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Zuzana SpGHs fire at Lešt as part of preparations for NATO’s eFP in Latvia
2nd Fire Battery gunners from the Self-propelled Artillery Battalion Michalovce conducted a tactical artillery live fire exercise with Zuzana II Model 2000 Self-propelled Gun Howitzers at the Training Centre Lešť during the first three days of Oct…
Minister Gajdoš awards the citizens who helped the pilot of the crashed MiG-29 fighter jet
During an awards ceremony at the Ministry of Defence today (3 October 2019), Defence Minister awarded Ľuboš Hano and Lukáš Lendel for giving first aid to the pilot of the MiG-29 fighter jet which crashed on Saturday 28 September 2019. On this oc…
Active duty soldiers are one step closer to higher Service pay
Today (3 October 2019), members of the Parliamentary Committee on Security and Defence adopted an approving stand on the Active Duty Soldiers State Service (Amendment) Bill 2019, which aims to make the Service conditions in the Armed Forces more a…
State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák meets with Deputy Minister - Under-Secretary of State Paweł Woźny of Polish MOD
A bilateral meeting between State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák and his Polish counterpart, Deputy Minister - Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Defence of the Polish Republic Paweł Woźny was held …
MOD plans to undertake complex reconstruction and upgrade works to Sliač Air Base
The SVK MOD is planning to undertake complex reconstruction and upgrade works to Sliač Air Base in order to meet all the criteria for delivering the defence of the Slovak Republic, while enabling the Slovak Air Force to operate the new F-16s out o…
MOD will redesign Nová Polianka as climatic spa to be opened as early as next year
HOREZZA, an MOD-owned joint stock company, will reopen its Nová Polianka facility. Its reconstruction and redesign as a climatic spa will start already this year. The facility is expected to reopen in 2020 and will cater for the needs of the Armed…
Iraqi War College representatives visit Slovakia
Four Iraqi generals from the War College of the Defence University for Military Studies in Baghdad arrived in Slovakia for an official visit to the Armed Forces Academy (AOS) Liptovský Mikuláš on 26-27 September 2019. The Iraqi delegation was led …
MOD launches 15th Literary Competition with “The inspirational General Štefánik” as main theme
The Ministry of Defence has launched the 15th Literary Competition open to secondary school, college and university students. This year’s main theme is: “The Inspirational General Štefánik”. In this way, the MOD would like to encourage youth to fi…
6th Captain Edmund Makovník Memorial Competition
The Command, Control and Surveillance (C2S) Wing Zvolen organised the 6th Cpt Edmund Makovník Memorial Competition, a 24-hour basic combat skills competition, in Zvolen on 26-27 September 2019. It takes its name after a long-time member of C2S Win…
First Slovak officer to lead NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence
The NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence (NATO CI COE) hosted a ceremony of very special significance to Slovakia today (30 September 2019). On his appointment as the first SVK Director of the NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellen…
SVK Cabinet agrees to Slovak Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill 2019
Members of the SVK Cabinet agreed to the Slovak Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill 2019, produced and presented by the Ministry of Defence, with the aim of extending the purposes for which SVK service personnel may be deployed, as Slovakia follows thro…
Minister Gajdoš meets Commander Allied JFC Brunssum General Erhard Bühler
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš met Commander Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) General Erhard Bühler for talks at the SVK Ministry of Defence today (23 September 2019). Their meeting was dominated by topics such as NATO’s multilateral col…
P. Gajdoš: We give our Service personnel the thank you they deserve, we continue to improve their Service conditions
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko participated in the celebrations of Slovak Armed Forces Day today (22 September 2019). Head of the MOD thanked all Service personnel for their work in delivering the security and …
Minister Gajdoš and his V4 counterparts take part in NATO Days in Ostrava
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and his counterparts from the Visegrad Group visited Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava near the municipality of Mošnov to take part in the official opening ceremony of NATO Days in Ostrava today (21 September 2019). On thi…
Military Forests and Estates calls on the public to show responsible behaviour across forests of Military District Záhorie
Military Forests and Estates calls on the public to show responsible behaviour across the forests of the Military District Záhorie where the hunting season for wild ungulates has been underway from September between 17.00 and 09.00 in accordance w…
P. Gajdoš: Visegrad regional cooperation has great potential
The Visegrad regional cooperation in the field of security and defence has great potential. Equally important is the partnership with Germany and France, which was successfully launched during the Slovak V4 Presidency. This statement was made by D…
Debut DELOSYS-assisted firings of MLRSs at TC Lešť
The deployment of the Rožňava-based Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Battalion to the Training Centre Lešť culminated with the Battalion’s training firings on 16-18 September 2019. Lt Col Ján Hric, Battalion Commander and OCE, said that th…
Bratislava hosts Military Police Chiefs Conference
These days Bratislava is hosting the Military Police Chiefs Conference (MP CC) 2019. Focus of the conference, being attended by 37 delegations, is on topics mainly relating to current and future security challenges in the constantly changing theat…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with new U.S. Ambassador B. A. Brink
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš met the new U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia, Her Excellency Mrs Bridget A. Brink, for talks at the Ministry of Defence today (16 September 2019). The meeting was dominated by topics of bilateral defence cooperation, moder…
Minister Gajdoš meets with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation General A. Lanata
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš met with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) General André Lanata for talks at the Ministry of Defence today (16 September 2019). On this occasion, they reviewed how well Slovakia has so far followed throug…
