th Literary Competition open to secondary school, college and university students, with this year’s theme: “What is the price of peace?” The deadline for sending the literary entries is 22 November 2020. …
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Central Military Hospital has new pavilion for hospitalisation of COVID-19 positive patients
The SNP Central Military Hospital – Faculty Hospital Ružomberok (ÚVN SNP) has set up a pavilion for hospitalisation of COVID-19 positive patients at the unused premises of the former clinic. It offers 42 beds and 13 patients can be put on ventilat…
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Doctrine Centre and Organisational Core for Stand-up of Joint Operations Command established in Banská Bystrica
On Thursday 1 October 2020, a new element of the SVK Armed Forces – the Doctrine Centre and Organisational Core for Stand-up of SVK Joint Operations Command – was established by the signing of the Protocols of Establishment in Banská Bystrica, wit…
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All 10 countries approached to participate in 3D radars tender submit their bids, SVK industry’s role to count in selecting winning bid
As at 30 September 2020, the deadline for submission of proposals under the revised tender, the Ministry of Defence received official bids for delivery of 3D radar systems from the Governments of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands…
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Minister Naď meets Canadian Ambassador H. A. Hulan for talks on enhancing security and defence cooperation
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met the Ambassador of Canada to Slovakia and Austria, Her Excellency Ms Heidi Alberta Hulan at the Ministry of Defence today (1 October 2020). On this occasion, Ambassador Hulan introduced herself in the role of Ambas…
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SVK military personnel to serve on Operation EUNAFOR MED IRINI
It is expected that SVK Armed Forces personnel will serve on Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, which has recently been stood up in succession to Op EUNAVFOR MED Sophia. The proposal to contribute up to five SVK military personnel to the operation has …
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Ministry of Defence is looking for future defence ministers by offering MOD internships
The SVK Ministry of Defence wants to support the professional development of those college and university students who are interested in security and defence policy as well as developments at home and abroad. Under the slogan of “We are looking fo…
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202 soldier trainees join Initial Military Training
As gates of the Training and Mobilisation Manning Base Martin opened for the fifth time this year, 202 soldier trainees of Preparatory State Service and officer entrants to the Professionally Qualified cadres began their SVK Army Phase 1 Initial M…
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Minister J. Naď at CYBERSEC 2020: The dark side of this technology is that it allows easy spread of disinformation, with social media channels being the most common platform for spreading it
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď participated via videolink in one of the largest conferences on cyber security in Europe – the 6th edition of the European Cybersecurity Forum (CYBERSEC 2020), a discussion forum organised by the Kosciuszko Institute …
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Slovakia expresses its condolences, solidarity and support in relation to Ukrainian AN-26 aircraft crash
On behalf of the SVK Government, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korčok have sent a letter of condolence to their Ukrainian counterparts. In the letter, they expressed their sincere condolences, soli…
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MOD issues traffic warning about scheduled road movements across Slovakia
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a traffic warning to the citizens of the Slovak Republic as 7 Allied road movements of U.S., Belgian, Czech, Croatian, and Polish soldiers are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 28 September to 4 Oc…
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Active reservists undergo training at Training Centre Lešť
The Training Center Lešť currently hosts the training of soldiers listed in the Active Reserve. 43 participants from the Engineer Battalion based in Sereď will finish training tomorrow. Yesterday they were joined by 16 reservists from the CBRN Bat…
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Armed Forces Day: Service members celebrate their biggest feast of the year in Brezová pod Bradlom
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Chief of Defence Daniel Zmeko, Defence State Secretary Marian Majer and Secretary General of the SVK MOD’s Service Office Peter Kozák along with servicemen and women celebrated their biggest feast of the year – Arm…
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J. Naď: I believe we will take Defence forward and the first fruits of our half-year′s work will be appreciated mainly by citizens and service members
The first six months have passed today since the new leadership took over the Ministry of Defence. Ever since taking to office, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has highlighted the necessity to make Defence more transparent and open so as to repair t…
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MOD has five new dogs and plans to purchase more dogs later this October
The Military Working Dog (MWD) Section, Crisis Management, Training and MWD Branch, Military Police Department Vlkanová - Hronsek, has purchased five new dogs to cater for the needs of Defence. Later this October, the MOD plans to buy more dogs to…
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Legacy of SNP fighters remembered by Minister Naď as he takes on Mt Ďumbier
By taking on Mt Ďumbier, the highest peak of the Low Tatra Mountains, and participating in a commemorative ceremony at the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Memorial located at the M. R. Štefánik Chalet, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Defence State S…
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Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to local motorists as 5 Allied road movements involving US, CZE, HUN, POL and BIH troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 21 to 27 Sept 2020. The MOD stresses that the movements have been approv…
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Granit Hotel in Nová Polianka once again serves soldiers and members of public after today′s opening by Defence Minister Naď
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Defence State Secretary Marian Majer and Secretary General of the MOD′s Service Office Peter Kozák opened the newly refurbished Granit Hotel in Nová Polianka, run by MOD-owned joint stock company HOREZZA, during an o…
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284 soldier trainees and officer cadets of Armed Forces Academy swear professional soldier′s pledge of highest moral standards today in Martin
SVK Army Phase 1 Initial Military Training for soldier trainees of Preparatory State Service, officer cadets of the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy Liptovský Mikuláš and professionally qualified officers was concluded as 284 young sold…
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Ministry of Defence buys clothing items for service members worth over €17 million
The Ministry of Defence has already contracted €12m worth of clothing items for members of the SVK Armed Forces, whereas it plans to make clothing contracts for over another €5m worth of military clothes by the end of this year. By doing this, the…
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