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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…
P. Gajdoš: Ex COOPSEC 2019 confirms our soldiers are team players ready to cooperate in international environment
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš visited SVK troops taking part in Ex COOPSEC 2019, a Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) exercise, on Ujmajor Training Area in Hungary today (17 Oct 2019). On this occasion, he praised the strong points of the…
Redesign of Nová Polianka as climatic spa gets underway
The former Military Specialized Institute for Pulmonary Diseases Nová Polianka will once again serve the needs of SVK service members and citizens. Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko and Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš symbolically tapped the found…
Soldiers to receive higher Service pay
Higher Service pay for soldiers is now a reality. The Active Duty Soldiers State Service (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to make the Service conditions in the Slovak Armed Forces more attractive, has become an Act of Parliament following its endor…
Mobilization Exercise PREŠOV 2019 to test the readiness of elements of the Defence and Interior Ministries
Mobilization Exercise Prešov 2019, scheduled for 16-18 October 2019, will test the readiness of individual elements of the SVK Defence and Interior Ministries to perform the tasks of State defence when the state of war is declared and mobilization…
Defence Ministers Gajdoš and Metnar pay homage to the heroes of Carpatho-Dukla Operation
SVK Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš along with CZE Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar paid homage to the heroes who died in one of the bloodiest operations of WW2 in Slovakia. Commemorative events marking the 75th anniversary of Carpatho-Dukla Operatio…
Minister Gajdoš commemorates 75th anniversary of 1944 Partisan Parade in Detva
Today (5 October 2019), SVK Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš visited Detva to attend the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the 1944 Partisan Parade, the only military parade to have been held in Slovakia’s insurgent territory during the Slovak …
SVK and CZE engineers exercise along with M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy cadets
Bringing together small engineer units of the SVK and CZE Armed Forces, Ex CETEX 2019 was hosted across the training facilities of the Training Centre Lešť from 29 Sept to 4 Oct 2019. The exercise was also attended by fourth-year cadets, of the Ar…
