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P. Gajdoš: Service pay will be increased by €300 on average this year
Service pay for members of the SVK Armed Forces will be increased by €300 on average this year. This is one of the measures the MOD has taken to improve the Service conditions for active duty soldiers. The official documents to effect such chan…
CHOD Lt Gen Zmeko amidst SVK CSMs in Zvolen
A Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) of the SVK Armed Forces Convention was held on the HQ AIRCOM Zvolen premises on 5-6 March 2019. According to CSEL Sgt Maj Vladimír Beluš, as well as evaluating the activities and structure of SVK Command …
MOD will enter into negotiations with France, Israel and USA on procurement of 3D radar systems
The SVK MOD has completed the evaluation phase of the submitted official proposals in response to the SVK radar systems replacement Request for Government Proposals (RGP). Under the modernization programme, the MOD seeks to procure a total of 1…
MOD is strongly opposed to the statements of an opposition party, MOD never acts under coercion but rather acts on legislation
The SVK MOD is strongly opposed to the statements of the OĽANO opposition party and its self-appointed shadow defence minister Jaroslav Naď. When it comes to aerial survey, the MOD has always acted on the guidance of the National Security Autho…
Ministry of Defence remembers tragic explosion at Military Repair Company Nováky
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák visited Nováky today (1 March 2019) to attend a ceremony in memory of 8 employees who perished in an explosion at Military Repair Company Nováky (VOP Nováky) 12 years ago. …
Martin-based soldiers negotiate challenges across Sučany Training Range
In the last days of February, Martin Garrison’s Sučany Training Range hosted training for drivers of tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from the Mechanised Battalion Martin. On Theme 4: Driving of Vehicles under Harsh Terrain Condi…
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín will hand over another helicopter after general overhaul to Afghanistan
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN) is ready to hand over another overhauled Mi-17V5 helicopter to the Afghan Air Force (AAF). This is already the second helicopter the company has repaired under the Afghan Air Force Mi-17V-5 Helicopter Over…
Minister Gajdoš meeting with Czech Ambassador Tomáš Tuhý
Today (21 February 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš met with the Czech Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Tomáš Tuhý, at MOD Main Building for talks on Slovakia’s Defence engagement with the Czech Republic as well as on their potenti…
Minister Gajdoš meets with General Manager of NATO NSPA Peter Dohmen
Minister Gajdoš met with General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Peter Dohmen at MOD Main Building today (21 February 2019). On this occasion, Minister Gajdoš hailed the successful purchases of military materiel, munit…
Ex Dynamic Front 2019: Artillerymen of Rožňava and Michalovce will participate in international exercise in Poland and Germany
Artillerymen of the Michalovce-based Self-propelled Field Artillery (FA) Battalion and the Rožňava-based Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Battalion will descend on Germany’s Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) and Poland’s Torun Artillery and A…
Minister Gajdoš awards astronauts of ʻŠtefánikʼ Space Mission
It was exactly 20 years ago (20 February 1999) that SVK Air Force pilot (then) Maj Ivan Bella boarded the Soyuz TM-29 spacecraft and took off into space, thus becoming Slovakiaʼs first and only astronaut to date. To commemorate the 20th anniver…
MOD will procure 4x4 vehicles via international tender, proposal for tender procedure has today received approval from Security Council and Cabinet
The SVK MOD has set out to put the order for 4x4 combat armoured and multi-role tactical vehicles for the SVK Armed Forces to international tender. The proposal for this tender procedure was approved by the Security Council and the Cabinet toda…
Security Council and Cabinet take note of MODʼs proposal for securing SVK airspace until such time as F-16s have been delivered
The Security Council and the Cabinet have today taken note of the MODʼs proposal for securing SVK airspace with the use and operation of the SVK Air Force’s MiG-29 fleet until such time as F-16s have been delivered. The Ministry of Defence…
P. Gajdoš: Agreement concerning Cooperation in the Military Field between SVK MOD and UAE MOD is a significant step in support of Slovak defence industry
The cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the United Arab Emirates on security, defence and armaments industry may grow from strength to strength also thanks to the new Agreement concerning Cooperation in the Military Field between the SV…
Minister Gajdoš highlights the potential of SVK defence industry at IDEX 2019 in Abu Dhabi
Defence Minister Gajdoš took part in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2019 in Abu Dhabi, where he highlighted the potential of the SVK defence industry today (17 February 2019). Through his presence at one of the largest…
Logisticians learn to protect convoys at TC Lešť
A three-week logistics convoy security course has been underway in February at the Training Centre Lešť, aimed at members of the Transport Company, Hlohovec-based Logistics Battalion, and components of the Trenčín-based Combat Service Support (…
Slovakia supports deeper ties with Ukraine
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák received the Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Yurii Mushka, at SVK MOD Main Building today (15 February 2019). The partners discussed practical cooperation on …
NATO Defence Ministers address the security of Ukraine
NATO Defence Ministers met today (14 February 2019) in Brussels for sessions to deliberate on the future of NATO missions and operations, the current security situation in Ukraine, and the Defence engagement between NATO and the EU. Speak…
NATO Alliance appreciates real increases in Slovakia’s defence spending
The NATO Alliance has expressed its appreciation for real increases in Slovakia’s defence spending. This year Slovakia will spend 1.7% of GDP on defence and has set out to meet the 2% NATO benchmark for investment in defence already in 2022, i.…
MOD receives €6 million for remediation of environmental pollutants throughout barracks
The Slovak Ministry of Defence has received over €6 million from the Quality of Environment Operational Programme (QE OP), to remediate environmental pollutants throughout Martin Barracks, Michalovce Barracks, and Piešťany Barracks. The remedia…
