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Ministers on changes
Preparations of the June EU summit on defence and security was the core issue addressed by defence ministers meeting in Brussels. Top on the agenda of the joint meeting of foreign affairs and defence ministers were the foreign policy and securi…
Plans to build museum at Slavín
SVK Ministry of Defence would like to build a museum devoted to the memory of Word War II under the Slavín Memorial. Since it is the capital city that is in charge of administration and management of the Memorial, Martin Glváč would like to con…
Unveiling at IDET fair
At the IDET International Exhibition of Defence and Security Technologies, which is to be held on 19 – 21 May in Brno, Czech Republic, the SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč will unveil a new 155mm / 52 cal. light truck-carried howitzer EVA, …
Pilots’ missile - firing exercise
Four fighter aircraft MiG-29, belonging to the inventory of the SVK Air Force, took part in the exercise at the Baltic Sea in Poland. Soldiers from the Combined Wing Sliač underwent live missile – firing as part of the exercise STRELA. In the f…
Preparedness of engineers put to test at exercise Engineer Rescuers
Removing consequences of large–scale natural disasters on territories of the two neighbouring countries or assistance to the civilian population. From 8 – 14 May, nearly 500 professional soldiers of the SVK Armed Forces and the Army of the Czec…
Congratulations to Martina Hrašnová
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated to Martina Hrašnová on her victory at the IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge in Japan’s Kawasaki. Hrašnová won the title with a hammer throw of 74.27m, thus beating the world’s elite sportswomen. …
Remembering VE Day
To mark Victory in Europe Day, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč honoured the sacrifice of all those who lost their lives in the Second World War during a commemoration ceremony at the Háj-Nicovô war cemetery in Liptovský Mikuláš. “Today we …
M. Glváč: We have launched TC Lešť modernization with three leading-edge training facilities
Training Centre Lešť (TC Lešť) has undergone its most extensive modernization in its history. The modernized and upgraded training facilities were launched during an opening ceremony by SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Chief of the SVK …
Exhibition to mark anniversary of Victory
In the Garrison Club Trenčín, in the presence of Commander of the Land Forces Brig Gen Ondřej Novosad and resistance movement veterans, the solemn opening of the exhibition 70th anniversary of the end of WWII was held. The exhibition was organi…
Paying respects to the memory of General Štefánik
On 5 May, the State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, Miloš Koterec, took part in a remembrance ceremony marking the 96th anniversary of the tragic death of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik at the burial mound in Ivanka pri Dunaji. …
Joint training of CBRN specialists
The US Army greatly appreciated joint training of the Slovak and American CBRN specialists, which was held in Lešť and in Zemianske Kostoľany. The Slovak training areas provided for the American troops a unique opportunity to train in real-life…
In memory of Milan Rastislav Štefánik
SVK Minister of Defense Martin Glváč attended a commemorative ceremony on top of Hill Bradlo, dedicated to the memory of Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Gen Štefánik, one of the most significant figures of Slovak history, lost his life in a tragic ac…
New strategic air capability
SVK Minister of Defense Glváč has been mandated by the Security Council of the Slovak Republic and the SVK Government to effect the purchase of Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. This initiative is viewed as the most extensive modernization…
Chaplain General in Cyprus
The last but one week of April, the Chaplain General of the SVK Armed Forces and Armed Corps Ecumenical Pastoral Service, Col Marian Bodolló, and the Chairman of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Slovakia and Bishop General of the Evangelic…
Chief of General Staff at complex staff exercise rehearsal
The Chief of the SVK General Staff Lt Gen Milan Maxim attended an informational briefing directed at the analysis of the SVK Armed Forces’ training operation aimed at guaranteeing security and defence of the Slovak Republic, which was held duri…
Preparations for single sky
As part of the Slovak presidency of the Visegrad Group, the SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč welcomed his counterparts from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Main topics of the negotiations, which took place in the village of Tomášov …
Possibilities of co-operation with Croatia
Co-operation in the field of defence industry, education and training, as well as modernization processes – such were the topics discussed by the SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and the Croatian Minister of Defence Ante Kotromanović. Durin…
FINABEL negotiations held in Trenčín
On 21 – 22 April, the annual session of the Land Forces Commanders from the EU countries associated in FINABEL was held in Trenčín. Among the topical issues discussed was the future of the land forces, their role in countering the newly emergin…
We have managed to change half off-road vehicles during three years
The SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč handed over to the military 42 new Land Rovers, which followed 28 vehicles that the SVK Armed Forces received in January. The new vehicles were bought via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). …
Visit from Turkey
On Thursday, by virtue of the invitation of Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Lt Gen Milan Maxim, Turkey’s Chief of the General Staff Gen Necdet Özel made a visit to the SVK Ministry of Defence. Together with SVK Minister of De…
