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Soldiers to train more together with the other security forces
The joint exercise of the policemen, soldiers and firefighters was held in the 11 districts, with the checkpoints and monitoring points counting altogether to 126. One hundred and nineteen soldiers and five members of military police operated a…
Tender cancelled by Aircraft Repair Plant
The Aircraft Repair Plant Trenčín revoked invitation to tender for a strategic partner to acquire a long-term lease of the plant. Such decision was adopted by Chair of the Board of Directors of said company, based on the recommendation by the s…
We are ready to assist
The SVK Armed Forces can deliver part of its ROLE 2E Field Hospital along with its medical staff to Slovenia in an effort to help resolve the migration crisis. Provided that Slovenia expresses its interest in our assistance, the SVK MOD will se…
Together with Lithuania
The main theme on the agenda of the meeting between SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania Loreta Zakarevičienė was the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the field of defence. The Slovak Rep…
NATO’s largest exercise is being attended by our communications and information systems specialists
Slovak communications and information systems (CIS) specialists are providing support to communications systems for this year’s largest Allied exercise, Trident Juncture 2015, in Spain. From the beginning of September to mid-November, a total o…
Minister of Defence announces 11th Literary Competition for students
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč announced the 11th Literary Competition for secondary school and college students. This year they are invited to join the competition by sending their stories, compositions or essays on the theme: “Life in p…
New dean of AFA
Slovak President Andrej Kiska appointed doc. Jozef Puttera as the new dean of the General Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AFA). He succeeded the outgoing dean, Brig Gen Boris Ďurkech. “The Slovak Armed Forces need well-train…
Exercise QUICK RESPONSE 2015 with EUFOR ALTHEA reserve units
A military exercise, dubbed QUICK RESPONSE 2015, got underway in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, involving EUFOR units, including the nearly 130-strong Reserve Unit earmarked from the 11th Mechanized Battalion – “Captain Janko Francisci” Immediate Respo…
Ministers’ negotiations in Brussels
During the negotiations in Brussels, NATO member states’ Defence Ministers confirmed creation of NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU) in Slovakia and Hungary. “The goal is to strengthen the Alliance’s responsiveness and to facilitate the deploym…
SVK Minister of Defence Medal for Maciej Popowski
On the premises of the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Miloš Koterec awarded outgoing Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Maciej Popowski with the SVK…
State Secretary Miloš Koterec observes anniversary of Carpatho-Dukla operation
On Tuesday, 6 October, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Miloš Koterec observed the 71st anniversary of the Carpatho-Dukla Operation at memorials in Dukla and Svidník. President of the Slovak Republic Andrej Kiska, Prime Minister Róbert Fico and C…
International CBR exercise TOXIC VALLEY 2015
After one year, SICA (Sampling and Identification of Chemical Agents) teams from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, France and Slovakia meet again in the CBRN Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany at the …
Defence department representatives awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany
Thomas Götz, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bratislava, on behalf and in the name of Federal Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen handed over the Bundeswehr Gold Cross of Honour to Brig Gen Boris Ďurkech, Rector of the Arm…
Under NATO auspices
On initiative of the Slovak Republic and Republic of Poland, the process of establishment of the NATO Centre for the counter intelligence capabilities (NATO CI CoE) has been completed. The North Atlantic Alliance had been in want of such centre…
M. Glváč: "High quality armed forces matter to MPs."
In plenum of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (NC SR), both coalition and opposition MPs supported the bills put forward by the SVK MOD. On Friday, 25 September, the MPs voted for the long-awaited Bill on State Service of Professiona…
Slovak Shield 2015
The largest military exercise in the modern history of the SVK Armed Forces, Slovak Shield 2015, culminated on Lešť Training Area. According to SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč, wide-raging international exercises contribute, to a great ext…
Armed Forces Day
A ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day was held in M. R. Štefánik Square in Brezová pod Bradlom with the participation of the State Secretary of the SVK MOD, Miloš Koterec, and the Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces, Lt Gen Milan M…
Indiana National Guard Commander in Slovakia
On Tuesday, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Chief of SVK General Staff Lt Gen Milan Maxim welcomed Maj Gen Courtney Carr, Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard (ING). He was visiting Slovakia for the first time since being app…
Congratulations to world champion
The SVK Minister of Defence, Martin Glváč congratulated Marián Jung who defended his title of the world champion at the World Championship F-500 in power boat racing held in Cremona (Italy). The victory of the sportsman of the Military Sports C…
Preparations for Exercise Slovak Shield enter their final phase
Historically, the most extensive international exercise in the contemporary history of the SVK Armed Forces – Exercise Slovak Shield – has entered its final stage of preparations. That preparations for the exercise had been underway was clear l…
