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Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď presents new MOD prospects and priorities to President Zuzana Čaputová
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met with President of the Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová at MOD Main Building today (27 March 2020). On this occasion, he presented the MOD's new prospects and priori…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď will not allow the sale of a building owned by Military Forests and Estates SOE in Malacky
The new MOD leadership will not allow the sale of a building owned by Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic, a state-owned enterprise (SOE), in Malacky. The SOE has planned to sell the office building only to rent it from its new own…
Marian Majer appointed new State Secretary of SVK Ministry of Defence
Marian Majer has been appointed the new State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic. His appointment to the post has been approved by the SVK Cabinet, on the recommendation of Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď. He is returning to…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď addresses personnel serving abroad via video call
Speaking by video call from the MOD, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko today addressed service personnel currently serving on international crisis management operations abroad, including with NATO's RESOLUTE SUPPO…
Peter Kozák to take over as new Secretary General of MOD Service Office
Peter Kozák is to take over as the new Secretary General of the Service Office of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic on Thursday 26 March 2020. On the recommendation of Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, he was today appointed to the role …
Medical kit from China reaches Slovakia, service personnel assist with unloading and delivery of supplies
Over the past few hours 74 tonnes of medical supplies have been delivered from China to Slovakia. Service personnel from HQ Bratislava Garrison (HQ BA GAR) have been assisting with the unloading and delivery of all supplies to a warehouse of the S…
First two confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Defence
There have been the first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Defence. Namely, a serviceman from the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava and a civilian employee from the Helicopter Wing in Prešov. Both sources of the infection have been identifie…
Jaroslav Naď appointed as new Defence Minister
Mr Jaroslav Naď has been appointed as the new Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic. The Ministry of Defence was officially handed over to him by the outgoing Defence Minister, Mr Peter Gajdoš, this afternoon (21 March 2020). Jaroslav Naď …
Armed Forces offer flying hours under SALIS programme for transport of medical supplies
The Armed Forces have offered pre-paid flying hours under the Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme for the transport of medical supplies. The advantage of this solution is that supplies can be delivered by an outsized cargo a…
Armed Forces have deployed nearly 340 soldiers to conduct assistance tasks, all military units are on standby
All units and facilities of the Slovak Armed Forces have been on standby since Monday 16 March 2020. In practice, this means that the Armed Forces as a whole is poised to start carrying out assigned tasks within 6 hours of receiving a request for …
Primary school pupils can join "SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN" Fine Art Contest this year too
The SVK Ministry of Defence has announced the 19th MOD Fine Art Painting & Drawing Contest titled "SOLDIERS THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN". Thus, once again, primary school pupils have a chance to express their ideas about the life and work of SVK …
Serviceman helps rescue man after he faints in front of pharmacy
A serviceman from the Civil-Military Cooperation and Psychological Operations (CIMIC/PSYOPS) Centre, operating under the Martin-based Special Operations Forces, today helped rescue the life of an elderly man after he fainted in front of a pharmacy…
Soldiers help with border checks and coronavirus information campaign
These days service personnel are deployed on mixed patrols with members of the SVK Police Corps to help them with border checks and the coronavirus (COVID-19) information campaign. Based on the current requirements, the SVK Cabinet has decided to …
EU Defence Ministers meet in Zagreb
Meeting in Zagreb on 4-5 March 2020, EU Defence Ministers discussed current challenges in the field of defence and security. At the same time, they paid special attention to ways of deepening the cooperation with NATO and the UN and highlighted th…
SVK CSELs assess the Training Year 2019 (TY19) results
In the presence of Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko, the SVK MOD Club in Bratislava hosted a meeting of SVK Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSELs), chaired by CSEL of the Slovak Armed Forces Sgt Maj Marcel Kaniak. In his speech, he assessed the …
WW2 heroes commemorated during ceremonies in the village of Senohrad and at the Training Centre Lešť
The legacy of the fallen Romanian soldiers who along with Red Army soldiers and Czechoslovak units freed our territory was today commemorated by General Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Ján Hoľko and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko durin…
Military Police assess their activity in 2019
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today attended the Annual Meeting of Military Police (MP) Commanders in Vlkanová. As part of the Training Year 2019 (TY19) Assessment, Minister Gajdoš praised the results of military policemen in eliminating crime acr…
Trebišov-based tankies undertake firing and tactical tasks at Lešť
For the first three weeks of February, members of the 1st Tank Squadron, 1st Tank Battalion Trebišov, have been deployed on a training exercise under the leadership of Squadron Deputy Commander 1Lt Rastislav Bodnár at the Training Centre Lešť. …
