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Formats of multinational cooperation as main topics of discussion for State Secretary R. Ondrejcsák in Berlin
State Secretary of the SVK MOD R. Ondrejcsák held talks with representatives of the German Federal Ministry of Defence and leading foreign policy experts in Berlin on 14 November 2017. With his counterpart Parliamentary State Secretary R.…
Official statement from SVK MOD
The SVK Ministry of Defence usually refrains from responding to the statements of the person who violated one of the basic principles of democracy by eavesdropping on journalists and his colleagues. But this time we will make an exception, beca…
SVK President Andrej Kiska appreciates the intention to get as many Slovak companies involved in the procurement of armoured vehicles as possible
SVK President Andrej Kiska, who is concurrently Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces, appreciates that the SVK Government and the MOD are considering getting as many SVK producers involved in the procurement of combat as possible. In addi…
Minister Gajdoš meets Dutch Ambassador Henk Cor van der Kwast for talks
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today met the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr Henk Cor van der Kwast, at MOD Main Building. At the meeting they addressed current topics of NATO-EU defe…
P. Gajdoš: Our participation in PESCO is an opportunity for us to strengthen our defence capabilities
Our participation in the European Union's Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is an opportunity for us to strengthen our defence capabilities employable for national purposes or in delivery of our international commitments. At the same tim…
P. Gajdoš: War Veterans Day is a unique opportunity to pay our respect to all brave people who have fought for our better future
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš remembered the 99th anniversary of the end of World War I at Bratislava's Petržalka – Kopčany Military Cemetery. Together with Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security / Deputy Chairma…
MOD update on movements of military convoys across Slovakia
The SVK MOD releases this traffic alert to draw drivers' attention to the upcoming Allied military movements, scheduled from 13 to 19 November 2017. A total of 22 Allied road moves will take place across Slovakia. These will mainly involve U.S.…
P. Gajdoš: The process of procuring 8×8 and 4×4 vehicles is transparent
While making sure that the process of procuring 8×8 and 4×4 vehicle platforms is transparent to a maximum extent, the MOD leaders aim to select the best solution for the SVK Armed Forces on the basis of their operational requirements. In doing …
P. Gajdoš: We are currently not planning to increase our troop numbers in Afghanistan, but we do not rule out fulfilling the existing mandate
Head of the SVK MOD said in a statement after today's meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels that the Slovak Republic is currently not planning to bring up its troop levels in Afghanistan, however, fulfilling the existing SVK Parliament-…
Minister Gajdoš today participated in a meeting of Defence Ministers of NATO Allied countries
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today attended a meeting of the Defence Ministers of NATO Allied countries in Brussels. The focus of the meeting was mainly on ensuring an effective provision of collective defence and stability of the secur…
Slovak Republic to join PESCO, the intention receives go-ahead from Government today
The Slovak Republic is interested in participating in the EU's Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in the field of building defence and military capacities and executing military activities. As proposed by the Ministry of Defence and the M…
SVK MOD has once again prepared a run in honour of war veterans, the event will be supported by Olympian Matej Tóth
The SVK MOD invites the public along with service personnel and employees in Defence to participate in a run to mark War Veterans Day and to pay tribute to the soldiers who have fallen in the service of their country. This is the fourth year of th…
MOD service personnel and employees pay their respects to fallen soldiers and colleagues
In an Act of Remembrance, MOD sercive personnel, civil servants and civilian employees today paid their respects to the memory of fallen professional soldiers and colleagues to mark tomorrow's All Saints' Day at the Appeasement Memorial, SVK MO…
Minister Gajdoš hands over the first Spartan airlifter to airmen in a formal ceremony
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today formally handed over the first of the two Spartan military airlifters to SVK Air Force personnel for operational use. The handover of the new transport aircraft took place in a formal ceremony in the g…
MOD update on movements of military convoys across Slovakia
The SVK MOD informs residents of Slovakia of the upcoming Allied military movements, scheduled from 30 October to 5 November 2017. A total of 13 Allied road moves will take place across Slovakia. These will mainly involve Polish troops and also…
Official statement from the Ministry of Defence on its good reputation being damaged
The SVK MOD objects to the intentional attacks orchestrated against it by the independent analyst Jaroslav Naď. This week they have gone beyond assessments of specialist work and grown into personal verbal attacks and slander against MOD and SV…
The first 15 SVK soldiers bound for Iraq
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence General Milan Maxim today participated in a predeployment ceremony for SVK soldiers heading to Iraq, which was held at the Engineer Battalion Sereď. As part of the first rotation, a t…
Minister Gajdoš decorates veterans of WWII national struggle for liberation in Trenčín
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today handed over commemorative medals to two veterans of the WWII national struggle for liberation during a medal presentation ceremony at the Trenčín Garrison Club. 95-year-old Štefan Šteflovič and 90-y…
The first of the two Spartan C-27J is already in Slovakia
The first of the two C-27J Spartan transport aircraft is already in Slovakia. Today it touched down at Kuchyňa Air Base after 10:00 hrs local time. Thus, another modernisation project in favour of the SVK Armed Forces is yielding its results. O…
Minister Gajdoš receives three representatives from abroad
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today received the Secretary of Commerce for the U.S. state of Indiana, Mr Jim Schellinger, the Hungarian Chief of Defence, Lt Gen Tibor Benkő, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, HE Mr Rein Oi…
