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BSA and SOFA welcomed
The signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between the United States and Afghanistan, which establishes the legal framework for the launch of a new mission in Afghanistan as early as next year, and the signing of NATO Status of Force…
Air Force Exercise MACE XVI under NATO flag in Slovakia
Breaking through the air defences by tactical aviation engagements and air combat operations involving fighter aircraft were among the operational assignments undertaken by 660 troops from 14 NATO and 2 Partnership for Peace (PfP) countries at …
Exercise Sharp Lynx in its final stage
Putting the NATO Multinational Military Police Battalion (MNMPBAT) through their paces, Exercise Sharp Lynx 2014 culminated at the Březina Military Training Area. The exercising military policemen, deployed from Poland, Croatia, the Czech Repub…
Concrete assistance for Ukraine
Ukrainian EOD personnel will receive a training package in Slovakia, which is being seen as another form of our concrete assistance being given to Ukraine. This was confirmed by SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč after speaking with Ukrainian…
Our ISAF ops draw to a close
With the lowering of the Slovak flag, which had been fluttering over the SVK camp at Kandahar Airfield for years, the Slovak units reached the end of their ISAF operations in Afghanistan on Monday 22 September 2014. “The 22nd rotation of S…
Congrats to our sportsmen and women
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated the sportsmen from the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica (MSC DBB) on winning the medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championship, taking place in the American town of Deep Creek. …
Congratulations to Gen Pavel
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated Gen Petr Pavel, Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, on his recent appointment as the next Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (NATO MC). Gen Pavel is the first…
Turkey is our partner
The Slovak Republic and the Republic of Turkey have set out to cultivate defence relations. SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Turkish National Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz agreed on that during Glváč’s official visit to Turkey, the firs…
We support the Alliance’s joint defence capability development
Miloš Koterec, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, took part in the discussions of NATO’s Research and Technology Board, dubbed FALL 2014 NATO STB, held on 15 – 19 September in Bratislava. “The SVK Ministry of Defence is interested …
Minister expresses his condolences
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč sent a letter of condolence to Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, expressing his sympathy for the loss of a Polish serviceman in Afghanistan. “In these extremely difficult moments, allow me to ex…
Our soldiers and allies to act out combat operation scenario directed at territorial integrity protection
In October, soldiers from five countries will train together in Slovakia. As part of Exercise GROUND PEPPER 2014, they will perform the tasks in compliance with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty on NATO Member States’ Collective Defence. The i…
SVK and CZ CBR experts on exercise in Zemianske Kostoľany
On 8 – 12 September, the Chemical, Biological and Radiological Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany hosted a joint training exercise of small CBR teams from the Slovak and Czech Republics. The Rožňava-based CBR Defence Company, parti…
STB meets in Slovakia
On 15 – 19 September, the Slovak Republic is hosting a meeting of the NATO Science and Technology Board (STB). Dubbed FALL 2014 NATO STB, the meeting has brought together over 150 experts from NATO member states to discuss the current science a…
Key message from Milan
Discussions of the progress made in the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in the context of the latest developments were at the heart of the informal meeting of defence ministers in Milan on 9 – 10 Septem…
Testing battle skills
In the mountainous terrain between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica, the Command, Control and Reconnaissance Brigade from Zvolen, operating under the SVK Air Force, organized the 1st 24-hour Basic Battle Skills Competition. The Brigade’s units are po…
Co-operation with Macedonia
Under the terms of the NATO summit in Wales, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Macedonian Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski discussed options of bilateral defence co-operation of both countries. Slovakia offered its partner an exchange of …
NATO summit
“We can evaluate the NATO summit as decisive and successful also for Slovakia and its defence,” stated SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč at the end of the NATO summit, held on 4 – 5 September in Wales, UK. SVK Minister of Defence Martin…
Helping citizens
A total of 21 soldiers from the 13th Mechanized Battalion Levice assisted the village residents of Ipeľský Sokolec by taking measures against leakage at a local dam. They were operationally committed to the area at the request of the crisis sta…
Mr Koterec in Poland
Miloš Koterec, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, paid a visit to the 22nd International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland. Being the largest exhibition of its kind in Central Europe, the trade show saw approx. 400 exhi…
Airspace protection
The State Secretaries of the Slovak, Czech and Swedish Ministries of Defence – respectively, Miloš Koterec, Daniel Koštoval and Carl von der Esch – signed a declaration of trilateral cooperation on the use of multipurpose tactical aircraft. …
