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Ex Slovak Shield 2019 enters its final phase
Ex Slovak Shield 2019, a two-level Command Post Exercise (CPX) with partial deployment of troops to training areas and supported by simulation technologies, which is this year’s most significant and final phase of a series of training activities i…
Minister Gajdoš pays homage to veterans
As International Veterans Day and the 101st anniversary of the WW1 Armistice approach, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today commemorated the heroism of veterans and paid his respects to all those who lost their lives during both World Wars. Spea…
State Secretaries of V4 MODs meet in Senior Body format in Prague
State Secretaries/Deputy Defence Ministers of the V4 Ministries of Defence attended a V4 Senior Body meeting in Prague today (5 November 2019). This was the first meeting of this format during the ongoing Czech V4 Presidency. State Secretary of…
M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy presents its training and education activities in Brussels
The M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) Liptovský Mikuláš presented its training and education activities at the NATO Partnership Training and Education Centres (PTEC) Marketplace in Brussels. To mark the 20th anniversary of the establishmen…
Minister Gajdoš awards medal to Sgt Marcel Barčák for saving life
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today awarded the Minister of Defence Commemorative Medal, 3rd Grade, to serviceman Sgt Marcel Barčák for saving a life. The serviceman gave first aid to a woman whose identity has not been revealed. Thanks to using c…
Slovak Shield 2019: This year’s largest military exercise of Slovak Armed Forces gets underway at Lešť
Service members will test their capabilities and readiness to perform missions on Ex Slovak Shield 2019, which is the largest military exercise of the Slovak Armed Forces and at the same time the largest international exercise this year, at the Tr…
MOD leaders, civilians and military professionals remember their departed colleagues
MOD leaders, civilians and military professionals today gathered at the Reconciliation Memorial in the Ministry of Defence to pay respects to the memory of all departed colleagues ahead of All Souls Day. Reflecting on the occasion, Defence Mini…
Slovaks exercise together with Portuguese, Poles and Hungarians at Lešť ahead of Slovak Shield 2019
The Training Centre Lešť is hosting a joint familiarisation exercise for members of the 11th Mechanised Battalion Martin and Allied troops assigned to the Battalion ahead of this year’s largest exercise in Slovakia – Slovak Shield 2019, which is d…
MOD launches new version of its website
The SVK Ministry of Defence today launched a new version of its website. The last time the website was redesigned was in 2011, in other words, over 8 years ago. The MOD is aware that it needs to keep up with the times, so the new website brings mo…
Handover of Military Police Director’s Standard
Director of the SVK Military Police Col Michal Migát took over the Military Police Director’s Standard from the hands of State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Marián Saloň in a ceremony at the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Memorial in Ba…
Assoc Prof Jozef Puttera reappointed Commandant of M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy
Assoc Prof Jozef Puttera has once again become Commandant of the Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces Academy Liptovský Mikuláš. He was reappointed to the post by President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová during a reappointment ceremony he…
P. Gajdoš: 1918 Declaration of Slovak Nation was a proud expression of Slovak identity
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and members of the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, marked the 101st anniversary of the proclamation of the 1918 Declaration of the Slovak Nation in an Act of Commemoration in Bratislava’s M. R. Štefán…
P. Gajdoš: General Štefánik’s life and work are an infinite source of inspiration
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš visited Bratislava Castle to attend the opening ceremony for the exhibition entitled “Milan Rastislav Štefánik, General – Liberator” today (29 October 2019). In his opening remarks, he singled out the strong points of…
Minister Gajdoš meets with Cypriot Ambassador M. Stavrinos
Today (28 October 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Michalis Stavrinos, as his Diplomatic Service appointment draws to an end. During their meeting at the SVK Mini…
MiG-29 fighter jets will be allowed to conduct training flights
The Slovak Air Force’s MiG-29 fighter jet fleet that has been grounded as a result of the MiG-29 fighter jet accident of 28 September 2019 will be allowed to conduct training flights from Thursday 31 October 2019. Training flights will be permitte…
NATO Defence Ministers discuss defence spending
Meeting in Brussels today (25 October 2019), NATO Defence Ministers addressed higher defence spending, burden sharing in collective defence, and the progress made in current NATO initiatives. The future of the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanist…
HQ Bratislava Garrison marks 100 years since its establishment
HQ Bratislava Garrison marked 100 years since its establishment with a concert by military bands at Slovak Radio and Television’s Concert Hall in Bratislava on 24 October 2019. In his opening speech, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defe…
P. Gajdoš: Slovakia remains active contributor to NATO missions and operations
Slovakia is and remains an active contributor to NATO missions and operations. This message was confirmed by Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš at the NATO Defence Ministers Meeting today (24 October 2019) in Brussels. Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš …
Jakubianska Road reopens to local users
The newly reconstructed Jakubianska Road has reopened to local users, providing access to forest lands within the cadastral boundary of Jakubany, a village in northeastern Slovakia. Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Director of Military Forests an…
Military Forests and Estates joins dual education, first intake of students undergo training to work in military forests
Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (VLM SR), a state-owned, MOD-run company, has joined the dual education system. Working in cooperation with the Secondary Vocational School, 108 Jarmočná Street, Stará Ľubovňa, VLM SR provides tr…
