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Minister recognises Petra Vlhováʼs sporting successes
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš received Petra Vlhová, alpine ski racer and member of the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica, at MOD Main Building. He appreciated her sporting achievements and thanked her for representing Slovakia br…
Slovakia receives an offer from the USA to modernise its airfields
The Slovak Republic may get financial support worth US$46 million from the United States of America to modernise Sliač Air Base and Kuchyňa Air Base. The aim of the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) is to facilitate the development of defenc…
P. Gajdoš: The results of the military units that have received their battle flags on loan from the President speak for themselves
The Commanders of Engineer Battalion Sereď, SVK Land Forces, and Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Nitra, SVK Air Force, took over the units’ battle flags on loan from President of the Slovak Republic Andrej Kiska, who concurrently acts as Commande…
Minister Gajdoš recognises a serviceman for saving the life of an 11-year-old boy
Minister Gajdoš today recognised Capt Miloš Karell for saving the life of an 11-year old boy drowning in the River Váh last month. He thanked him for his act of heroism which testifies to the fact that the military profession is not a job but a…
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš opens the CESEDEN-organised National Defence Course in the presence of a delegation from Spain
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today officially welcomed participants of the National Defence Course organised annually by Spain’s Higher Centre for National Defence Studies (CESEDEN). In the coming days, the course members will discuss c…
SVK soldiers are proud to have trained yet another group of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) personnel in mechanical demining
Working under NATO’s training and capacity building in Iraq (NTCB-I), Slovak military instructors are proud to have trained yet another group of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) personnel. 16 course members have recently graduated successfully f…
International tender for 3D radars to be terminated, SVK MOD wants to procure them through Gov-to-Gov Agreement
The international tender for the procurement of 3D radars will be officially terminated in the coming days. The notice of termination was today sent to be published in the Slovak Public Procurement Journal and in the Official Journal of the Eur…
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová to stay on with Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová and her father Timotej Zuzula are to stay on with the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica. In addition to taking on her maternity duties, Veronika will cooperate with the Centre as a coordinator for selecting sk…
Minister Gajdoš meets with Ambassador of India H. Kumar Jain
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today received the Ambassador of the Republic of India to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Harsh Kumar Jain, at MOD Main Building in Bratislava. The cooperation of both countries on training, education and defenc…
Minister Gajdoš meets with Italian Chief of Defence General C. Graziano
NATO-EU cooperation forms the main pillars of the partnership between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Italy in the field of defence. Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gadjoš and Italian Chief of Defence General Claudio Graziano concurred…
The second Spartan transport aircraft touches down at Kuchyňa Air Base
The second C-27J Spartan today touched down at Kuchyňa Air Base. The SVK Air Force’s transport fleet has now two transport aircraft of this type. The official technical handover of the aircraft to “General M. R. Štefánik” Transport Wing Kuchyňa…
Minister Gajdoš skies with Veronika Velez-Zuzulová as a goodbye to her
Veronika Velez Zuzulová, member of the Military Sports Club Dukla Banská Bystrica, bid farewell to her fans and her active skiing career in Jasná in the Low Tatras. To say his goodbye to the sportswoman, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and…
U.S. Congress begins with the process of approving the potential sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to Slovakia
Acting on the request from the SVK MOD, a proposed Foreign Military Sale to Slovakia has reached the Congressional notification process, whereby U.S. Congress is in the process of approving the potential sale of F-16 supersonic fighter aircraft fo…
Liberation of Bratislava marked
Officials of the MOD and SVK Armed Forces commemorated the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Bratislava. The commemorative event at the Victory Memorial in Bratislava’s Eugen Suchoň Square was attended by DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel Macko. Re…
Slovakia marks 14th anniversary of its entry into the North Atlantic Alliance
The Slovak Republic marked the 14th anniversary of its entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Since 29 March 2004 it has been a member of the international community of 29 states, which provides highest security guarantees to…
CEDC Defence Ministers: Central Europe is united on security
The countries of the Central European region are united on defence and security. This has been confirmed by the outcome of todayʼs Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) Meeting of Defence Ministers in Budapest. Ministers agreed to maintai…
Minister P. Gajdoš at the V4 Ministerial: The success of our region is based on cooperation
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today participated in the Visegrad Group (V4) Defence Ministerial in Budapest. Along with other representatives of the MODs, Ministers agreed on the need to coordinate their joint positions and to promote a stro…
The first C-27J Spartan airlifter is fully operational, it delivers materiel to SVK personnel in Cyprus
The first C-27J Spartan airlifter, which was taken on charge (TOC) at Tactical Wing Kuchyňa in October 2017, is fully operational. Thanks to this, after years of absence the SVK Air Force has regained the capability of delivering supplies and e…
MOD update on movements of military convoys across Slovakia
The SVK MOD wishes to alert the drivers in Slovakia to take caution, as there will be 18 Allied military movements across Slovakia over the period from 26 Mar to 1 Apr 2018. They will mainly involve POL troops. This week will also see a SVK milita…
Minister P. Gajdoš meets with Slovenian Ambassador G. Kozovinc
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today received the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Gregor Kozovinc, at MOD Main Building. This has been his first visit to the MOD since taking up his Diplomatic Service…
