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Ministry of Defence invites members of public to commemorate 80th Anniversary of Battle of Dukla Pass
The Ministry of Defence along with members of the public and distinguished guests will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Dukla Pass – one of the Second World War's fiercest mountain warfare operations – at the Czechoslovak…
Armed Forces Day: Members of public join Service personnel in their day of celebration
The men and women of our Armed Forces along with the Slovak Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces leaders gathered to celebrate Armed Forces Day in Brezová pod Bradlom. Members of the public joined in Armed Forces Day celebrations – around 10,000 p…
Ministry of Defence invites public to Armed Forces Day celebrations in Brezová pod Bradlom
To mark Armed Forces Day, the Slovak Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces will host an engaging programme of entertainment, battle demonstrations, work presentations by men and women of the Armed Forces, and displays of combat vehicles and equipme…
Supporting and encouraging advancement of military themed training and sporting activities in primary schools
Director General of the MOD Personnel and Social Welfare Branch Martin Rímeš and Chair of the Slovak Towns and Municipalities Association (ZMOS) Jozef Božik signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation in Supporting and Encouraging A…
MOD opens its first departmental kindergarten in Slovakia
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) officially opened a kindergarten for children of members of the Armed Forces and the Civil Service in the grounds of the MOD in Bratislava on 2 September 2024. The kindergarten was established by the MOD as the foundi…
SNP 80th Anniversary National Event celebrations commemorated our forebears' courage to stand up against oppression and defend peace and democracy
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Banská Bystrica to commemorate one of the most significant events of our contemporary history – the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in World War II. They came to pause and pay homage to the SNP heroes who sac…
Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák appreciates benefits of new filling line for large calibre shells at VOP Nováky
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák today attended the official launch event for a new filling line for large calibre artillery and mortar shells at Military Repair Company (VOP) Nováky. This is yet another piece of positi…
Slovak Air Force to carry out scheduled local training sorties at supersonic speeds
Two training sorties of Slovak Air Force jets are scheduled to take place between 8:00hrs and 11:00hrs on Sunday 18 August 2024, with the flight path taking the jets from Malacky Air Base over Dunajská Streda to Komárno before heading back home to…
Information on Armed Forces Parade rehearsals for residents of Banská Bystrica and Zvolen
With regard to military rehearsals for the Armed Forces Parade organised on the occasion of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) 80th Anniversary National Event celebrations by the Ministry of Defence on 29 August 2024, we would like to inform the r…
Ministry of Defence launches information campaign to promote Slovak National Uprising (SNP) 80th Anniversary National Event celebrations
The Ministry of Defence and the Cabinet Office along with other co-organisers have been working together to prepare the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) 80th Anniversary National Event celebrations, which, taking place in Banská Bystrica on 28-29 Au…
First two F-16s arrive in Slovakia
The first two of 14 Slovak F-16 Block 70s arrived at Kuchyňa Air Base on Monday evening (22 July 2024), ushering in a new era of Slovakia's supersonic aviation. They were welcomed in a ceremony attended by President and Commander-in-Chief of the S…
MOD has plans for the SVK defence industry's complex modernisation, starting in Dubnica nad Váhom
The Slovak Defence Ministry has invested €10m in the complete replacement of the manufacturing machinery to make artillery gun barrels in the 100 - 155mm calibre range at ZTS Špeciál. This is the first step towards modernising and expanding Slovak…
NATO's 75th Anniversary Washington Summit brings important conclusions even for Slovakia
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák along with President Peter Pellegrini and Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanár attended NATO's 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C. At the Summit, Allies reached a n…
Malacky-Kuchyňa AB made safer with BAK-12 Aircraft Arresting System ahead of arrival of F-16s
A new BAK-12 Aircraft Arresting System has been successfully verified in a certification test and officially handed over for use at Malacky-Kuchyňa Air Base. The key to the Barrier Arresting Kit-12 (BAK-12) was presented to Deputy Defence Minister…
Military Police take over refurbished firing range facility and off-road vehicles
The keys to 13 new Toyota Land Cruisers were handed over to Slovak Military Police (SVK MP) soldiers by Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Krajčírovič during an official handover ceremony at the Training and Military Working Dog (T&…
Our partners from the Kingdom of Spain take over command of NATO Multinational Battlegroup Slovakia as of today
Spain has officially taken over command of the NATO Multinational Battlegroup Slovakia (NATO MN BG SVK) from the Czech Republic at the Military Training Centre (MTC) Lešť today (1 July 2024). Simultaneously, the Spanish Contingent (ESPCON) has tak…
Ministry of Defence accepts applications for 2025 Active Reserves Training Programme
SVK military personnel in the Reserves can now apply for the 2025 Active Reserves (AR) Training Programme, which prepares reservists for exceptional military service in support of the Armed Forces' operations, mainly to eliminate the consequences …
Sliač Air Base F-16 beddown infrastructure to be completed on our own
Deputy Defence Minister Martin Vojtašovič along with his colleagues from the SVK MOD completed a working meeting with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) leadership in Luxembourg. The central theme of the meeting was the delivery of the…
On his return home from Brussels, Robert Kaliňák says: “We'll help Ukraine with non-lethal systems”
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák took part in a two-day meeting of Allied Defence Ministers in Brussels, the last NATO Defence Ministerial before the July NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. The central themes of the mee…
Ministry of Defence hosts a meeting of the Slovak-Hungarian Joint Commission on Military, Security and Political Issues
Deputy Defence Minister Igor Melicher hosted Deputy Defence Minister of Hungary Zsolt Kutnyánszky for a meeting of the Slovak-Hungarian Joint Commission on Military, Security and Political Issues at the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava today (13 …
