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A military helicopter used over 40,000 litres of water in a firefighting response in the High Tatras
A total of 23 Bambi buckets and over 40,000 litres of water were used by airmen of Helicopter Wing (HW) Prešov to contain a forest fire in the location called Kežmarské Žlaby in the High Tatra Mountains. Following a request from the Firefightin…
Minister Gajdoš pays tribute to the memory of General Štefánik at Bradlo
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today commemorated the 99th anniversary of the tragic death of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik at a national commemoration held on top of Bradlo Hill. Among those who came to pay their respects at the Tomb …
P. Gajdoš: Slovakia gives its support to Action Plan on Military Mobility
Slovakia gives its support to the Action Plan on Military Mobility, which aims to simplify military movements throughout the European Union. This announcement was made by SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš after todayʼs informal meeting of EU…
25 years have passed since the first deployment of SVK troops on a peacekeeping mission
Service personnel of the Engineer Battalion Sereď attended a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the first deployment of SVK soldiers outside Slovakia. UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslavia was the historically first mission SVK troops joined …
Maj Gen Daniel Zmeko assumes the appointment of SVK Chief of Defence at a formal Chief of Defence Change of Command ceremony
Maj Gen Daniel Zmeko (to be promoted Lieutenant General with effect from 7 May) has today taken over the appointment of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Chief of Defence) from Gen Milan Maxim at a formal Ch…
War Veterans Forum
On Thursday (3 May), the Historic SVK Parliament Building in Bratislava hosted the 5th International War Veterans Forum Conference under the aegis of Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko and Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš. The conference was h…
A SVK Air Force helicopter crew assists in a firefighting response in the High Tatra Mountains
An Mi-17 helicopter crew, of Helicopter Wing Prešov, is helping to bring a fire under control at Kežmarské Žlaby in the High Tatras. Based on the request of the Firefighting and Rescue Corps for an aerial firefighting response, HW Prešov has se…
SVK MOD pays tribute to the memory of M. R. Štefánik, he died in a tragic accident 99 years ago
State Secretary of the SVK MOD Róbert Ondrejcsák and leaders of the SVK Armed Forces participated in a ceremony at the Tomb of M. R. Štefánik in Ivanka pri Dunaji, to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the death of General Štefánik. In h…
SVK Military Police warns that shining any light to dazzle or distract the pilot is a criminal offence
Sliač Air Base has repeatedly reported cases of the pilots being distracted by light from an unknown device, manufactured in the civil sector and operated in the surroundings of the airfield. The SVK MOD warns people to abstain from carry…
Armed Forces are looking into potential discrepancies in the components of an older variant of smoke munitions
The SVK General Staff is looking into a case of potentially missing components of an older variant of the Russian-made smoke munitions that were supplied to a munitions depot during the era of the Czechoslovak People’s Army. Soldiers have establis…
Minister Gajdoš meets Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Courtney P. Carr
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today met the Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard, Maj. Gen. Courtney P. Carr, at MOD Main Building. Topics of discussion included bilateral defence engagement, especially the cooperation between …
The field testing phase of the 8x8 IFV prototype military trials is completed
This week a team of military specialists has completed the field testing phase of the 8x8 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) prototype military trials. The 8x8 IFV prototype is the outcome of a joint Slovak-Finish development project. This phase w…
P. Gajdoš: Our soldiers deployed on tours of duty abroad represent the Armed Forces and Slovakia as a whole
The service personnel who, in recent months, performed tasks as part of Operation EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) in the Middle East have finished their tours of duty an…
President Kiska appoints Major General Zmeko as Chief of Defence
Major General Daniel Zmeko is to be promoted Lieutenant General and appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Chief of Defence) with effect from 7 May 2018. President of the Slovak Republic Andrej Kiska, t…
Candidates for VMT can submit their application forms until the deadline of 4 May 2018
Candidates interested in Voluntary Military Training (VMT) can submit their application forms until the deadline of 4 May 2018. This year’s training is scheduled to run from 2 July to 14 September 2018. On completion of the 11-week trai…
SVK Security Council and Cabinet approve the proposed deployment of SVK service personnel to the Baltics
The Security Council and the Cabinet have today approved the deployment of SVK service personnel to support NATOʼs enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) mission in the Baltics. If approved by Parliament, Slovakia will deploy 152 soldiers to Latvia in…
Major General Daniel Zmeko to become the next Chief of Defence, SVK Cabinet has today approved his nomination
Acting on the nomination of SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, the SVK Cabinet has today approved the appointment of Major General Daniel Zmeko as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Chief of Defence/CHOD).…
SVK soldiers assist in rescuing over 400 migrants
The SVK Military Police personnel deployed as part of the 2nd rotation on EUNAVFOR MED Op Sophia II were involved in rescue efforts to save over 400 migrants. The incident was reported worldwide by international media earlier this week. The res…
Residential home for war veterans is one step closer to reality, Defence and Security Committee approves War Veterans Amendment Act
The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security has today given its consent to the War Veterans Amendment Act. It follows from the Amendment Act that the SVK MOD will be able to provide a residential home for war veterans. Improvements in w…
Military policemen offer 3 days of adventures to kids from a childrenʼs home
The SVK Military Police prepared a three-day camp for children from Childrenʼs Home Kráľová Lehota. Children, aged 9 to 17, enjoyed a programme full of activities and new experiences at the Training Centre Lešť and the Training and K9 Military …
