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CAPABLE LOGISTICIAN 2019
Exercise CAPABLE LOGISTICIAN 2019 (CL19), NATO’s largest international logistics exercise, began with an exercise opening ceremony on 3 June 2019 on Drawsko – Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. Taking part in the exercise are 3,421 troops from 31…
Members of SVK Armed Forces commemorate historical milestones in France
Members of the SVK Armed Forces, joined by representatives of the SVK Government, attended a series of commemorative events in France, marking the 74th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and paying tribute to the memory of General M…
Slovak soldiers will practise live firing on international Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2019
Deploying on Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2019 to Poland, members of the SVK Armed Forces will practise live firing, using the 9K38 Igla Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). Alongside SVK air defenders, troops from 19 Allied countries will par…
Soldiers prepare a day full of experiences for children
Service personnel prepared a day full of experiences for children from Spišská Nová Ves and its surroundings as part of the 22nd Children’s Day with SVK Armed Forces event today (1 June 2019), staging static and dynamic displays of military equ…
SVK defence products at IDET 2019 in Brno
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Marián Saloň participated in the 15th International Defence and Security Technology Fair in Brno today (29 May 2019). On this occasion, they appreciated the…
Military Personnel Management Concept to improve conditions for performance of soldiers’ duties
The Security Council and the Government gave a green light to the SVK Service Personnel Management Concept, which the SVK MOD had finalised to improve the Service conditions of active duty soldiers. With the changes in military education and we…
13th salary saves MOD money
With disbursement of the 13th salary, the MOD will save 850,000 euros thanks to the exemption on income tax and medical insurance tax. As the summer holidays approach, about 20,000 military and civilian staff will receive the 13th salary in the…
MOD civilian and military staff commemorate International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Today (29 May 2019), SVK MOD civilian and military staff commemorated the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. On this occasion, they paid respects to the memory of 6 SVK personnel who died in the line of duty as UN Blue Berets. Slovak service…
Ukrainian CBRN specialists train at Zemianske Kostoľany under SVK OSCE Chairmanship
Joint training on chemical weapons for members of Ukraine’s Financial Service and State Border Protection Guard is starting today (29 May 2019) at the CBRN Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany under the SVK OSCE Chairmanship, with th…
Minister Gajdoš hands over new vehicles to elite SOF soldiers
Today (28 May 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš handed over 18 new Polaris off-road vehicles to SOF soldiers during a handover ceremony at the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina. They are specially designed for SOF operations and domestic an…
Chief of Defence Daniel Zmeko earns promotion to most senior general rank
During a promotion ceremony at the Presidential Palace today (28 May 2019), Slovak Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko was promoted to General, the Slovak Armed Forces’ most senior general rank, by President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slova…
Over 600 soldiers and military policemen provided security for 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship
Soldiers and military policemen provided security at the venues of the 2019 Ice Hockey Championship in Slovakia. Altogether, over 640 military personnel were deployed to Bratislava and Košice. They went on mixed patrols along with members of th…
Interest in joining Armed Forces is growing significantly after launch of recruitment campaign
The new recruitment campaign of the SVK MOD has contributed to a markedly increased interest in active duty service in the Armed Forces. Since its introduction and launch, the number of applications to join the Armed Forces has gone up almost t…
Rescue and Recovery Group tested on water training range
A successful Rescue and Recovery Group (RRG) control exercise was conducted on the Water Training Range at the Training Centre Lešť on 23 May 2019. According to Commander of the Engineer Battalion Sereď Lt Col František Mihalovič, the aim of th…
Military Police adopts preventive measures to eliminate crime across Defence
The SVK Ministry of Defence, working in cooperation with the SVK Military Police, has adopted a number of measures to eliminate crime across Defence. In essence, the focus of the measures is on putting crime prevention into practice. This annou…
Successful certification of SLOVCON’s 4th rotation to eFP Latvia
A two-week deployment to a training area of members of 1st Mechanised Company, Mechanised Battalion Nitra, along with assigned units, which will represent the 4th rotation of the Slovak Contingent (SLOVCON) to enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in…
CBRN active reservists return to Training Centre Lešť after year
Part I of training for the active reservists who have reported to the CBRN Defence Battalion Rožňava, located in the Gemer-Malohont region, will culminate at the Training Centre Lešť. According to Unit Commander Lt Col Oliver Toderiška, 14 acti…
P. Gajdoš: Battle flags reflect successes and exemplary performance of tasks by military units
Commanders of five military units of the Slovak Armed Forces took over battle flags on loan from President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Andrej Kiska during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace today (23 May 2019). The batt…
State Secretaries of V4 MODs meet in Tomášov
On 21-22 May 2019, the State Secretaries of the V4 Ministries of Defence (Deputy Defence Ministers) met in ‘Senior Body’ format in Tomášov, Slovakia. This was the final meeting in this format under the Slovak V4 Presidency, before the Czech Rep…
NATO science and research in Liptovský Mikuláš
Under the aegis of the Slovak National Armaments Director (SVK MOD), the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) Liptovský Mikuláš is hosting the 43rd Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel Meeting with over 450 NATO Member and Partne…
