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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
