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P. Gajdoš: Every single generalʼs star is a recognition of the soldierʼs work in favour of SVK Armed Forces and Slovakia
President of the Slovak Republic Andrej Kiska, who concurrently acts as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, today promoted General Staff (GS) Colonel Slavomír Staviarsky to Brigadier, the most junior General appointme…
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MOD update on movements of military convoys across Slovakia
The SVK MOD releases this traffic alert to inform the inhabitants of Slovakia of the upcoming Allied military movements, scheduled from 8-14 Jan 2018. A total of 7 Allied road moves will take place across Slovakia over the period. They will mai…
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Major General (Rtd) Ivan Otto Schwarz passes away
Major General (Rtd) Ivan Otto Schwarz passed away aged 94 in London on Thursday (4 January). A native of Bratislava, who grew up in Bytča, was the last surviving Slovakian living in the UK to have served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during th…
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Minister Gajdoš and Minister Šlechtová sign Implementation Agreement to Treaty for Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace
(5 January) Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Czech Minister of Defence Karla Šlechtová today met to sign the Implementation Agreement to the Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic for Cooperation on Mutual Protecti…
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25th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic and Armed Forces remembered by MOD employees and soldiers
MOD civil servants, civilian employees and service personnel today came together for a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic and Slovak Armed Forces. On this occasion, SVK Minister o…
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P. Gajdoš: The result of our negotiations with the Spartan airlifter manufacturer is a discount of nearly 900,000 euros
The price for the first of the two C-27 J Spartan airlifters will be lower by almost 900,000 euros. This is the outcome of the negotiations between the SVK MOD and the manufacturer for the delay in delivery of the aircraft. The amount of the fi…
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Slovak soldiers perform tasks abroad at the turn of the year, Minister Gajdoš thanks them for their work
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko participated in a video conference call with the service personnel who were on duty at the turn of the year, whilst deployed on operations and mis…
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Soldiers welcome New Year 2018 by firing a gun salvo, for the first time they are under the command of a servicewoman from Michalovce
The New Year 2018, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic and SVK Armed Forces, was greeted by artillerymen firing a traditional New Yearʼs Gun Salute from Bratislavaʼs Tyršovo Square. For the firs…
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MOD update on movements of military convoys across Slovakia
The SVK MOD releases this traffic alert to inform the inhabitants of Slovakia of the upcoming Allied military movements, scheduled from 2-7 January 2018. A total of 4 Allied road moves will take place across Slovakia over the period. They will …
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SVK MOD offers university-level study programmes along with a salary and guarantees a job for graduates
The SVK MOD offers secondary school graduates free study at a military academy and two universities, with the aim of educating and training its officer cadre for the SVK Armed Forces. In the Academic Year 2018/2019 secondary school leavers can …
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Members of the Military Sports Centre Dukla place well in the Sportsperson of the Year Award
Members of the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica (VŠC Dukla) placed well in Slovakiaʼs most prestigious annual award of sports personality – 2017 Sportsperson of the Year, with skier Petra Vlhová taking 2nd place and skier Veronika V…
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Matej Tóth is finally acquitted for good, he can now compete and represent Slovakia again
The race walk champion of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Matej Tóth can rejoin professional race walk competitions. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has upheld the conclusions of the inquiry by the Disciplina…
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Slovak soldiers take turns to work the Christmas period abroad, they receive a symbolic present from Minister of Defence
Slovak President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Andrej Kiska along with Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Gen Milan Maxim today spoke with Slovak soldiers deployed on missions in Afghanistan, Bosnia and He…
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Minister Gajdoš hands over prizes to winners of the 13th MOD Literary Competition
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today handed over prizes to the winners of the 13th MOD Literary Competition on the theme “Our security cannot be taken for granted…” The prizes in the College/University category went toPeter Kromka (1st place…
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Minister Gajdoš visits military policemen deployed on Operation SOPHIA, he brings a Christmas tree for them
As part of his traditional pre-Christmas trip, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today visited the SVK Military Police members who have performed duties in support of EUNAVFOR MED Op Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea. He met with the team aboard a…
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Institute of Military History supports dual education, students help maintain historic assets
The Institute of Military History (VHÚ) supports dual education. Students from Private Secondary Technical School, located in Bratislavaʼs Exnárova Street, have a unique opportunity to participate in maintaining and reprocessing historic assets…
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Another 10 military policemen are heading for Operation SOPHIA to carry out tasks
At a predeployment ceremony held at the Military Police Training and Canine Department Vlkanová, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today bid his farewell to the Military Police members who are deploying for a 6-month tour of duty in support of E…
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SVK MOD commences verification trials of 8x8 Infantry Fighting Vehicle prototype
MOD specialists from the Military Technical and Testing Institute (VTSÚ) Záhorie have commenced verification trials of the joint 8x8 Slovak-Finnish Infantry Fighting Vehicle prototype. The verification trials will last until mid-January 2018. T…
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President A. Kiska meets with SVK MOD and Armed Forces officials
Slovak President Andrej Kiska, who concurrently acts as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, today visited the SVK MOD for a traditional pre-Christmas meeting with SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and other MOD and…
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EU Foreign Affairs Council officially launches PESCO
The EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) today formally adopted the Council Decision establishing Permanent Structured Cooperation in the field of security and defence (PESCO), with 25 EU Member States participating in PESCO. The Slovak Republic ex…
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Exceptional inventory checks at munitions depots are over
The Slovak Armed Forces have concluded exceptional inventory checks on munitions at their munitions depots, as ordered by SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš after first establishing discrepancies. According to the initial conclusions of crimi…
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MOD update on movements of military convoys across Slovakia
The SVK MOD releases this traffic alert to inform the inhabitants of Slovakia of the upcoming Allied military movements, scheduled from 11-17 December 2017. A total of 37 Allied road moves will take place across Slovakia over the period. They w…
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SVK MOD stages Industry Day for soldiers to present 4x4 vehicles
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today opened Industry Day 2017 at the Military Technical and Testing Institute (VTSÚ) Záhorie. This is the second year the event has taken place, with this yearʼs focus on presenting 4x4 light armoured vehicles.…
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Minister Gajdoš inducts another 4 contemporary veterans into the Hall of Fame
The SVK MOD's Hall of Fame has been enriched by another four contemporary veterans. For their outstanding achievements going above and beyond the scope of their normal service duties, Lt Col (Rtd) Daniel Bavoľár, MSgt Antonín Havlín and two mem…
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Slovak soldiers are already on the ground in Iraq training the first instructors in the field of demining
The Slovak soldiers in Iraq have already begun training instructors of the Iraqi Security Forces in the field of demining. Up to 25 participants are expected to go through the course. 15 members of the Slovak Armed Forces are currently involved…
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MOD update on movements of military convoys across Slovakia
The SVK MOD releases this traffic alert to inform the inhabitants of Slovakia of the upcoming Allied military movements, scheduled from 4-10 December 2017. A total of 28 Allied road moves will take place across Slovakia over the period. They wi…
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Winners of the 13th MOD Literary Competition announced
Winners of the 13th MOD Literary Competition on the theme “Our security cannot be taken for granted” have been announced after being chosen in an online public vote on the Facebook social network. The Secondary Schools category was won by Klár…
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Minister Gajdoš meets with Macedonian Chief of General Staff Lt Gen M. Velichkovski
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today held talks with Lt Gen Metodija Velichkovski, Chief of the General Staff, Army of the Republic of Macedonia, at MOD Main Building. Topics of discussion included international security priorities and bi…
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Active Reserves will be more attractive next year
The Active Reserves will be more attractive next year. This ensues from the Conscription Amendment Act. The amendments to the Act were approved today by the SVK Security Council and Cabinet. As from May 2018 active reservists should start train…
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SVK Security Council and Cabinet approve Strategy for Implementation of PESCO Commitments
The SVK Security Council and Cabinet today approved the Strategy of the National Plan for Implementation of Commitments and Criteria resulting from the Participation of the Slovak Republic in the European Union's Permanent Structured Cooperatio…
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