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P. Gajdoš at EU FAC: In implementing the EuroArtillery project, we want to use the domestic defence industry to the maximum extent
In implementing the PESCO EuroArtillery project, Slovakia wants to use its domestic defence industrial capacities as much as possible. This was confirmed today (25 June) by SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš at the meeting of EU Ministers of …
Minister Gajdoš pays homage to the victims of the burnt village of Kalište
Minister Gajdoš today (23 June) paid homage to the victims of the village of Kalište that was burnt down by Nazis at the end of World War II. The commemoration ceremony, which came part of the 13th Meeting of Generations, organised by the Slova…
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš meeting with Swedish Ambassador Eduards
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (22 June) received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Slovakia, Her Excellency Ms Helen Eduards, at MOD Main Building. Modernization projects and a handover of the letter from National Armaments Di…
Slovakia backs Georgia’s accession to NATO
State Secretary of the SVK MOD Róbert Ondrejcsák welcomed the Ambassador of Georgia, His Excellency Mr Revaz Gachechiladze, tothe MOD for talks on preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit in Brussels, Georgiaʼs prospective membership in NATO, …
NATOʼs eFP: 150 SVK personnel deploy to Latvia to undertake allotted tasks
Additional 150 Slovak personnel are leaving for Latvia to undertake allotted tasks. This is a follow-on deployment after the engagement of Task Force Štefánik in NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in the Baltics last year. The personnel wil…
Together with Canada on eFP collaboration and child soldiers
State Secretary of the SVK MOD Róbert Ondrejcsák today (19 June) welcomed Canadian Chargé d'Affaires John von Kaufmann, Office of the Embassy of Canada in Slovakia, to the SVK MOD. J. Kaufmann thanked for the SVK contribution to the Canad…
P. Gajdoš: By building a memorial for our contemporary heroes we are living up to our pledge – we will never forget…
At a foundation stone unveiling ceremony on Háj-Nicovô Hill in Liptovský Mikuláš, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (19 June) unveiled the foundation stone for the memorial dedicated to the 58 SVK personnel who have died while serving …
US and SVK troops to train shoulder to shoulder in Martin
Starting from 1 July 2018, US troops will train shoulder to shoulder with SVK personnel in Martin. As part of an 18-month training programme, SVK and US troops will work on increasing their interoperability and developing civil-military (CIMIC)…
MOD condemns lies about the Swedish offer of the Gripen fighter jets package
The SVK MOD strongly condemns the lies being spread about the Swedish offer of the Gripen fighter jets package, which appeared in an article written by Vladimír Šnídla and was published by N Daily: “According to Swedes, the Slovak Minister of Defe…
Minister Gajdoš commemorates the 1155th anniversary of the arrival of St Cyril ad St Methodius in Great Moravia at a historic site close to Zalavár
Minister Gajdoš today commemorated the 1155th anniversary of the arrival of St Cyril ad St Methodius in Great Moravia. What is todayʼs village of Zalavár (Hungary) was among the places where St Cyril and St Methodius served during their mission…
P. Gajdoš: Procurement of 3D radars via a Gov-to-Gov sales agreement is the most effective solution after the unsuccessful international tender
The aim of the MOD is to procure 3D radars in order to cater for the SVK Armed Forces’specific requirements in a timely manner. Even 3 years on, the international tender has never reached a successful conclusion. Based on available analyses, th…
MOD is to discontinue the criminal complaint against Krajniak MP
The SVK MOD is to discontinue the criminal complaint against Milan Krajniak MP. This announcement was made today by General Secretary of the SVK MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko. Yesterday’s parliamentary inspection of the MOD by MPs on the Parliam…
Minister Gajdoš holding talks in Serbia
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš continued the second day of his official visit to the Republic of Serbia on 15 June. In addition to having an office call with his counterpart Aleksandar Vulin, he also met for talks with 1st Deputy Prime Mi…
Minister of Defence P. Gajdoš in visit to Serbia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the greatest munity of Slovak infantrymen in WWI
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today commemorated last weekʼs 100th anniversary of the mutiny of Trenčín-based 71st Infantry Regiment in WWI, known as the Kragujevac Mutiny. It was the largest and most tragic revolt in the Austro-Hungaria…
Ex Trnava 2018 to simulate a state of war and mobilization in the Trnava region and check the readiness of individual elements
As part of Ex Trnava 2018, these days relevant Defence and Interior Ministry authorities are to check the readiness of selected state administration and Trnava self-governing region bodies to perform the tasks associated with the declaration of…
Minister Gajdoš meeting with Polish Ambassador Leszek Soczewica
The cooperation between Slovakia and Poland in the field of defence has been at a very good level in the long term, be it at the bilateral level or as part of international organizations and groups. Both countries want to see their mutual relat…
Training of additional Active Reserves soldiers gets underway in Sereď
The Engineer Battalion Sereď today launched the training of additional Active Reserves soldiers. 40 active reservists, of whom 6 (including 1 woman) are graduates of Voluntary Military Training (VMT), 10 are ex-service personnel, and 24 are gra…
Ex-minister Glváč should stop telling lies
In the long run, the SVK Armed Forces have had a clear and unambiguous requirement for the new 8x8 IFV to be fielded with the SVK military – to have a swimming capability. This has been one of the basic operational requirements made clearly and…
SVK Armed Forces to be strengthened by new military pilots and aviation specialists
The first 8 students of the Aviation Faculty of the Technical University in Košice, who had concurrently pursued studies as cadets of General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, finished their studies by attending a gradua…
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš attends Military Mobility Symposium in Brussels
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš attended the “Military Mobility – Key to European Security” Symposium, co-organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in Brussels on Thursday 7 …
