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Minister commemorates 137th anniversary of General Štefánik's birthday
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited Košariská to participate in a commemoration ceremony on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of General Štefánik's birthday. Head of the MOD visited Štefánik'sbirthday home, which houses a museum de…
Soldiers and Children's University
Soldiers of the “General Milan Rastislav Štefánik” Transport Wing Kuchyňa put together a rich programme for child students of Children's Comenius University. They had the opportunity to see a static display of weaponry and equipment, followed b…
Declaration's anniversary
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš was present in Parliament for a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the Sovereignty of the Slovak Republic, which laid the foundations for establishing an indepen…
Change of SVK Air Force Commander
After almost 5 years of service as SVK Air Force Commander Maj Gen Miroslav Korba handed over command of the SVK Air Force to Brig Gen Ľubomír Svoboda. The SVK Air Force Commander change of responsibility ceremony was held at the Tactical Wing …
Polish V4 Presidency concluded
The Ministers of Defence of the Slovak and Polish Republics and the State Secretaries of the Defence Ministries of Hungary and the Czech Republic came together in Warsaw to evaluate the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group, as it drew its cl…
Assistance tasks carried out at Slanské Hills
Garrison Veľké Ozorovce's training ground at the Slanské Hills and the villages of Malé and Veľké Ozorovcehosted Exercise New Horizon 2017 on 10-13 July, with the aim of practising the C2 system and SOPs in running the SVK Armed Forces' assista…
108 VMT candidates get a pass
The SVK Armed Forces have selected 108 candidates from among 246 applicants for this year's Voluntary Military Training (VMT). They were required to meet demanding requirements, including medical examinations and individual psychological assess…
Commemoration in Darney
A commemoration ceremony went ahead at the Military Memorial in France's Darney on 24 June to mark the 99th anniversary of the 21st Czechoslovak Rifle Regiment swearing the Oath of Allegiance and the then President of the French Republic Raimon…
Exercise New Horizon 2017
SVK Armed Forces soldiers and SVK Interior Ministry personnel will be practising collaboration efforts during a simulated state of war from Monday (10 July) to Thursday (13 July). The activity will see soldiers, policemen, fire crews, rescuers,…
P. Gajdoš: Academy prepares high quality officers
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and DCHOD/COS Maj Gen Miroslav Kocian attended a passing-out parade for officer cadets and a graduation ceremony for graduates of full-time Bachelor of Science (BSc) programmes at Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed …
Graduation ceremony in LM
Liptovský Mikuláš (LM)-based General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS)'sAssembly Hall hosted a graduation ceremony for the graduates of two- and three-year-long 2nd level external academic study programmes. A total of 62 graduates succe…
Celebrations at Devín
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Prime Minister Robert Fico, joined by other members of the SVK Government and Parliament, took part in nation-wide celebrations in honour of St Cyril and St Methodius Day at Castle Devín, Bratislava. …
Minister in visit to President
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Gen Milan Maxim informed SVK President Andrej Kiska, the Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces, of the measures that have been put in place in the cases of the missing Army munitions. T…
Minister in talks in Brussels
In a Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš reconfirmed the commitments the Slovak Republic made earlier at the May NATO minisummit in Brussels. This means SVK service personnel will be engaged in…
Upon return from Latvia
149 members of the SVK Armed Forces successfully completed their execution of tasks as part of Task Group Štefánik's training mission in the Baltics. They were welcomed by State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák and Chief of Defence Gen Milan Maxim i…
Delivery of C-27J Spartan delayed
The SVK Armed Forces will receive delivery of their first C-27J Spartan transport aircraft later than originally planned. The MOD will claim compensation for the delay in the delivery of the aircraft in compliance with the contract. The form of…
First two Black Hawk helicopters are already in Slovakia
Two UH-60M Black Hawk military utility helicopters touched down at Prešov Air Base, soon to be entered into service with the Slovak Air Force. Their transfer to Slovakia was delivered under the terms and conditions of the contract. The helicopt…
Secondary Schools Camp 2017
The winners of the Defence Challenge series, organised by the MOD for secondary school goers from across all regions of Slovakia, had the opportunity to try out military training over the weekend at the Training Centre Lešť. The top prize for t…
Slovak and Hungarian divers rehearse blasting operations
SVK and HUN military divers took part in a joint international summer training at the Engineer Battalion Sereď and at Lake Black Water, with a focus on underwater blasting operations. 15 SVK and 9 HUN servicemen practised their capabilities. “T…
Upcoming movements of Allied military troops and vehicles
The SVK MOD informs the public of the upcoming movements of Allied military troops and vehicles, which will take place from 26 June to 2 July 2017. Over the week, Slovakia will see 1 railway and 41 road moves passing through its territory. SVK …
