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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…
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…
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 …
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A military historian's jubilee
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš recognised Vojtech Dangl, renowned Slovak military historian, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of his birthday. The Minister awarded him with the Slovak Defence Minister's Memorial Medal, Class I, for his…
MOD to recognise exceptional deeds of 2016 in Military Deed of the Year Awards
This year, too, the MOD is to recognise exceptional deeds of soldiers and those who cooperate with the SVK Armed Forces and contribute to developing military traditions and building a good name for Slovak soldiers. Those who have made it to the br…
On duty during Easter
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš spoke via videoconference calls with the troops currently deployed on international crisis management operations and missions to wish the Slovak Contingent commanders and their teams a very happy Easter. During …
Almost 500 people are interested in military university-level studies
A total of 484 applicants have applied for military university-level studies in Slovakia this year. The General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy, located in Liptovský Mikuláš, attracted the attention of 435 applicants, but only 107 of them c…
Ādaži Training Area in Latvia welcomes Slovak servicemen and women
Latvia's Ādaži Training Centre hosted a welcoming ceremony for Slovak soldiers. The members of the Task Group (TG) Štefánik will be engaged in the country until the end of June. Latvian Minister of Defence Raimonds Bergmanis and Chief of Defenc…
Government endorses a plan
The Security Council and Government of the Slovak Republic passed the Plan for the Use of the SVK Armed Forces in a Time of War on 5 April. This is the first document of its kind in the history of the SVK Armed Forces to have been submitted to …
Slovak soldiers to deploy on operation in the Mediterranean Sea
The Security Council and Government of the Slovak Republic approved the deployment of Military Police personnel on EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia. The Slovak service personnel will serve as a boarding team of a ship sailing under the flag of the…
Bratislava's liberation anniversary
To mark the 72nd anniversary of Bratislava's liberation, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, Prime Minister Robert Fico and other members of the SVK Government paid their tribute during a commemoration ceremony held at the Slavín Memorial. …
New Deputy Chief of Defence
Maj Gen Miroslav Kocian assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Defence – Chief of Staff (DCHOD/COS) with effect from 1 April. He has succeeded Maj Gen Jindřich Joch, who has taken over command of the SVK Land Forces as Commander SVK Land Fo…
ŠTEFÁNIK heading to Latvia
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces General Milan Maxim bid their farewell to the soldiers leaving for the training mission to the Baltics during a pre-deployment ceremony at the 13th Mechanis…
