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Minister Naď unveils the Czechoslovak RAF Airman Ladislav Žilák Memorial in Poltár
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď attended the Czechoslovak RAF Airman Ladislav Žilák Memorial unveiling ceremony in Poltár today. F/Sgt Ladislav Žilák served in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. Mayor of Poltár Martina Brisudová …
Minister Jaroslav Naď receives the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award in Ostrava
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď had the honour of receiving the Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award on the sidelines of the NATO Days 2022 in Ostrava on Friday (17 September 2022). Speaking on this occasion, he appreciated the security and foreign …
Defence Minister Naď: Today Montenegro is a very important, valid, well-respected and responsible NATO partner
Meeting at the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava today, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Montenegrin Defence Minister Raška Konjević have reaffirmed long-term and close ties between the SVK and MNE MODs. It is on these ties that they want …
Commemorative plaque to serve as a continuing reminder of courageous Slovak Air Arms pilots in Piešťany
Eight pilots of the Slovak Air Arms took off from Piešťany airfield for Poland on 7 June 1939, with their shared intention of joining the emerging Czechoslovak Resistance abroad. A commemorative plaque has been installed at the Museum of Milita…
Defence Minister Naď at Ramstein: We are ready to speak about details and options for training Ukrainians in Slovakia
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď took part in a multilateral meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contract Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base (RMS AB), Germany, today. The UDCG met in Defence leaders format and was organised around the themes of the evolvin…
International Ex TOXIC VALLEY 2022 gets underway at Defence CBRN Centre Zemianske Kostoľany
Ex TOXIC VALLEY 2022 has got underway at the Defence Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Training and Testing Centre (DCBRN TTC) Zemianske Kostoľany, with Sampling and Identification of Chemical Agents (SICA) teams and mobile lab (MOBLA…
Commander Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum General Miglietta visits Slovakia
At the invitation of SVK Chief of Defence General Daniel Zmeko, Commander Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (COM JFCBS) General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta and his delegation are paying a visit to Slovakia. After a warm welcome to Bratislava, C…
Slovakia signs G2G agreement with Finland on acquisition of Patria's 8x8 Armoured Modular Vehicles (AMV) XP
Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen have brought the process of finalising a major modernisation programme for the Slovak Armed Forces to a conclusion. By signing the Agreement between the Government o…
Minister Naď meets his counterparts from EU Member States in Prague
Over the past two days (29 and 30 August 2022), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has taken part in the Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Prague, Czech Republic. Ministers discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its ramifications for the …
SNP 78th Anniversary Commemorations: Minister Naď recognises the outstanding acts of heroism by the SNP heroes
Representatives of the Ministry of Defence, led by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, State Secretary Marian Majer and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko along with Slovakia's highest constitutional representatives attended the Slovak National Uprising…
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín and Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE to forge strategic cooperation
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN), a state-owned joint stock company under the remit of the SVK Ministry of Defence, has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE at SIAF 2022, in the presence of Slovak and Czech …
Czech Republic joins Slovakia in the process of procuring CV90 MkIV tracked infantry fighting vehicles
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová have signed an agreement on cooperation to procure and operate the CV90 MkIV tracked infantry fighting vehicles from Sweden's BAE Systems Hägglunds during the Slovak Internat…
Slovakia bids farewell to its Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29 fighter jets after over 30 years of service
The Ministry of Defence and members of the broader public have bidden farewell to the Slovak Air Force's iconic MiG-29 Fulcrums, which have been the mainstay of Slovakia's supersonic tactical aviation until their grounding today. The MiG-29s made …
Czechia and Poland to safeguard Slovak airspace from 1 September 2022
Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová and Polish National Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak have signed the Joint Declaration by the Czech Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic on Shared C…
French partisans who died in the Slovak National Uprising remembered at the French Partisans Memorial on Zvonica Hill
To mark the upcoming 78th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), Secretary General of the MOD's Service Office Peter Kozák attended a commemoration at the French Partisans Memorial on Zvonica Hill near Strečno, to pay tribute and give …
Defence Minister Naď honours the heroes of the Slovak National Uprising in Bratislava's SNP Square
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď took part in a commemoration to mark the upcoming 78th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising in Bratislava's SNP Square today (25 August 2022). Speaking at the ceremony, Jaroslav Naď said: “Even 78 years on, …
Defence Minister Naď: Active Duty Soldiers State Service Amendment Bill will strengthen the societal prestige of the military profession
The SVK Government has today greenlighted the Active Duty Soldiers State Service Amendment Bill, with the view to increasing the quality of military personnel, stabilising personnel levels, improving the care and wellbeing of service personnel and…
6 months into the war, we continue to stand side by side with Ukraine in defence against Russia's aggression
Today Ukraine has been defending itself against Russia's senseless and unprovoked aggression for the past six months exactly. Slovakia has backed Ukraine in its efforts to protect the country, people and values to a maximum extent possible since t…
Finnish Defence Minister Kaikkonen to visit Slovakia
Minister of Defence Jaroslav Naď will welcome Minister of Defence of the Republic of Finland Antti Kaikkonen to the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava on Tuesday 30 August 2022. He is due to arrive for an official visit to Slovakia, the programme o…
Slovakia to receive German Leopard 2A4s in exchange for transferring BVP-1s to Ukraine
Slovakia will support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian aggression with 30 BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles as part of drawdown of equipment from its reserve inventories in exchange for receiving 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany, Defe…
