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Commemoration in Darney
A commemoration ceremony went ahead at the Military Memorial in France's Darney on 24 June to mark the 99th anniversary of the 21st Czechoslovak Rifle Regiment swearing the Oath of Allegiance and the then President of the French Republic Raimon…
Exercise New Horizon 2017
SVK Armed Forces soldiers and SVK Interior Ministry personnel will be practising collaboration efforts during a simulated state of war from Monday (10 July) to Thursday (13 July). The activity will see soldiers, policemen, fire crews, rescuers,…
P. Gajdoš: Academy prepares high quality officers
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and DCHOD/COS Maj Gen Miroslav Kocian attended a passing-out parade for officer cadets and a graduation ceremony for graduates of full-time Bachelor of Science (BSc) programmes at Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed …
Graduation ceremony in LM
Liptovský Mikuláš (LM)-based General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS)'sAssembly Hall hosted a graduation ceremony for the graduates of two- and three-year-long 2nd level external academic study programmes. A total of 62 graduates succe…
Celebrations at Devín
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Prime Minister Robert Fico, joined by other members of the SVK Government and Parliament, took part in nation-wide celebrations in honour of St Cyril and St Methodius Day at Castle Devín, Bratislava. …
Minister in visit to President
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Gen Milan Maxim informed SVK President Andrej Kiska, the Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces, of the measures that have been put in place in the cases of the missing Army munitions. T…
Minister in talks in Brussels
In a Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš reconfirmed the commitments the Slovak Republic made earlier at the May NATO minisummit in Brussels. This means SVK service personnel will be engaged in…
Upon return from Latvia
149 members of the SVK Armed Forces successfully completed their execution of tasks as part of Task Group Štefánik's training mission in the Baltics. They were welcomed by State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák and Chief of Defence Gen Milan Maxim i…
Delivery of C-27J Spartan delayed
The SVK Armed Forces will receive delivery of their first C-27J Spartan transport aircraft later than originally planned. The MOD will claim compensation for the delay in the delivery of the aircraft in compliance with the contract. The form of…
First two Black Hawk helicopters are already in Slovakia
Two UH-60M Black Hawk military utility helicopters touched down at Prešov Air Base, soon to be entered into service with the Slovak Air Force. Their transfer to Slovakia was delivered under the terms and conditions of the contract. The helicopt…
Secondary Schools Camp 2017
The winners of the Defence Challenge series, organised by the MOD for secondary school goers from across all regions of Slovakia, had the opportunity to try out military training over the weekend at the Training Centre Lešť. The top prize for t…
Slovak and Hungarian divers rehearse blasting operations
SVK and HUN military divers took part in a joint international summer training at the Engineer Battalion Sereď and at Lake Black Water, with a focus on underwater blasting operations. 15 SVK and 9 HUN servicemen practised their capabilities. “T…
Upcoming movements of Allied military troops and vehicles
The SVK MOD informs the public of the upcoming movements of Allied military troops and vehicles, which will take place from 26 June to 2 July 2017. Over the week, Slovakia will see 1 railway and 41 road moves passing through its territory. SVK …
Voluntary soldiers sign up
A total of 244 candidates (46 women) have enrolled for the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) project this year. Those interested in VMT were requested to complete and return their application forms no later than 23 June. Statistically, most app…
M. Saloň discusses solutions to illegal migration
State Secretary Marián Saloň visited Prague to meet with the main representatives of the partner Defence Ministries of the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. Meeting in the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) format…
State Secretary in the Baltics
State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák paid a visit to the Baltics on 12-16 June. He met with the SVK soldiers at the Ādažitraining base and praised their commitment to executing tasks in the international environment. In his meeting with State Secreta…
Back from Afghanistan
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and CommanderSVK Land Forces Maj Gen Jinřich Jochwelcomed 34 SVK military personnel upon their return from the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan at a homecoming ceremony on 15 June. “This rotation, t…
MiG-29 scramble takeoff
On the night of 15 June, two MiG-29 fighter aircraft on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) were scrambled in response to an air incident as part of the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS), after air traffic controllers (ATCs) had…
SVK Parliament gives "yes" to agreement with CZE REP on airspace defence cooperation
SVK Members of Parliament approved the Draft Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic for Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace. They also expressed their agreement with deployments of SVK Armed Forces personnel to the C…
Military Deed of the Year
The MOD announced the laureates of the 2016 Military Deed of the Year Award in the following categories: A Rescue of Life, Assistance to the Public, and A Friend of the Armed Forces. Just as in the past so also in this 20th jubilee series, those w…
