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Award to the most successful team at cyber exercise
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš awarded the members of the Slovak team taking part in the international cyber exercise Locked Shields 2016, who conquered all the competitors, to include the best teams from 26 countries of the world. The Minist…
Visit to the missile brigade
Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Peter Gajdoš and President Andrej Kiska made a visit to the anti-aircraft missile brigade based in Nitra. They saw dynamic demonstrations and the equipment in the inventory of the brigade. “The assets …
Defence being a matter of honour
The constructive approach of the politicians who, during the plenary session of the SVK National Council, contributed to the discussion on the state defence,is to be attributed to the defence department’s new administration and their commitment…
Minister reviews preparations for the series of exercise Slovak Shield
On Monday, after the government session, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš carried out inspection of the comprehensive staff rehearsal under the auspices of the SVK General Staff, whereby the series of the exercise Slovak Shield continues. T…
Minister of Defence introduces MOD priorities to security community representatives
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with representatives of the defence and security community in Beladice to introduce the MOD 2016-2020 programme priorities. In his presentation, he emphasised that he wishes to see broader social and pol…
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…
