MOD to make best use of replacement parts from Materiel Reserves Agency's stocks

The MOD is to take delivery of 686 pieces of replacement parts from the Materiel Reserves Agency's stocks to be used mainly for repairs of support and combat vehicles such as P-V3S trucks, BVP-1 and BVP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, and T-72 tanks. To that end, a transfer agreement on spares worth over €467 000 was signed today by representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Materiel Reserves Agency at MOD Main Building in Bratislava.

Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Military spare parts have been lying in the warehouses of the Materiel Reserves Agency for decades, however, the armed forces will no longer be able to use some of them, while others are valuable articles because their acquisition is complicated today. After a series of meetings, we are going to make best use of this materiel exactly where it is most needed – in the Armed Forces. By doing so, we will prevent it from losing its value, as was the case with the spare parts for the SU-22 engines.”

The head of the MOD added that the MOD wants to continue to work closely with the Agency to make sure the Agency has the replacement parts essential to getting the MOD's needs met in a time of crisis.

Just recently, on 5 May 2022, additional military equipment from the Agency's stocks was transferred to the Military Technical & Testing Institute (VTSÚ) Záhorie. Director of VTSÚ František Petráš took over logistic support vehicles such as Tatra trucks and semi-trailers to help the Institute deliver its test and evaluation (T&E) programmes.