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P. Gajdoš: We are considering increasing our troop levels in Resolute Support as initially mandated and extending funding for Afghanistan
Slovakia is considering increasing its troop levels in the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan as initially mandated, and is preparing a decision on extending funding for the Afghan National Army. It will make a binding statement on t…
NATO reviews Slovakiaʼs defence planning in a more positive light than in the past
The North Atlantic Alliance has reviewed Slovakiaʼs defence planning in a more positive light than in the past. This follows from the NATO Defence Planning Capability Review 2017-2018 that NATO Defence Ministers today (7 June) dealt with at the…
SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN records the highest number of children’s entries over the years
SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN – this year’s 17th MOD Fine Art Contest for pupils and students has recorded a total of 1662 entries. This is the highest number of drawings and paintings over the past years. 183 schools and 6 individuals …
EXERCISE TOBRUQ LEGACY 2018: SVK troops on international exercise to test their SBAD capabilities in Hungary
Slovak military professionals are to test their capabilities on NATO’s largest Surface-Based Air Defence (SBAD) exercise in Europe – Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2018 (TOLY18), running from Monday 4 June until Friday 15 June on Várpalota Training Are…
CHILDREN’S DAY: Children of Svidník celebrate their day with soldiers
Hundreds of children from Svidník and thereabouts today celebrated their Childrenʼs Day untraditionally – along with servicemen and women, who had prepared a ʻChildrenʼs Day with SVK Armed Forcesʼ for them at the Military History Museum Svidník…
Minister Gajdoš meeting with Brazilian Ambassador Luis A. B. Carneiro
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš held bilateral talks with the Ambassador of Brazil to Slovakia, HE Mr Luis Antonio Balduín Carneiro, at MOD Main Building on 1 June. Bilateral cooperation, especially in the defence industry, was high on the…
Minister Gajdoš hosts talks with Dutch Ambassador H. Cor van der Kwast
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Slovakia, HE Mr Henk Cor van der Kwast, at MOD Main Building on 1 June. During their bilateral meeting, they addressed current issues of interest,…
Minister Gajdoš hands over upgraded tracked armoured fighting vehicles to soldiers
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (29 May) handed over 21 upgraded tracked armoured fighting vehicles to soldiers for operational use during a handover ceremony at the Specialist Testing Branch Lieskovec, a facility of Dubnica nad Váho…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS remembered by senior departmental and military leaders
SVK military professionals have been involved in keeping peace and security on UN-led missions for the past 25 years. Over the period, they have rotated in and out of 19 UN-led Peace Support Operations (PSO) since the establishment of the Slova…
MP personnel are back from their successful tour of duty in the Mediterranean, SVK engagement in Op SOPHIA draws to an end
Members of the SVK Military Police who successfully performed their tasks in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the 2nd rotation in support of EUNAVFOR MED Op Sophia II have returned home. A total of 10 MP personnel were today (25 May) welcomed b…
Czechoslovak Legion in Italy marks its centenary, SVK delegation commemorates the milestone
It was exactly 100 years ago when General Milan Rastislav Štefánik took over the first Czechoslovak Legion Battle Flag from the hands of the then Italian Prime Minister, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, in Piazza Venezia on 24 May 1918. The act of th…
USA appreciates Slovakiaʼs investment in defence
State Secretary of the SVK MOD Róbert Ondrejcsák met with Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Aaron Wess Mitchell at MOD Main Building on 24 May. During the meeting, R. Ondrejcsák gave his assessment of the hist…
Security Council and Cabinet approve the procurement of ZUZANA 2 Self-propelled Gun Howitzers
The Security Council and the Cabinet have today (23 May) approved the 155mm ZUZANA 2 Self-propelled Gun Howitzer (SpGH) procurement project for the SVK Armed Forces. It follows from the document that a total of 25 pcs of the state-of-the-ar…
P. Gajdoš: Active duty service in favour of our country is not a job but a mission
MOD leaders announced the recipients of the 2017 Military Deed of the Year Award at the 21st Military Deed of the Year Annual Award Gala Evening held at the MOD Club. Service personnel and citizens are eligible for the Award in four categories …
General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy has another professor – Marcel Harakaľ
Acting on the recommendation of SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, SVK President Andrej Kiska has today announced the promotion of doc. [Rdr] Ing. [MScEng] Marcel Harakaľ Ph.D., Vice-Rector for Sciences at the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Fo…
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš meets with Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb at MOD Main Building on Monday (21 May). The main theme was Slovakia’s bilateral defence cooperation with the United States of America, especially with the Indian…
Minister Gajdoš pays tribute to WWII victims at Muráň Castle
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (19 May) took part in an act of commemoration marking the 73rd anniversary of the end of WWII. He paid tribute to the victims of the most devastating global conflict so far also by participating in a m…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with Estonian Minister of Defence Jüri Luik
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (18 May) met with Estonian Minister of Defence Jüri Luik at MOD Main Building. Bilateral defence engagement, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) and defence modernization were at the top of their…
Minister Gajdoš meets with his counterpart P. Bošković, they look back on Montenegro’s NATO membership over the past almost one year
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today (18 May) met his Montenegrin counterpart Predrag Bošković at MOD Main Building. Topics of discussion included current security challenges, NATO cooperation, Slovakia’s support for Montenegro in its EU …
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES AT NIGHT will open the gates of Military History Museums in Slovakia
The SVK MOD will join the 14th edition of the pan-European MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES AT NIGHTfestival on Saturday 19 May. The Military History Museums in Piešťany, Svidník and Dukla will be open to the public for free well until midnight. The aim o…
