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Slovak and Hungarian divers rehearse blasting operations
SVK and HUN military divers took part in a joint international summer training at the Engineer Battalion Sereď and at Lake Black Water, with a focus on underwater blasting operations. 15 SVK and 9 HUN servicemen practised their capabilities. “T…
Voluntary soldiers sign up
A total of 244 candidates (46 women) have enrolled for the Voluntary Military Training (VMT) project this year. Those interested in VMT were requested to complete and return their application forms no later than 23 June. Statistically, most app…
Upcoming movements of Allied military troops and vehicles
The SVK MOD informs the public of the upcoming movements of Allied military troops and vehicles, which will take place from 26 June to 2 July 2017. Over the week, Slovakia will see 1 railway and 41 road moves passing through its territory. SVK …
M. Saloň discusses solutions to illegal migration
State Secretary Marián Saloň visited Prague to meet with the main representatives of the partner Defence Ministries of the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. Meeting in the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) format…
State Secretary in the Baltics
State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák paid a visit to the Baltics on 12-16 June. He met with the SVK soldiers at the Ādažitraining base and praised their commitment to executing tasks in the international environment. In his meeting with State Secreta…
MiG-29 scramble takeoff
On the night of 15 June, two MiG-29 fighter aircraft on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) were scrambled in response to an air incident as part of the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS), after air traffic controllers (ATCs) had…
Back from Afghanistan
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and CommanderSVK Land Forces Maj Gen Jinřich Jochwelcomed 34 SVK military personnel upon their return from the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan at a homecoming ceremony on 15 June. “This rotation, t…
SVK Parliament gives "yes" to agreement with CZE REP on airspace defence cooperation
SVK Members of Parliament approved the Draft Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic for Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace. They also expressed their agreement with deployments of SVK Armed Forces personnel to the C…
Military Deed of the Year
The MOD announced the laureates of the 2016 Military Deed of the Year Award in the following categories: A Rescue of Life, Assistance to the Public, and A Friend of the Armed Forces. Just as in the past so also in this 20th jubilee series, those w…
P. Gajdoš: Slovak unit in Latvia is performing its tasks in a responsible manner
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with the Slovak soldiers currently deployed with Task Group Štefánik in Latvia. The SVK Armed Forces service personnel have been engaged in the Baltics for the third month already and are now participating i…
MOD completes a series of defence games in Malacky
A series of defence competitions, through which the MOD wanted to raise young people's awareness of Homeland Defence as well as to increase their interest in Voluntary Military Training and Homeland Defence issues across Slovakia's 8 self-gover…
Peter Gajdoš attends conference on strengthening European security and defence
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš participated in the Defence & Security Conference in Prague, organised by the Czech Government Office in collaboration with the European Commission. The main theme was European defence and security against the b…
Minister in visit to Montenegro
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš paid a visit on 5 and 6 June to Montenegro, which officially became a NATO Member Country. On this occasion, Head of the Slovak MOD conveyed his congratulations to President Filip Vujanović of Montenegro …
Slafkovský defends title
Alexander Slafkovský, of the Military Sports Club Dukla Banská Bystrica, defended his last year's European Champion title in the C1 category at the 2017 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen, Slovenia. The bronze medal in the same catego…
