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MOD leaders and President pause to remember victims of Slovakia's worst air disaster
In an Act of Remembrance today, MOD leaders marked the 15th anniversary of Slovakia's worst air disaster and paid tribute to the Service personnel who lost their lives in the crash of a SVK Air Force Antonov AN-24 transport aircraft on 19 January …
Provisional bridge over River Hornád restores shortest road connection between Kysak and Veľká Lodina
Today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Interior Minister Roman Mikulec, Chairman of the SVK State Material Reserves Administration Ján Rudolf, and representatives of the Košice Self-Governing Region opened a provisional bridge over the Hornád River…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as nine Allied road movements by US, Croatian and Polish troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 18 to 24 January 2021. The MOD stresses that the Allied transits have been approved …
Defence Minister receives mandate from SVK Government to negotiate G2G contract on delivery of 17 new 3D radar systems with Israeli Government
Today the SVK Government has agreed with the MOD's proposal to procure 17 3D radar systems from Israel under a Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement. This is the most advantageous complex offer for the purchase price of €148.2m, VAT included, w…
Ľ. Galko: We care about our employees and their health, we are committed to testing them regularly
The managers of Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN), an MOD-owned joint stock company, are fully aware of their responsibility to safeguard the health of their employees, which is why they have decided to mass test them regularly for COVID-19. …
Military personnel to assist with roll-out of mass testing in Nitra
150 SVK Armed Forces personnel, of whom 30 are medical professionals, have been set aside to assist in rolling out mass testing for COVID-19 in and around Nitra. During its online session today, the SVK Cabinet decided to commit troops to supporti…
Sappers are building provisional bridge over River Hornád between Kysak and Veľká Lodina to replace fallen one and unsuitable detour route
Sappers of the Engineer Battalion Sereď, joined by firefighters from the Rescue Brigade Humenné, Fire and Rescue Service Corps, started building a temporary bridge over the River Hornád between Kysak and Veľká Lodina on 4 January 2021. The origina…
Defence Minister J. Naď to recognise outstanding achievements of service and civilian personnel in 2020, nominations for the Military Deed of the Year Awards to be sent by end of February
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has launched the 24th Military Deed of the Year Awards, which aims to celebrate outstanding achievements and exceptional acts of heroism, rescue, service and assistance by military and civilian personnel who have resc…
MOD arranges air transportation of pulmonary ventilators from Prešov to Nitra
The Ministry of Defence has arranged the air transportation of five pulmonary ventilators from the J. A. Reiman Faculty Hospital with Outpatient Clinic in Prešov to the Faculty Hospital in Nitra in the evening hours of 1 January 2021. The respi…
By signing new Cooperation Agreement with AFCEA Slovakia, MOD wants to continue creating suitable conditions for information security
The Ministry of Defence wants to continue cooperating with AFCEA Slovakia, a civic association which brings together professional communities to collaborate in advancing information technology, cyber security, and control and communication systems…
Defence Minister Naď and President Čaputová extend season’s greetings to SVK soldiers serving on missions and operations abroad over this festive period
Speaking via a video link today as Christmas edges closer, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and President and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová said “Thank You” to SVK servicemen and women who will be serving over this Christ…
J. Naď: The level of bilateral cooperation with Germany in the political-military area is excellent and represents a significant step towards achieving common goals
Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Jaroslav Naď and Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer held a videoconference during which they discussed the current developments, the priorities in the area o…
CEDC Defence Ministers discuss ways to intensify cooperation on security and defence
The Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) Defence Ministers Meeting took place over the past two days in Postojna, Slovenia. The main themes were current security and defence challenges as well as a potential deepening of mutual cooperation,…
Defence and Culture Ministries have several themes of common interest and shared drive to work together more than ever
Today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď received Culture Minister Natália Milanová at the Ministry of Defence to discuss several themes of common interest. Among them were a potential transfer of the Culture Ministry's scope of responsibilities as th…
Defence motor pool extended by another 271 new vehicles to replace vehicles at end of their service life
During a handover ceremony in front of the MOD Main Building today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď handed over keys to military policemen and other personnel of the Ministry of Defence to mark a symbolic handover of 271 new vehicles replacing the v…
Cabinet approves SVK Defence Strategy and other MOD proposals
In line with the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, Cabinet ministers discussed the SVK Defence Strategy – a principal strategic document which was last updated by Parliament 15 years ago, and a number of other proposals by the Ministry of…
Defence Minister J. Naď: If there is someone deserving of promotion, it must be the heroes of battles fought for our freedom such as Vladimír Strmeň
Today at the SNP Museum in Banská Bystrica, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď surprised Lt (Rtd) Vladimír Strmeň, one of the last surviving participants of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP), by promoting him to 1st Lieutenant. Mr Naď presented t…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď congratulates winners of 16th MOD Literary Competition, which attracts record 299 entries from secondary and college students
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď handed over prizes to the winners of the 16th MOD Literary Competition in a ceremony at the Ministry of Defence today. A total of 299 competitive entries, of which 244 were from secondary students and 55 from college …
MOD to recommend to Security Council and Government that mobile 3D radar systems should be procured from Israel, UK or France
The SVK Ministry of Defence has completed the evaluation process of the bids for mobile 3D radar systems. Based on this, the MOD will recommend to the SVK Security Council and the SVK Government that a contract for delivery of 17 mobile 3D medium,…
Support for SVK defence industry is key area of interest for MOD leaders, new agreement on continuity of cooperation is to contribute to this end
The Ministry of Defence has concluded a new Cooperation Agreement with the SVK Security and Defence Industry Association (ZBOP). Unlike the previous one, the new Agreement, signed today by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and President of the SVK Sec…
