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A new Memorial, commissioned in memory of servicemen and women who have died in the line of duty on missions and operations abroad, unveiled on Háj-Nicovô Hill
A new Memorial, commissioned in memory of the servicemen and women who have died in the line of duty on crisis management missions and operations abroad, has been unveiled today (22 November) in the grounds of the Memorial and War Cemetery on H…
V4 EU Battlegroup will be reinforced by Croatia in 2019
The V4 EU Battlegroup will be reinforced by Croatia in 2019. This was confirmed by the V4 defence ministers and their Croatian counterpart as they signed the Note of Accession of Croatia in a signing ceremony held on the margins of the EU Defen…
Cooperation with Private Secondary Technical School Exnárova 20, Bratislava – Ružinov has the potential to contribute to MOD efforts to modernise SVK Air Force
Open Doors Day at Private Secondary Technical School Exnárova 20, Bratislava - Ružinov (SSOŠ Ružinov), which is aimed at promoting the technical study programmes to be opened in the 2019/2020 school term, has attracted the Slovak Armed Forces. …
EU defence and foreign affairs ministers confirm a new wave of PESCO projects in Brussels
The second wave of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects – the joint initiative of EU countries is becoming a reality. This was confirmed by EU defence and foreign affairs ministers at the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Def…
State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák in visit to Canada
State Secretary of the SVK MOD (Deputy Minister of Defence) Róbert Ondrejcsák paid a visit to Canada on 14-18 November 2018, to hold a series of bilateral talks with his partners from the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and repres…
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day: Let us not allow the legacy of 17 November 1989 to fade away, says P. Gajdoš
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš along with Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko attended a ceremony held in observance of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day at the Monument dedicated to the Victims of Communism at the cemetery in Bratislava…
Minister Gajdoš welcomes troops returning from Iraq and bids farewell to Afghanistan-bound personnel
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš welcomed 25 soldiers returning from the NATO Training and Capacity Building Initiative in Iraq (NTCB-I) during a homecoming ceremony at the Repair Battalion in Martin today (16 November). That same day, he also …
V4 countries will stand up two EU BGs in coming years, they will add to the EU’s responsiveness to crisis situations in its immediate neighbourhood
The Visegrad Group European Union Battlegroup (V4 EU BG) will be on stand-by for deployment in the second half of 2019 in an attempt to accommodate the needs of the EU. The V4 Defence Ministers agreed on this today (15 November) and also decide…
Visegrad Group countries will support cooperation on military education
Thanks to the initiative of the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, the V4 areas of cooperation will be extended to include professional military education. This was confirmed by the key V4 military education estab…
Best performers of Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica receive awards for 2018
Today (15 November), best performers of the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica received awards in 8 categories for their 2018 sporting successes during an awards ceremony in Banská Bystrica. Also in attendance at the gala evening were…
Two-day V4 Defence Ministers Meeting opens in the High Tatras
A two-day meeting of the V4 Defence Ministers, the first one in this format during the Slovak V4 Presidency, has officially opened today (14 November) in Tatranská Lomnica in the High Tatras. On the Visegrad Group and the SVK V4 Presidency…
MOD civilian and military staff observe Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
MOD civilian and military staff assembled at the MOD Club to observe Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day, reminiscing about 17 November 1989. Reflecting on the happenings over the past year, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “Demo…
Slovak personnel will deploy to Iraq again, Parliamentary Defence and Security Committee approves their deployment
SVK Army and Military Police personnel will serve in Iraq as part of the new non-combat NATO Mission Iraq (NMI). The proposal for their deployment has been approved by MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security today (13 Novembe…
Defence Minister P. Gajdoš meets with Israeli Ambassador Z. A. Vapni
Defence Minister P. Gajdoš met with the Israeli Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Zvi Aviner Vapni at MOD Main Building for talks on potential areas of bilateral cooperation. At the meeting, Ambassador Vapni introduced Col Itaia Brin as…
MOD will recommend that Cabinet approve continuation of MiG-29 fleet operation until such time as F-16 fighter jets are delivered
The SVK Ministry of Defence will recommend that the SVK Cabinet approve the continuation of the SVK Air Force MiG-29 fleet operation until such time as the U.S. F-16 C/D Block 70 fighter jets are delivered. This conclusion follows on from a det…
CBRN specialists from 11 OPCW countries deploy on exercise to Slovakia
The CBRN Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany is hosting a course for lab experts from 11 countries of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the coming days. The aim of the course is to fine-tune the meth…
WW1 Armistice Centenary: Fallen Czechoslovak soldiers remembered at Chestres National Necropolis in the French town of Vouziers
To mark the 100th anniversary of the World War One Armistice, delegations of participating countries to the WW1 Centenary commemoration at the Nécropole Nationale de Chestres (Chestres National Necropolis) in the French town of Vouziers paid tr…
WW1 Armistice Centenary: Red poppy is a symbol of respect for every war veteran who once lived through the bestiality of war, says P. Gajdoš
Today (11 November) Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš attended the WW1 Armistice Centenary commemoration at the WW1 Cemetery in Bratislavaʼs Petržalka – Kopčany, paying tribute to all fallen soldiers and war veterans. Also in attendance at the e…
WW1 Armistice Centenary: Minister of Defence P. Gajdoš honours WW1 victims at restored Kubrá WW1 Cemetery
To mark todayʼs WW1 Armistice Centenary, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš along with Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security Anton Hrnko and General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko honoured the victims of t…
WW1 Armistice Centenary: Minister Gajdoš pays homage to fallen soldiers and war veterans
With International Veterans Day and the WW1 Armistice Centenary approaching, today (9 November) Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš along with General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko and Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko, and in t…
P. Gajdoš: Awarded war veterans are deserving of gratitude and recognition from us
Today (8 November) war veterans gathered at the State Opera House in Banská Bystrica to attend the 2nd Military Bands Concert and to receive medals from President and Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces Andrej Kiska and Defence Minister …
WW1 Armistice Centenary: The WW1 Memorial Plaque in Hájske will memorialise the courage and bravery of the soldiers who perished in the Great War for restoring peace, says P. Gajdoš
From now on, the WW1 Memorial Plaque unveiled today (7 November) in the village of Hájske by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš will memorialise the destinies of 49 local soldiers who perished on the WW1 front. With the advent of the WW1 Arm…
