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2019: SVK military welcomes New Year with gun salute
SVK artillerymen fired a 20 gun salute from Bratislava’s Tyrš Embankment today (1 January), to welcome in the New Year along with members of the public and mark the 26th anniversary of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces. In his New …
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Minister Gajdoš holds video conference calls with soldiers serving abroad over this festive period
Today (21 December) Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Deputy Chief of Defence Maj Gen Josef Pokorný held video conference calls with soldiers serving abroad in support of international crisis management (ICM) over this festive period. On SVK s…
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Resolute Support Mission: Delegation from Slovakia visits SVK soldiers in Afghanistan, bringing live Christmas tree and ingredients for Christmas sauerkraut soup
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, and Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko visited SVK personnel serving on the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan. As part of their traditional pre-Christmas visit to Afg…
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NATOʼs eFP: Visiting SVK troops in the Baltics ahead of Christmas
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, joined by President/C-in-C of the SVK Armed Forces Andrej Kiska, paid a visit to SVK personnel serving with the multinational enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Latvia. As part of their pre-Christma…
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Meeting of CZE-SVK Defence Cooperation Steering Committee
The CZE-SVK Defence Cooperation Steering Committee (DCSC) convened for its annual talks in Bratislava on 18 December 2018. The talks were chaired by State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák and CZE Deputy Minister of Def…
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MOD outlines Service Personnel Management Concept to improve Service conditions for active duty soldiers
The Ministry of Defence wants to make sure that active duty soldiers work under better Service conditions than today. Towards this end, the MOD has drafted the Service Personnel Management Concept, which will be subject to the Cabinetʼs deliber…
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SlovakAid: Slovak Republic hands over humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
Today (14 December) the Slovak Republic handed over humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, gifting 540 new school uniforms for pupils from Mazar-e-Sharif. The humanitarian aid, collected by the Head Office of Ecumenical Pastoral Service in the SVK A…
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Slovakia’s NATO EOD/C-IED Trust Fund for Ukraine Project enters practical phase
Following the signature of international contractual documents between NSPA and Ukraine and the SVK MOD and NSPA, the Slovak Republic is now ready to go ahead with the practical phase of the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Counter Improvised E…
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MOD will reconstruct Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica Athletics Stadium
Reconstruction works to uplift the Military Sports Centre (VŠC) Dukla Banská Bystrica Athletics Stadium will be undertaken by the MOD. The sports ground will meet the technical requirements of the International Association of Athletics Federati…
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MOD leaders meet President Kiska for traditional pre-Christmas meeting
Today (12 December) MOD leaders met President Andrej Kiska, who acts as Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces, for a traditional pre-Christmas meeting at MOD Main Building. Todayʼs meeting was dominated by the SVK MODʼs current ag…
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Most extensive modernization programme in the history of SVK Armed Forces becomes a reality, Minister of Defence signs contract for U.S. F-16 fighter jets
The most extensive modernization programme in the history of the Slovak Armed Forces is becoming a reality. In the presence of PM Peter Pellegrini at the Office of the SVK Government today (12 December), Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš signed …
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Minister Gajdoš holds talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš held talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan at MOD Main Building today (12 December). During the meeting, they praised the mutual defence cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the Unite…
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Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš meets with French Minister of State for Defence Geneviève Darrieussecq
Thanks to their joint defence activities, the cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the French Republic has been excellent. Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and French Minister of State for Defence Geneviève Darrieussecq were in agreement…
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Additional contemporary veterans inducted into MOD Hall of Fame
Another three contemporary veterans were officially inducted into the MOD Hall of Fame at today’s pre-Christmas gathering of war veterans. The new inductees – MSgt Martin Brodniansky, MSgt René Petráš and Col Štefan Ivan (posthumously) – were t…
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Military Police receives new vehicles, MOD saves over 100,000 euros
Military Police received today (7 December) 21 new pick-ups. Having procured the vehicles via an e-action, the MOD saved €103,982 and spent the money on more vehicles for Military Police. Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary o…
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Winners of 14th MOD Literary Competition collect their prizes
Winners of the 14th MOD Literary Competition visited the MOD today (7 December), to collect prizes for their winning essays from Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko. This year MOD judges asses…
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Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visits Sarajevo for talks with Minister of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marina Pendeš
On his official visit to Sarajevo today (6 December), Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with Minister of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marina Pendeš for talks on the SVK deployment on Op EUFOR ALTHEA and the potential areas of cooperatio…
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SVK personnel receive presents ahead of Christmas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
On his official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina today (6 December), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid a visit to SVK personnel carrying out the tasks of Op EUFOR ALTHEA. At a pre-Christmas meeting with SVK soldiers, he handed over 7 new vehicl…
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NATO Mission Iraq: Slovak soldiers will deploy on NATOʼs non-combat mission to Iraq
SVK Army soldiers and Military Police personnel will deploy to Iraq to perform tasks as part of the NATO Mission Iraq (NMI). The proposal for their deployment was approved today by Parliament. 42 Armed Forces personnel will serve in Iraq,…
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MPs will move on to debate second reading of Military Police Amendment Act in Parliament
Military policemen are closer to having their powers extended, which will allow them to perform tasks to a higher standard and more efficiently. MPs will now move on to debate the second reading of the MOD-sponsored Military Police Amendment Ac…
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MOD fully respects Prime Ministerʼs position on purchase of F-16 fighter jets
The final decision on the signing of the agreement on the replacement of the SVK Air Forceʼs fighter jet fleet falls fully within the competence of the SVK Government. The MOD has never cast any doubt whatsoever on this proposition. On Friday 3…
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NATO Partnership Training and Education Centres meet in Brussels, Slovak Armed Forces Academy presents its activities as well
In recent days, the General Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) has presented its activities at the 2018 NATO Partnership Training and Education Centres (PTEC) Marketplace in Brussels. The aim of the meeting, bringing together…
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MOD signs Technical Arrangements for procurement of U.S. F-16 fighter jets
Based on the SVK Governmentʼs decision, the Slovak Ministry of Defence, represented by National Armaments Director Col Vladimír Kavický, has today (30 November) signed respective Technical Arrangements for launching the SVK Air Forceʼs fighter …
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SlovakAid: Slovak Republic delivers official humanitarian aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Head Office of Ecumenical Pastoral Service in the SVK Armed Forces, working in cooperation with the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, prepared and delivered the 6th humanitarian aid consignment, donated by the S…
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P. Gajdoš: Biathletes Paulína and Ivona Fialková have our full support, it is absolutely unjustifiable that they are banned from representing Slovakia
Members of the Military Sports Centre DUKLA Banská Bystrica Paulína and Ivona Fialkové have the full support of Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sports Martina Lubyová. This information was confi…
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Exercise Anakonda-18: SVK troops embark on Ex An-18, Polandʼs largest training event
120 troops from HQ 2nd Mechanized Brigade and other elements of the SVK Army will participate in Ex Anakonda-18 (AN-18), Polandʼs largest exercise, organised by the Polish Armed Forces on Bemovo Piskie Training Area in Orzysz, Poland. …
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NRF/VJTF: Elite 5th Special Forces Regiment undergoes certification for NATO Spearhead Force
62 personnel of the elite 5th Special Forces Regiment (5th SOF Regt) Žilina are undergoing a Special Operations Forces Evaluation (SOFEVAL) process in order to confirm their capabilities in support of the NATO Response Force’s Very High Readine…
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Service pay will increase significantly next year
Service pay will increase significantly next year. This follows on from the Personnel Management Concept which is now being finalised. The MOD will submit it to the Cabinet for consideration this December. Under the new pay arrangements, th…
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Soldiers will participate in floorball league, they want to inspire young people to join Army
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš wants to stir up pupilsʼ and studentsʼ interest in doing sports and following a healthy lifestyle as a prerequisite to join the Army. Towards this end, the MOD has teamed up with the TV JOJ Foundation to cooperate …
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A new Memorial, commissioned in memory of servicemen and women who have died in the line of duty on missions and operations abroad, unveiled on Háj-Nicovô Hill
A new Memorial, commissioned in memory of the servicemen and women who have died in the line of duty on crisis management missions and operations abroad, has been unveiled today (22 November) in the grounds of the Memorial and War Cemetery on H…
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