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A SVK military policeman saves the life of a US citizen in Afghanistan
MSgt Radovan Januška, member of the SVK Military Police and the Slovak Contingent RS in Afghanistan, saved the life of a US citizen in Afghanistan. On finding a civilian contractor lying unconscious on the floor of a bathroom in a building on b…
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MOD to showcase the 8x8 IFV prototype at high visibility events this weekend
The Ministry of Defence will showcase the 8x8 IFV prototype at two high visibility events this weekend. It will be on display at the SVK Parliament Building during this yearʼs Parliament Open Day in Bratislava on Saturday and at the Slovak Inte…
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Slovak Republic will assume full responsibility for Sector 4 of UNFICYP in Cyprus as one Troop Contributing Country on 1 September 2018
The Slovak Republic will take over Sector 4 of UNFICYP as one Troop Contributing Country (TCC) on Saturday 1 September 2018. This will occur in an effort to put the UN Policy on Cyprus into practice, which envisages greater homogeneity in the Sect…
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P. Gajdoš: EUFOR ALTHEA is an effective instrument for the stabilisation of the Balkans, Slovakia plans to strengthen it with new capabilities
Slovakia plans to strengthen EUFOR Operation ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina by new capabilities to help stabilise the Western Balkans. This announcement was made by Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš after todayʼs informal meeting of EU …
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Minister Gajdoš attends the 74th SNP commemorations in Banská Bystrica
Minister Gajdoš today (29 August 2018) attended the nation-wide commemorations marking the 74th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising in Banská Bystrica. The commemorations were attended by Slovakiaʼs three highest constitutional represen…
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MOD service personnel and civilian employees commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising and Constitution Day
MOD service personnel and civilian employees today (28 August 2018) joined a ceremonial gathering to mark the 74th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) and the 26th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Slovak Repu…
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New Dress Regulations to take effect across the Armed Forces in September, soldiers will receive more clothing items
The SVK MOD will introduce new Dress Regulations for the Armed Forces as from September 2018. Under the new arrangements, service personnel will receive more clothing items. As well as being issued with 2 Combat Dresses, they are also issued wi…
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Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš commemorates the 74th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš along with General Secretary of the SVK MODʼs Service Office Ján Hoľko, DCHOD Maj Gen Miroslav Kocian, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini and other members of the Cabinet, and MOD officials today (27 August …
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Minister Gajdoš commemorates the memory of SNP victims by walking the Zlatno-Skýcov Educational Partisan Trail
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today commemorated the victims of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) by an act of commemoration and walking the Zlatno-Skýcov Educational Partisan Trail. Local residents of the villages were involved sign…
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State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák visits Ukraine for talks on current defence issues
(24 August) At the invitation of Ukrainian Minister of Defence General of the Army Stepan Poltorak, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Róbert Ondrejcsák participated in the celebrations of the 27th anniversary of Ukraineʼs independence and the 100t…
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Additional soldiers return to Slovakia after completing their tours of duty in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today welcomed 20 soldiers returning from EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan during a homecoming ceremony at the Training and Mobilisation Manning…
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Question Time in Parliament: Minister Gajdoš faces questions from children
Why is the modernization of military equipment needed and why the money allocated for modernization is not rather spent on medical welfare? What can be done to better support school leavers in finding employment on the job market? And is it pos…
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Minister of Defence P. Gajdoš honours the victims of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (21 August) paid tribute to the memory of the victims who put up resistance against the invasion of the Warsaw Pact Armies into Czechoslovakia on 21 August 1968 during a ceremony in Bratislavaʼs Šaf…
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74th SNP celebrations: Minister Gajdoš witnesses an SNP battle reenactment in the Orava region
As part of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) celebrations, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (19 August) remembered the 74th SNP anniversary during an event entitled ʽOrava 1944 – Take up Arms!ʼ at Camp Oravská Poruba, while at the sa…
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P. Gajdoš: A restored WW2 partisan bunker sited above the village of Malinová will remind our citizens that freedom is not for free
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš along with Parliamentary Chairman of the Committee on Defence and Security Anton Hrnko opened a WW2 partisan bunker sited above the village of Malinová. The bunker was restored just recently by local village res…
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Viera Stehlíková (95) officially becomes war veteran, she would even dare to be the Defence Minister
Viera Stehlíková (95), participant of the national struggle for liberation in WW2, has officially become a war veteran. On the occasion of her birthday yesterday, she today (16 August 2018) received her war veteranʼs ID from Defence Minister Pe…
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Ministry of Defence invites bids for 3D radars from 12 countries
The Ministry of Defence has invited bids for 3D medium-, short- and very short-range radars from 12 Governments. A Request for Government Proposal has been sent out to the Governments of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the …
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Slovak and Czech cadets practise their skills, they learn lessons from soldiers
Cadets of the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš and cadets of the University of Defence in Brno underwent field training at the Training Centre Lešť in recent days. A total of 152 cadets put their tactical, marksm…
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Additional soldiers are deploying on Operation EUFOR ALTHEA, they will contribute to the security and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Another 18 Slovak personnel are deploying on Operation EUFOR ALTHEA. Over the next year they will contribute to building the capacities and capabilities of the BiH Armed Forces and a secure and stable environment in BiH. Chief of Defence Lt Gen…
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Statement of the SVK MOD on the NATO Defence Planning Capability Review 2017-2018
As per legislation, the SVK Government is responsible for delivering defence planning, i.e. the defence of the Slovak Republic. This is fully in line with Article 3 of the Washington Treaty, whereby individual NATO Member States are obliged to “ma…
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Slovak Shield 2018: 1,500 troops will deploy on this yearʼs largest military exercise in Slovakia
The Slovak Armed Forces are now readying themselves for this yearʼs largest international exercise – Slovak Shield 2018 – which will bring together almost 1,500 Slovak soldiers and troops from abroad. The aim of the exercise is to train militar…
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P. Gajdoš: We will adopt all possible measures, including personnel measures, to prevent service personnel from participating in ʽSlovak Recruitsʼ
The SVK MOD will adopt all possible legislative measures to prevent service personnel from participating in the activities of such groups as the ʽSlovak Recruitsʼ. “If needed, we will adopt effective personnel measures, including dismissal from…
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General overhaul of the first Afghan helicopter is successfully completed by Trenčín-based LOTN, a.s.
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN, a.s.) completed the general overhaul of the first Afghan Air Force (AAF) Mi-17V-5 helicopter. The helicopter was then picked up and flown from M. R. Štefánik Airport, Bratislava back to Afghanistan on Satu…
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Military Hospital Ružomberok has a new director
A new director of the Slovak National Uprising Central Military Hospital – Faculty Hospital Ružomberok has been appointed today. MUDr Peter Vaněk has been entrusted with running the hospital until a regular competitive selection process is conc…
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Candidates interested in joining the Active Reserves still have a month to submit their applications
Candidates interested in joining the Active Reserves still have a month (until 31 August) to apply. Training exercises will run between April and June 2019, whereas the SVK Armed Forces plan to train over 300 active reservists. Those who meet t…
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Minister Gajdoš and CHOD Zmeko meet with NSHQ Commander Vice Admiral C. J. Kilrain
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko today (27 July 2018) welcomed Commander of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) Vice Admiral Colin J. Kilrain to the MOD. The July NATO Brussels Summit, Slovak…
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Kuchyňa Air Base will be temporarily closed due to scheduled repair works on runway pavements
Kuchyňa Air Base, home to the General M. R. Štefánik Transport Wing, will be temporarily closed due to scheduled repair works on the runway pavements from 27 July 2018 to the end of August 2018. The operational air assets in service with the Wi…
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Minister Gajdoš files a motion to initiate an inquiry into the legality of the Slovak Recruits paramilitary organization
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš has filed a motion with the Office of the Prosecutor General to initiate an inquiry into the legality of the paramilitary group Slovak Recruits. The reason for this is that the group provides military traini…
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Minister Gajdoš commemorates 138th anniversary of General M. R. Štefánik's birthday
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (21 July 2018) visited the village of Košariská to commemorate the 138th anniversary of General M. R. Štefánik's birthday. During the commemoration ceremony, the Minister along with DCHOD/COS Maj Gen M…
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Minister Gajdoš hands over another two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to airmen, to be used on civil contingency and other operations
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today handed over two new UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovak airmen during a handover ceremony at the Helicopter Wing Prešov. This brings the total number of the helicopters in service with the SVK …
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