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New deal for voluntary soldiers
Under the latest arrangements, voluntary soldiers will conduct exercises in better conditions in 2017. The Ministry of Defence has already submitted a Draft Bill on Voluntary Military Training (VMT) for an interdepartmental review process. The …
Deploying to Afghanistan
14 members of the Deployable Communication Module - Charlie (DCM-C) will take off for Afghanistan where they will link up with the Resolute Support Mission (RSM). SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and 2nd Deputy Chief of the General Staff Ma…
Ján Husák passes away
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš participated in a final farewell ceremony, held at the Crematorium in Nitra, in honour of Lt Gen Ján Husák, who died at the age of 93 on 22 December. This direct participant of the anti-Nazi resistance movem…
Farewell to I. Gablech
In Havlíčkův Brod, a final farewell ceremony was held in honour of Slovak WWII pilot Brig Gen Imrich Gablech, who passed away at the age of 101 on 16 December. In attendance at the funeral ceremony were the State Secretary of the SVK Ministry o…
A gift from Minister
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš held a video conference call with the Slovak service personnel who are currently deployed on missions and operations abroad. He wished them happy, merry and blessed Christmas festivities and that they get off to…
Race walker Matej Tóth of MSC Dukla is the 2016 Sportsman of the Year
1st Lt Matej Tóth has been named the 2016 Sportsman of the Year. That this Olympic gold winner in the men's 50km race walk at Brazil's Rio de Janeiro Olympics triumphed at the Slovak Sports Awards 2016 Sportsman of the Year was decided in a vot…
A visit to Bosnia
As a member of the delegation led by President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Andrej Kiska, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited the Slovak soldiers serving with the European Union Force Althea (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosni…
New veteran recognised
After more than 70 years since the end of the Slovak National Uprising (SNU), 90-year old František Predajňa filed a request for award of the war veteran status. He received the War Veteran ID Card and Badge during a ceremony, attended by Minis…
Imrich Gablech passes away
WWII pilot Imrich Gablech, a native of Hrachovište, who, along with another seven Slovak pilots, deserted on 7 June 1939 to Poland's Deblin to link up with the Czechoslovak resistance movement abroad, has passed away at the age of 101. In Polan…
Race walker Matej Tóth becomes 5-time Athlete of the Year
1st Lt Matej Tóth, a member of the Military Sports Club Dukla Banská Bystrica, has won the Athlete of the Year Award for the fourth year in a row. Overall, this is the fifth time he has been named the Best Slovak Athlete in his sporting career.…
Minister awards winners
The winners of the 12th Annual Ministry of Defence Literary Competition for secondary school and college students, with the theme of National Pride and Patriotism in the Period of “Likes” announced by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, came to t…
Talks in Nicosia
In Nicosia, Peter Gajdoš held talks with the head of the Cypriot Ministry of Defence, Mr Christoforos Fokaides, on the deepening of bilateral cooperation and the Slovak troops' engagement in the UNFICYP mission. In doing so, he built on his Jun…
A visit to Cyprus
As part of its official visit to the Republic of Cyprus, the Slovak delegation, headed by Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Andrej Danko, visited the SVK Armed Forces servicemen and women currently deployed with UNFICYP. D…
Minister welcomes troops returning from RSM and UNTSO
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lt Gen Pavel Macko welcomed the soldiers returning from their tours of duty with the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan and with the United Nations Truce Supe…
Government approves cooperation on protecting airspace
In a government session, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved the Agreement between the Slovak and Czech Republics on Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace. The draft agreement, submitted a week earlier by Minister of Defence P…
Serbian Minister in Bratislava
Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Peter Gajdoš has signed an intergovernmental agreement with Serbian Minister of Defence Zoran Djordjevic during his official visit to Slovakia. The main purpose of the agreement is to deepen bilateral …
MOD wants to improve the quality of the Voluntary Military Training project
Based on the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) pilot project review, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš has put forward a proposal for legislative changes which are now under consideration. Under the new proposal, the financial reward will increa…
Literary Comp knows its winners
The winners of the 12th Literary Competition for Secondary School and College Students, announced on the theme of National Pride and Patriotism in the Period of “Likes” by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, are already known to the public. They …
General Maxim recognised with Germany's highest military decoration
The Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ursula von der Leyen, awarded the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, Gen Milan Maxim, with the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in Gold. He was presented …
Missions and Ops Hall of Fame
Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Peter Gajdoš inducted another five contemporary veterans into the Missions and Operations Hall of Fame within the Ministry of Defence. The tradition of the MOD leaders holding a pre-Christmas function …
