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Minister Naď: Even the best trained service personnel cannot defend the State effectively without adequate equipment
The SVK Armed Forces' vital armoured vehicle capability has reached a point of obsolescence, as wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles are at the end of their service life with reduced operability at a time when demands on the readiness of the Slov…
Tank and infantry fighting vehicle crews test their capability to cross water obstacles
Nearly 250 military drivers of Army vehicles with 24 pieces of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and support vehicles (SVs) are practising crossing water obstacles by fording and swimming at the Training Centre Lešť. Speaking about the training…
International Exercise Toxic Valley 2021
International troops have gathered for the opening ceremony of Ex Toxic Valley 2021, a three-week CBRN exercise held at the CBRN Defence Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany. The exercise is designed to train Sampling and Identificat…
Mobilisation Ex BRATISLAVA 2021 is to test readiness of individual MOD and MOI security elements
In the days to come, Mobilisation Ex BRATISLAVA 2021 is to test the readiness of the Defence and Interior Ministries' individual security elements to carry out tasks in the event of declaration of the state of war and armed forces mobilisation. Th…
NATO Force Integration Unit Slovakia (NFIU SVK) celebrates 5 years since its establishment
Today (7 September 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer, Secretary General of the MOD's Service Office Peter Kozák and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko atten…
SVK Air Force demonstrates its capabilities at Slovak International Air Fest SIAF 2021 after two-year pause
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has opened the 10th Slovak International Air Fest SIAF 2021, with the SVK MOD as the main event partner. Over the next two days, SVK Air Force pilots will take to the skies to show off their capabilities and wow the a…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as 38 Allied road movements are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 6 to 12 September 2021. The MOD stresses that the Allied transit movements have been approved in line with the SVK Publi…
Minister Naď attends Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Slovenia
Today (2 September 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met his counterparts at the Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Slovenia. Central themes of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Defence Ministers' formation were the EU's international …
Training sortie of MiG-29 fighter jets may cause sonic boom
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as a training sortie of SVK Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets is scheduled to take place today at around 10:30hrs local time on the following flight path: Sliač – Liptovský Mikuláš – Javor…
Armed Forces conduct second evacuation flight from Afghanistan in extremely demanding conditions, 28 people are safe in Slovakia thanks to their capabilities
The Slovak Armed Forces have employed the capabilities of the SVK Special Operations Forces and the Transport Wing Kuchyňa to conduct an evacuation flight from Afghanistan for another group of evacuees with links to Slovakia. As part of the evacua…
77th Slovak National Uprising anniversary marked in Skároš and Michalovce
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď marked the 77th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) during a commemorative event at the SNP Memorial in the municipality of Skároš, organised by the Košice City Council Office – Surrounding Municipalitie…
Heroic legacy of 1944 Slovak National Uprising fighters remembered by MOD senior leaders in Banská Bystrica
Slovakia's three highest constitutional representatives and MOD senior leaders – Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko joined together today to mark the 77th anniversary of the 19…
Minister Naď commemorates memory of Slovak National Uprising heroes at Jankov vŕšok
Today (28 August 2021), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď commemorated the memory of the Slovak National Uprising heroes who lost their lives in the Second World War during a ceremony at Jankov vŕšok. On this occasion, he emphasised the importance of …
Defence Minister Naď promotes WW2 veteran: The stars on Capt (Rtd) Šteflovič's shoulder marks mirror the face and acts of a real hero
A day ahead of the 77th Slovak National Uprising (SNP) anniversary, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met with SNP heroes at the Trenčín Garrison Club, where he promoted WW2 veteran Štefan Šteflovič to Captain (Retired) and awarded other WW2 veterans …
Visitors to Military Summer Festival in Banská Štiavnica can look forward to meeting with Slovak athletics star Matej Tóth
The next Military Summer Festival will star 4-time Olympian race walker Matej Tóth, one of the most successful athletes in the history of Slovakia, at the Open Air Theatre in Banská Štiavnica on 15 August in 2021, starting from 14:00. At the festi…
All biological waste from Op Shared Responsibility has been disposed of safely
Last week, the Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital (CMH-FH) Ružomberok completed the disposal process for the biological waste produced at the test sites during the nation-wide mass testing campaign for COVID-19 as part of Op Shared Respo…
MOD lifts temporary ban on entering military woodlands due to low wildfire risk
Thanks to the favourable weather conditions and a low risk of wildfires, the Ministry of Defence has lifted the ban on entering the woodlands across the Military Districts Záhorie and Valaškovce, starting from 7 August 2021. Defence Minister Ja…
Armed Forces are coming to Liptovský Mikuláš with Military Summer Festival
The travelling Military Summer Festival with an exciting programme of music is taking place in Liptovský Mikuláš this weekend. The public will be able to learn more about the work and equipment of the Slovak Armed Forces in Námestie osloboditeľov …
An untruthful video full of invectives against military policemen and the defence minister has emerged on social media, its author has apologised and joined the fight against disinformation
The Ministry of Defence warns of an untruthful video by Filip Pavlík, which has been circulating on social media since 12 July 2021 with the number of social shares at about 1,500. The author of this video described the incident where military …
Minister J. Naď visits SVK military personnel serving with UNFICYP, he thanks them for 20-year-long involvement in support of peace and security in Cyprus
To mark 20 years of SVK involvement in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď arrived in Cyprus to thank SVK UNFICYP troops for their dedicated service to peace and security under the umbrella of the United Na…
