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Defence Minister J. Naď and Czech Ambassador T. Tuhý reaffirm SVK-CZE special relationship during today’s talks
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď received the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Tomáš Tuhý who was accompanied by Czech Defence Attaché Maj Gen Ján Gurník on his visit to the SVK Ministry of Defence today. On the cent…
Credibility of SVK Armed Forces remains stable at over 70%, as confirmed by actual results of public opinion survey
The credibility of the SVK Armed Forces has in the long term remained stable with high levels of public trust, as confirmed by the Armed Forces Reputation Survey conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Defence since 2001. As results show, 72.6% of …
MOD to submit three best offers for 3D radars to Security Council and Government by end of this year
Acting in line with a respective government resolution, the Ministry of Defence is to submit the proposed solution for replacement of the SVK Air Force’s 3D radar systems to the Security Council and the Government by 31 December 2020. Earlier, the…
MOD stores biological waste from mass testing safely in line with legislation
In storing biological waste from the mass testing as part of Op Shared Responsibility, the Ministry of Defence acts absolutely responsibly, safely and fully in line with the requirements for storage of hazardous waste, as set out in Ministry of En…
SVK Air Force bases to field new radar systems after outdated ones reach end of service life
Airspace over the SVK Air Force bases will be safeguarded by new, secure and reliable radar systems. These are to replace the non-compliant outdated ones, as their service life ended three years ago already. The contract was put out to competition…
Defence cooperation between Slovakia and Hungary yields concrete results – defence ministers sign agreement on military aviation
Alongside Czechia and Poland, Slovakia will cooperate on military aviation with Hungary too. In practice, this means that if airspace of one State Party is violated, assets of another State Party may be utilised in response to such violation of ai…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as four Allied road movements involving US troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 30 November to 6 December 2020. The MOD stresses that the Allied transits have been approved in li…
Minister Naď takes part in meeting of countries contributing to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia via video conference
In a video conference with representatives of the countries contributing to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď discussed the current state, goals and tasks of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lat…
UK Government gives grant to SVK MOD to buy material to assist SVK military and people with their response to COVID-19 pandemic
The UK Government will give a grant of €31,300 to the SVK Ministry of Defence to buy germicide ionisers to assist the SVK military and people with their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows from the Memorandum of Understanding between t…
Heroes from SVK Armed Forces receive 2019 Military Deed of the Year Awards
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď along with Defence State Secretary Marian Majer, Secretary General of the SVK MOD’s Service Office Peter Kozák, Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko, and Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the SVK Armed Forces Sgt Maj Mar…
MOD releases detailed test results from 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds of testing across municipalities for purposes of comparison
During this past weekend, Round 4 of the mass testing programme for COVID-19 took place across 459 cities, towns and villages in Slovakia. Acting over and above the original Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests, the Slovak Armed Forc…
Defence Minister J. Naď holds talks in UAE on areas of cooperation and opportunities for SVK defence industry
On his trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met with UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs His Excellency Mohammed Al Bawardi and UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation His Highness Shei…
Defence Minister J. Naď visits SVK service personnel in Cyprus
There are 240 SVK military personnel (of which 23 are servicewomen) currently supporting UNFICYP in Cyprus. Today, the SVK UNFICYP contingent was visited by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok. The t…
Swab testing continues on Day 2, as at 12:00 on Sunday 14,529 people have been tested with higher positivity rates than those on Saturday
Day 2 of Round 4 of the nation-wide testing for COVID-19 has been underway at 445 test sites across Slovakia. All sites are well stocked up on material and are fully manned. As at 12:00 on Sunday, a total of 449 testing teams have tested 14,529 pe…
Defence Minister J. Naď thanks all those who have come to get tested, 31,548 people have been tested as at 12:00
As at 12:00 on Saturday, 31,548 people have come to be mass-tested in 458 cities, towns and villages across Slovakia. Of them, 602 have tested positive, equating to 1.91% of all people tested. Regional Points of Command (RPC) Zvolen and Hlohovec h…
Phase 4 of Op Shared Responsibility gets underway, residents can be mass-tested voluntarily and for free at 537 test sites
Phase 4 of the mass testing programme for the presence of COVID-19 has today got underway across 458 cities, towns and villages in Slovakia. As at 09:00 on Saturday, test sites were open and operational at 100% capacity. Residents are asked to com…
Defence Minister J. Naď joins EU Defence Ministers in discussing defence activities and way ahead for Union’s security and defence policy
Today, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) debated current issues of EU security and defence policy, the latest security developments, and ways to deepen and strengthen the existing initiatives. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met his counter…
Ministry of Defence issues traffic warning over scheduled military movements across Slovakia
The MOD has issued a traffic warning to motorists as five Allied road movements involving US and Polish troops are scheduled to take place across Slovakia from 23-29 November 2020. The MOD stresses that the Allied transits have been approved in li…
Defence Minister J. Naď and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations J. Lacroix appreciate SVK contribution to UNFICYP in Cyprus
In a video call yesterday evening, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď spoke with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Topics of discussion included the service of SVK armed forces with UNFICYP in Cyprus and with UNTSO in…
Full operational capability of NFIU SVK reconfirmed by NFIU SVK Certification 2020
Three years on since declaring its full operational capability (FOC), on 26-30 Oct 2020 the NATO Force Integration Unit Slovakia (NFIU SVK) underwent re-certification to conduct NATO taskings. The NFIU SVK, based at Vajnory Barracks, passed the co…
