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Service personnel aid search for missing elderly man
Today, service personnel have been called on to aid the search for František Tkáč, a 73-year old elderly man, who has been missing since 30 August 2020. A total of 30 soldiers of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion …
“Slovak rifles certified” – intense training of 13th Mechanised Battalion Group is over
Dubbed Ex Slovak Rifles, the intense 5-week training programme of 13th Mechanised Battalion Group has been concluded at the Training Centre Lešť today. Nearly 1,000 soldiers from across units of the SVK Army and SVK Air Force, augmented by some ot…
Defence Minister J. Naď meets with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Boyse
Today′s meeting between Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew G. Boyse was held as part of Mr Boyse′s official visit to Slovakia. Also in attendance at the meeting were U…
New head of Slovak Army announced
Brig Gen Ivan Pach has been appointed the new Commander of the Slovak Army (Chief of the General Staff (UK)/ Chief of Staff of the Army (US)) today in Trenčín. The new head of the SVK Army was officially introduced in his new role by Chief of Defe…
New Director General announced at Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN)
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN), an MOD-run joint stock company, will have a new Director General with effect from 1 September 2020. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has authorised Ľubomír Galko to lead the company until a proper and regular s…
Tactical battalion-level exercise dubbed Slovak Rifles is underway at Lešť
A tactical battalion-level exercise dubbed Slovak Rifles, involving 13th Mechanised Battalion Group, which had to be put off from June until August is now underway from 10 August to 4 September 2020 at the Training Centre Lešť. The exercise was sc…
Defence Minister J. Naď: It is an honour for me to commemorate the Slovak National Uprising side by side with the living heroes
Representatives of the Ministry of Defence, led by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, along with Slovakia’s highest constitutional representatives today observed the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in Banská Byst…
Defence Minister J. Naď pays homage to Slovak National Uprising heroes in Dargov and Košice
The legacy and heroism of those participating in the Slovak national liberation struggle in WW2 was today remembered by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď at the Victory Memorial in Dargov and at the Major Ľudovít Kukorelli Memorial in Košice during co…
Slovakia joins Allied Sky, a training mission demonstrating NATO’s unity and readiness
As part of a training mission dubbed Allied Sky, a total of six US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft are flying over all 30 NATO Member States in Europe and North America today in the space of just 24 hours. Slovakia, too, is taking pa…
Historically first online live streaming of SIAF will bring highlights from Slovakia’s previous international airshows
As a replacement for the cancelled 10th jubilee edition of the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF), the largest airshow in Slovakia, members of the public will be treated to an online live stream programme featuring the highlights of Slovakia’s p…
Director of Central Military Hospital Ružomberok is sacked from his post due to fundamental managerial failures and misconduct in public procurement
Director of the SNP Central Military Hospital Ružomberok Peter Vaněk MD was today sacked from his post by Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď for fundamental managerial failures and misconduct in public procurement associated with a series of infringe…
Minister Naď unveils memorial dedicated to Army sappers of Sereď
To mark the upcoming 76th anniversary of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko attended an unveiling ceremony for the Army Engineers Memorial – a PTS-10 Tracked Amphibious Carr…
EU Defence Ministers hold first in-person meeting today in Berlin since outbreak of pandemic
The support for EU partner countries in the field of defence and security, the issues related to further enhancement of cooperation with NATO and the UN, and the priorities of the EU's Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). These all were among the t…
Minister Naď makes first official visit to Montenegro, supporting the country's pro-European direction in the upcoming election
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today made his first official visit to Montenegro for talks with the country's highest representatives. The Defence Minister's official programme involved meetings with President Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister Duško M…
Minister J. Naď: Our freedom was dearly paid for with the lives of Slovak National Uprising heroes
To mark the upcoming 76th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today attended commemorations in tribute to the fallen anti-Nazi resistance heroes at the SNP Memorials on top of Jankov vŕšok [John's Hill]…
Minister Naď honours victims of Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today honoured the victims of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia during a commemoration ceremony in Šafárik Square, Bratislava. He will also pay his tribute to them at the Warsaw Pact-occupied Czechoslovakia V…
Ministry of Defence wants to see soldiers engaged in work on Active Duty Soldiers State Service (Amendment) Bill
The SVK Ministry of Defence is preparing measures to improve the Terms and Conditions of State Service for active duty soldiers, including through the Active Duty Soldiers State Service (Amendment) Bill. It wants to see soldiers engaged in work on…
State Secretary M. Majer holds talks with Permanent Secretary of Finnish Ministry of Defence J. Juusti
On his foreign visit to the Republic of Finland, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Marian Majer today held talks with Permanent Secretary of the Finnish Ministry of Defence Jukka Juusti. At the meeting, they addressed ways of enhancin…
Minister Naď honours victims of burnt-out village of Kalište
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today honoured the victims of the burnt-out village of Kalište. Marking the 75th anniversary of the village being burnt down by the Nazis during WW2, the annual national commemoration was also attended by Prime Minist…
Motorcyclists reign as kings of Trenčín Airport
The second week of August saw motorcyclists of the SVK Military Police, the CZE Military Police and the Office for Protection of Constitutional Members (SVK Ministry of Interior) training together on a runway of Trenčín Airport. Maj Róbert Betá…
