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Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 13 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 10 to 16 Jan 2022. The MOD stresses that the Allied transit movements have been approved in line with the SVK Public Hea…
Five countries present their bids for the Slovak 8x8 AFV programme, they are coming up for evaluation by a project team of experts
The Ministry of Defence received bids for the Slovak Armed Forces' 8x8 Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Programme. Czechia, Finland, Romania, Spain and the US submitted their bids by the official deadline of 31 December 2021, with some coun…
WW2 veteran Vladimír Strmeň fulfils his musical dream with his partisan songs to be aired on Monday evening
What was once 93-year-old WW2 veteran Vladimír Strmeň's dream of singing and recording his partisan songs with professional musicians has now become a reality thanks to the Slovak Armed Forces Band Banská Bystrica in close cooperation with Slovak …
MOD wants to recognise extraordinary acts in the Military Deed of the Year Awards
The Ministry of Defence wants to recognise last year's extraordinary acts of the men and women across Defence, who, displaying humane character and sending out a strong moral message, often perform over and above the standard expected of their rol…
MOD has invested over €20 million in infrastructure for soldiers
The Ministry of Defence continues driving improvements to Service conditions for military personnel. In 2021, the MOD has completed infrastructure and building upgrade projects worth over €20m. The funds have gone towards reconstructing Defence es…
SLOVCON in Latvia is a valuable contribution to NATO's collective defence
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko joined Slovak President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová and her delegation in visiting Slovak military personnel deployed on NATO's enhanced Forw…
Deputy Defence Minister Majer brings a bit of homeland to SVK military personnel deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus
As part of the pre-Christmas tradition of visiting military personnel on operations abroad, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer headed off to meet with our soldiers deployed with EUFOR Op Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina and with UNFICYP in Cypru…
Slovak and Georgian Defence Ministers identify areas of potential political and defence cooperation
Today (17 December 2021), Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď welcomed Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze to the Ministry of Defence in an official welcome ceremony with full military honours. During the meeting, both leaders praised …
Central Military Hospital defends its second place in Slovakia's Best Hospitals ranking by INEKO
The Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok is among Slovakia's top performing hospitals. For the third time, it has defended its second place in the state university and faculty hospitals category in this year's Slovakia's Best Ho…
CEDC and WB defence ministers reaffirm their interest in forging cooperation in areas of common interest
In a video conference today (15 December 2021), Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) and Western Balkans (WB) defence ministers met to tackle defence and security challenges at this time of the pandemic in an effort to strengthen their regi…
Ministry of Defence supports sustainable mobility
The Ministry of Defence continues to reduce its carbon footprint, while on the contrary it shores up ecological solutions to its operations across Defence. One of them is the MOD's vehicle replacement programme with the gradual transition to a gre…
Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) may take Slovakia's and NATO's security arrangements to significantly higher level
The Ministries of Defence and Foreign and European Affairs have prepared the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the United States of America, which may significantly enhanc…
Military supply warehouses are finally being filled up with much needed material and clothes
The Ministry of Defence has significantly ramped up its investment in the stocks of material and clothing for SVK Armed Forces personnel. Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer has therefore visited several supply warehouses in the Liptov and Považi…
Health comes first: Significant investments are heading to Central Military Hospital
Health always comes first. As the founding authority of the Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok, the Ministry of Defence is seeking all available options and resources to keep it moving forward, even over and above the official…
Thanks to its high quality projects, MOD secures over €6m in ESIF funding for Armed Forces Academy
The Ministry of Defence has succeeded in getting EU funding for five projects to refurbish and upgrade the General Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) Liptovský Mikuláš. For this purpose, the MOD has secured €6.38m in non-returnabl…
Public has decided on 17th MOD Literary Competition winners with this year’s theme 'Oath of Allegiance'
The Ministry of Defence has concluded the 17th MOD Literary Competition, a creative writing contest open to secondary school and college students with this year’s theme: 'Oath of Allegiance'. The winners, who will be rewarded with cash prizes of €…
J. Naď: Slovakia is committed to supporting UN steps to sustain peace
The Slovak Republic is committed to supporting the United Nations actions to sustain peace and to prevent conflicts threatening civilian populations, regional security and stability, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď announced today at the 2021 Seoul …
DUKLA Military Sports Centre reinforced by SVK athlete Emma Zapletalová
Emma Zapletalová, Slovak Athlete of 2021 and U23 European Champion in the women's 400m hurdles, will start competing in the colours of the DUKLA Military Sports Centre Banská Bystrica. On joining up as an athlete in DUKLA, Emma Zapletalová said…
Christmas trees and wild game from Military Forests and Estates to bring joy to over 100 Centres for Children and Families
Live Christmas trees from Military Forests and Estates, a state-owned and MOD-run forestry company, will bring joy and add to the Christmas festivities at over 100 Centres for Children and Families across Slovakia. It is a tradition as part of whi…
More and more women are getting involved in securing Slovakia's defences
Data from the MOD's Personnel Sections shows that more and more women are getting involved in securing Slovakia's defences. A total of 4,889 women, which equates to 22.9% of all MOD and Armed Forces military and civilian staff, are currently emplo…
