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Training for contemporary threats
A SVK Armed Forces cyber defence team achieved the best results at Exercise Locked Shields 2016, an international cyber defence exercise, organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCD COE). “The fact that member…
EU Ministers of Defence meet for talks in Luxembourg
The current developments in Libya, hybrid threats, defence cooperation and EU-NATO partnership. Even these were among the topics of discussion on the agenda of EU Defence Ministers in Luxembourg. Deputising at the meeting for the SVK Minister o…
New Generals’ stars
President of the Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces Andrej Kiska appointed two new Brigadier Generals of the SVK Armed Forces and promoted three officers to the rank of Major General. “A General’s star is a reco…
Military Intelligence Director
On 14 April, Col Ľubomír Skuhra was relieved of his post as Military Intelligence Director (MDI). Subsequently, on 15 April, Brig Gen Ján Balciar was appointed to this post. SVK Minister of Defence has known and cooperated with J. Balciar since…
Petr Pavel appreciates Slovakia’s contributions to NATO
At the invitation of SVK Chief of Defence (CHOD) Gen Milan Maxim, the Ministry of Defence was visited by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Petr Pavel, who came to Slovakia to participate in the GLOBSEC international security …
Minister at GLOBSEC Conference
The changed security environment and increasing threats like terrorism or extremism require closer cooperation with the allies and partners. This is the point that the SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš emphasized at GLOBSEC Conference, where…
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš meets with American and British diplomats
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš received US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Liam Wasley. The key topics of discussion were the cooperation between the countries and the introduction of the Slovak Republic’s Defence and Security Priorities. According…
Birthday congratulations
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš made a phone call to Lt Gen (retd) Ján Husák to congratulate him on his 93rd birthday. “I am immensely happy that I could get in touch with you by phone, since my busy working schedule does not allow me to c…
Meeting with SVK President
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš introduced the SVK MOD Programme Priorities for 2016-2020 to SVK President Andrej Kiska. At the meeting, the Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces and the Minister of Defence agreed that defence and sec…
Defence Minister welcomes Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
SVK Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Peter Gajdoš met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Thomas Götz. The key topic of their meeting were preparations of a visit and bilateral meeting with the Minister of Def…
Military police make preparations to ensure performance of tasks connected with Slovakia’s presidency of the EU Council
Within an exercise dubbed Guardian, SVK military policemen together with their Czech colleagues and the SVK Interior Ministry’s Office for Protection of Constitutional Officials and Diplomatic Missions rehearsed joint procedures to be followed …
Trenčín praises veterans
At Trenčín Garrison Club, State Secretary of the SVK MOD Ivan Máčovský has opened an exposition dedicated to war veterans. The opening ceremony saw Chief of the SVK General Staff Gen Milan Maxim, together with the representatives of the MOD and…
With respect and gratitude
In the presence of Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Peter Gajdoš, Prime Minister Róbert Fico and other members of the Government, a commemoration ceremony on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava took pl…
