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Soldiers through the eyes of kids
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, CHOD Gen Milan Maxim, and the Editorial Board of Defence Monthly came together to announce the results of the 16th Painting and Drawing Competition for primary school (PS) pupils, titled Soldiers through the Ey…
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The future of collective defence
The Slovak delegation to the Meeting of NATO Heads of State and/or Government in Brussels, led by the Slovak President, declared the status of its commitments made at the NATO Wales and Warsaw Summits and Slovakia's participation in NATO's enha…
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Gratitude March at Muráň
The Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, joined by Radovan Baláž, Member of Parliament for the Slovak National Party, paid his respects to the memory of WWII victims in a commemorative ceremony held at the ruins of Muráň Castle in the Revúca Distr…
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Slovakia has met its commitment, NFIU SVK marks Full Capability
The Slovak Republic has fulfilled yet another of its commitments pledged at the Wales Summit. After the conclusion of its certification, the NATO FORCE INTEGRATION UNIT SLOVAKIA has now reached Full Capability (FC). Complying with the Implement…
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SVK Army Tatra truck crashes
A SVK Army Tatra 815 truck was moving along a field road near the village of Jalná on its way from the Military Unit Močiar back to its home base when it became involved in a road traffic accident in the afternoon of 18 May, which resulted in t…
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Ministers hold talks in Brussels
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and his partners from the EU Member States met in Brussels to hold discussions at the Council of the EU. Building on the Malta informal meeting, the Council adopted the conclusions on security and defence in the…
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Replacement of vehicles approved
The Security Council and Government of the Slovak Republic approved a document on supporting the projects to procure 8×8 combat armoured vehicles and 4×4 multi role tactical vehicles. The overall value of the modernisation programme, which will…
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Training of AR becomes a reality, first soldiers are now training in Sereď
The Active Reserves (AR) training scheme has become a reality. The first AR soldiers are now undergoing training at the Engineer Battalion Sereď. The opening ceremony was attended by SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel M…
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GEO Minister visits the SVK MOD
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Georgian State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Mr Viktor Dolidze. They addressed current topics of common interest in security developments and also paid attention to exploring …
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Defence duel in Trnava
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited Trnava to support secondary school students at what was yet another event in the Students' Defence Duel series. The MOD organised this competition to promote patriotism and to raise awareness of national…
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Visit to MOD by CZE AMB
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Slovakia, Her Excellency Mrs Lívia Klausová, and the new Czech Defence Attaché, Maj Gen Ján Gurník, to address current issues of bilateral defence engagement,…
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Pay attention to Ex LOGEX
The Ministry of Defence hereby issues a notice informing the public of the upcoming larger movements of SVK Armed Forces vehicles. Scheduled from 11 to 19 May, convoys of military vehicles will be moving along the lines of communication across …
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Military policemen in MED
The SVK Parliament gave consent to the deployment of 10 MP personnel to EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea (MED). The military policemen will assume the role of a Boarding Team aboard a ship under the command of the German N…
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Voluntary Military Training will be more attractive, graduates will receive €1,100
TheVoluntary Military Training (VMT) will be more attractive and will be conducted in improved conditions. The VMT Amendment Act was approved by the SVK Parliament along with the Slovak National Party Club's amending proposal, thanks to which t…
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In memory of victims
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and SVK President and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces Andrej Kiska commemorated the 72nd anniversary of Victory Day over Nazism on 8 May in the village of Kalinov, East Slovakia. “Kalinov was…
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Commemoration at Bradlo
A nation-wide commemorative ceremony began with a fly-past of MiG-29 aircraft over the Tomb of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik on Bradlo Hill to mark the 98th anniversary of the tragic death of one of the most prominent figures of our history.…
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Minister receives US Ambassador
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdošwas pleased to receive the United States of America Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Adam Sterling, in an office call to discuss current topics of bilateral cooperation as well as the upcoming moveme…
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Štefánik remembered at Ivanka
The State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence, Róbert Ondrejcsák, commemorated the 98th anniversary of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik's death at the Tomb of Štefánik in Ivánka pri Dunaji. It was right there that the aircraft carrying …
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Defence Ministers P. Gajdoš and I. Simicskó discuss cooperation
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with Hungarian Minister of Defence István Simicskó on Hungarian MOD premises. Apart from bilateral cooperation, the topics of discussion that resonated were the Allied bond within the North Atlantic Alli…
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Training to be more attractive
Making the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) project better and more attractive is closer to becoming reality. The SVK Parliament's Committee on Defence and Security and the Constitutional-Legal Affairs Committee approved a proposal for the VMT…
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P. Gajdoš: Promotion binds Generals to performing their tasks better
SVK President Andrej Kiska appointed one new Brigadier General of the SVK Armed Forces, while two other general officers were promoted to higher general officer ranks. The Director of Military Intelligence, Maj Gen Ján Balciar, was advanced to the…
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Defence firefighters together
On 24-28 April, the training facilities of the Training Centre Lešť hosted an international exercise dubbed Fire Rescue 2017, with the aim of practising and coordinating the fire crews' action in conducting specialist activities and rescue miss…
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Assessing the benefits of EUGS
The contribution of the EU Global Strategy (EUGS) to and its impact on European defence and security were evaluated by high representatives of European institutions, Malta and EU Member States at a conference held during the Maltese Presidency …
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Ministers meet in Malta
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš attended an informal meeting of Defence Ministers of the European Union Member States in Malta. At the core of the meeting's agendawere discussions on EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Se…
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SVK Air Force units practise the readiness to defend Slovak airspace
The SVK Air Force has concluded the most important phase of Ex Air Shield 2017 that unfolded at the Training Centre Lešť and on the training ground at Kolíňanský Vrch, building on Ex Blue Wave 2016, Ex Air Shield 2015 and Ex Tobruq Legacy 2016.…
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Ambassador's visit
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš welcomed the Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Luís Antonio Balduíno Carneiro. Topics of common discussion included bilateral cooperation in the field of defence. The…
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Bradlo will see the comeback of the nationwide commemoration of General Štefánik
After a several-years break, Bradlo will see the comeback of the nationwide commemorative ceremony dedicated to the memory of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik. This year the commemorative ceremony will be held on 6 May to mark the 98th annivers…
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Trees and Earth Day
The Slovak Ministers of Agriculture, Defence and Education came together to remind us on Earth Day that natural resources cannot be exploitable forever. They joined, alongside children of elementary schools, the nation-wide initiative titled “I…
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Minister welcomes soldiers
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Deputy Chief of Defence Lt Gen Pavel Macko attended a homecoming ceremony, held at the Training and Mobilisation Replenishment Base Martin, for 22 SVK Armed Forces service personnel returning from their tour…
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Slovak soldiers in Latvia are participating in Exercise Summer Shield 2017
The Slovak service personnel deployed with Task Force Štefánik in Latvia have joined the Summer Shield 2017 tactical exercise. Besides the Slovak troops, the training audience come from Latvia, the USA, Canada, Lithuania, Germany, Denmark, Esto…
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