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Injured in Afghanistan
While on a tour of duty in Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, a Slovak soldier was injured during a live fire exercise incident involving personal weapons on 24 March. The member of the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina sustained abdomin…
Minister introduces amendment
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš introduced, at first reading, the Voluntary Military Training Amendment Act in the plenary of the Slovak Parliament. Under the new arrangements, the financial incentive for voluntary soldiers should increase…
Preparations for the first SVK Armed Forces Active Reserves exercise continue
The Ministry of Defence is gearing up for the first exercise of the Active Reserves to be held in May of this year. The employers of the soldiers assigned to the Active Reserves have received a letter from the SVK Armed Forces, informing them o…
Vlhová's triumph in slalom
Petra Vlhová, of the Military Sports Club Dukla Banská Bystrica, triumphed in the women's slalom race at the Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Aspen, USA. Veronika Velez – Zuzulová achieved an excellent fourth place and made her fans happy with…
Live firings in Poland
Military pilots from Sliač Air Base and members of the Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Nitra will once again practise live firings in Poland. They are now gearing up for the tactical exercise BALT 2017. As part of the exercise, which will take pl…
Conference reviews 2016
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš participated in the Review Conference on the Foreign and European Policy of the Slovak Republic for 2016. Slovak President Andrej Kiska and Prime Minister Robert Fico delivered their statements at the event too.…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with Ukrainian Ambassador Y. Mushka
At the Ministry of Defence, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met for talks with the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr Yurii Mushka, who has held his Diplomatic Service appointment in Slovakia since February 2017. Th…
Anton Muržic passes away
Lt Gen (Rtd) Anton Muržic, the founder of the military college-level education in Liptovský Mikuláš, passed away at the age of 90 on Friday, 10 March. He played a role in the coming into existence of the Military Technical College in Liptovský …
Slovak soldiers are leaving for Cyprus and to Afghanistan
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of the SVK Armed Forces General Staff Gen Milan Maxim participated in a pre-deployment ceremony at the Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Nitra to bid their farewell to the soldiers who are departing…
Minister of Defence P. Gajdoš receives Israeli Ambassador Z. A. Vapni
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš welcomed the Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr Zvi Aviner Vapni, to the Ministry of Defence on Thursday. Discussion of the current areas of bilateral cooperation bet…
Ministers hold talks in Brussels
Defence devoted their attention to addressing the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in light of the EU's engagement in its neighbourhood and also talked about the progress achieved in the process of implementing the EU Global Strategy (…
MP personnel under training
Slovak Military Police personnel are being trained at the Eckenförde Training Facility in Germany to deploy abroad on EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia. The two-month specialised training will last until 31 March. For the purposes of the operation,…
A memory still painful
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš paid his respects at the memorial dedicated to the victims of the tragic accident at the Military Repair Company Nováky. It was exactly 10 years ago that 8 employees died tragically and dozens were injured in an…
Slovak military doctors can study in Hradec Králové again
After more than 20 years Slovak military doctors have the opportunity to pursue their military medicine studies at the Medical Faculty of Charles University in Hradec Králové again. The deal is based on the Agreement on SVK Armed Forces Profess…
Minister discusses cooperation with new Italian Ambassador
The main topics on the agenda of today's meeting between Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and the new Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr Gabriel Meucci, were current NATO and EU issues and bilateral coo…
Another success by LOTN
The Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN) has succeeded in winning yet another contract through international competitive bidding. This time it has won a contract for a general overhaul of an L-410 UVP aircraft owned by the Lithuanian Armed Fo…
Paying respects to Romanian soldiers
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš paid his tribute to the memory of the Romanian soldiers who were involved in liberating our homeland 72 years ago during commemoration ceremonies held at the WWII Victims Memorial Plaque in the village of Senohr…
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visits MP canine specialists
The Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic familiarised himself with the work of Military Police (MP) Military Working Dog (MWD) handlers in Hronsek. He was briefed on the past and contemporary history of military cynology within Defence. A…
SVK President in visit to Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš
The President of the Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces Andrej Kiska, accompanied by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, paid a visit to the “General Milan Rastislav Štefánik” Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš …
Military training to be more attractive
The SVK Government approved the Voluntary Military Training Amendment Act, thereby making the VMT project more attractive. According to the new arrangements, the financial reward for voluntary soldiers will be increased by approx. €200, the tra…
