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MOD military and civilian staff commemorate the formation of Slovak Republic and Armed Forces
Ministry of Defence military and civilian staff gathered today (7 January) at the MOD Club for a ceremony marking the 26th anniversary of the formation of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces. Speaking in front of the gathered per…
Slovakia chairs OSCE and CEDC from January 2019
The MOD has outlined the priorities of the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship in the politico-military area, with a particular focus on supporting military cooperation and strengthening confidence and security building measures (CSBMs), as well as tensio…
Service members were on duty from Christmas to New Year keeping the public safe and secure
Nearly 120 service members were on duty over the period from 23 December 2018 to 1 January 2019, to keep the public safe and secure. Following the Cabinet’s decision on joint military and police patrolling, they joined with policemen to carry o…
2019: SVK military welcomes New Year with gun salute
SVK artillerymen fired a 20 gun salute from Bratislava’s Tyrš Embankment today (1 January), to welcome in the New Year along with members of the public and mark the 26th anniversary of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces. In his New …
Minister Gajdoš holds video conference calls with soldiers serving abroad over this festive period
Today (21 December) Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Deputy Chief of Defence Maj Gen Josef Pokorný held video conference calls with soldiers serving abroad in support of international crisis management (ICM) over this festive period. On SVK s…
Resolute Support Mission: Delegation from Slovakia visits SVK soldiers in Afghanistan, bringing live Christmas tree and ingredients for Christmas sauerkraut soup
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, and Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko visited SVK personnel serving on the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan. As part of their traditional pre-Christmas visit to Afg…
Meeting of CZE-SVK Defence Cooperation Steering Committee
The CZE-SVK Defence Cooperation Steering Committee (DCSC) convened for its annual talks in Bratislava on 18 December 2018. The talks were chaired by State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák and CZE Deputy Minister of Def…
NATOʼs eFP: Visiting SVK troops in the Baltics ahead of Christmas
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, joined by President/C-in-C of the SVK Armed Forces Andrej Kiska, paid a visit to SVK personnel serving with the multinational enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Latvia. As part of their pre-Christma…
MOD outlines Service Personnel Management Concept to improve Service conditions for active duty soldiers
The Ministry of Defence wants to make sure that active duty soldiers work under better Service conditions than today. Towards this end, the MOD has drafted the Service Personnel Management Concept, which will be subject to the Cabinetʼs deliber…
Slovakia’s NATO EOD/C-IED Trust Fund for Ukraine Project enters practical phase
Following the signature of international contractual documents between NSPA and Ukraine and the SVK MOD and NSPA, the Slovak Republic is now ready to go ahead with the practical phase of the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Counter Improvised E…
SlovakAid: Slovak Republic hands over humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
Today (14 December) the Slovak Republic handed over humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, gifting 540 new school uniforms for pupils from Mazar-e-Sharif. The humanitarian aid, collected by the Head Office of Ecumenical Pastoral Service in the SVK A…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš held talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan at MOD Main Building today (12 December). During the meeting, they praised the mutual defence cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the Unite…
MOD leaders meet President Kiska for traditional pre-Christmas meeting
Today (12 December) MOD leaders met President Andrej Kiska, who acts as Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces, for a traditional pre-Christmas meeting at MOD Main Building. Todayʼs meeting was dominated by the SVK MODʼs current ag…
Most extensive modernization programme in the history of SVK Armed Forces becomes a reality, Minister of Defence signs contract for U.S. F-16 fighter jets
The most extensive modernization programme in the history of the Slovak Armed Forces is becoming a reality. In the presence of PM Peter Pellegrini at the Office of the SVK Government today (12 December), Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš signed …
MOD will reconstruct Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica Athletics Stadium
Reconstruction works to uplift the Military Sports Centre (VŠC) Dukla Banská Bystrica Athletics Stadium will be undertaken by the MOD. The sports ground will meet the technical requirements of the International Association of Athletics Federati…
Additional contemporary veterans inducted into MOD Hall of Fame
Another three contemporary veterans were officially inducted into the MOD Hall of Fame at today’s pre-Christmas gathering of war veterans. The new inductees – MSgt Martin Brodniansky, MSgt René Petráš and Col Štefan Ivan (posthumously) – were t…
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš meets with French Minister of State for Defence Geneviève Darrieussecq
Thanks to their joint defence activities, the cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the French Republic has been excellent. Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and French Minister of State for Defence Geneviève Darrieussecq were in agreement…
Winners of 14th MOD Literary Competition collect their prizes
Winners of the 14th MOD Literary Competition visited the MOD today (7 December), to collect prizes for their winning essays from Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko. This year MOD judges asses…
Military Police receives new vehicles, MOD saves over 100,000 euros
Military Police received today (7 December) 21 new pick-ups. Having procured the vehicles via an e-action, the MOD saved €103,982 and spent the money on more vehicles for Military Police. Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary o…
SVK personnel receive presents ahead of Christmas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
On his official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina today (6 December), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid a visit to SVK personnel carrying out the tasks of Op EUFOR ALTHEA. At a pre-Christmas meeting with SVK soldiers, he handed over 7 new vehicl…
