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Ožďany-based Radar Surveillance Company is getting ready for a new 3D Air Defence (AD) radar system
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today paid a visit to members of 3 Radar Surveillance Company Ožďany – this forms part of the system securing the inviolability of SVK airspace and NATO member states' collective security and defence under the NATO In…
Up to 64 out of 72 Patria 8x8 AMVXP vehicles for Slovak Armed Forces to be made in Slovakia
The Slovak defence industry will get involved in the production of the Patria 8x8 AMVXP vehicles with local industry content as high as 60%, which significantly exceeds the minimum 40% industrial participation requirement, Defence Minister Jarosla…
Minister Naď in Warsaw: “The Bucharest Nine is a format the significance of which is more important than ever before”
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today took part in the Bucharest Nine (B9) Defence Ministers' meeting in Warsaw. The central themes of the meeting were the regional security situation in the face of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and the role…
Minister Naď has departed for Warsaw to attend the Bucharest-Nine (B9) Defence Ministerial
The key themes of the Bucharest Nine (B9) Defence Ministers' meeting in Warsaw will be the security situation in the region amidst the Ukraine war, NATO and EU support for Ukraine, and the ongoing processes and arrangements to strengthen NATO's ea…
Defence Minister Naď at Ramstein Air Base: International support for Ukraine remains inevitable
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today took part in a multilateral meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The main theme of the UDCG meeting was addressing Ukraine's most urgent needs to defend itself again…
Defence Minister Naď to join his partners at Ramstein Air Base in discussing another round of assistance to Ukraine
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has today travelled to Germany to take part in a multilateral meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Central themes of the meeting include the latest developments in the …
Ukrainian Ambassador Kastran in a meeting with Defence Minister Naď: “I can confirm that the Slovak S-300 air defence system is continuing to save Ukrainian lives”
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď today received the Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovakia, His Excellency Myroslav Kastran, at MOD Main Building in Bratislava. The two sides discussed the situation in Ukraine, the justifiability of gifting military equip…
State Secretary Marian Majer: The United Kingdom is our important geopolitical partner and ally who significantly contributes to addressing global security challenges
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Marian Majer received His Excellency Mr Nigel Baker, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Slovakia, at the Ministry of Defence in…
Minister Naď discusses defence and security with ambassadors of the Nordic and Baltic countries and the USA
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď welcomed the ambassadors of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the USA to the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava today, to address current political and security issues with the emphasis o…
Slovak Armed Forces take delivery of the second Leopard 2A4 MBT
Tankmen of 14 Tank Battalion Trebišov, logisticians of 42 Supply Base Martin and a team of experts from the Ministry of Defence's Modernisation Department have taken delivery of the second Leopard 2A4 main battle tank (MBT), as required in accorda…
All Slovak MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets are in Ukraine already
Slovakia has already handed all of the announced 13 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets over to Ukraine. With the first batch of four MiG-29s flown to Ukraine by Ukrainian Air Force pilots in March 2023, the remaining nine have by now been successfully tr…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď meets Brazilian Defence Minister Jóse Múcio Monteiro Filho for talks on cooperation in military-technical fields and between defence industries
Slovakia is very much interested in advancing cooperation in the field of security and defence with Brazil, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has confirmed after his bilateral meeting with Brazilian Defence Minister Jóse Múcio Monteiro Filho during th…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď at LAAD Defence & Security 2023 in Brazil: Government support is key to the success of the Slovak industry abroad
During his official visit to Brazil, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď along with members of the Slovak defence industry took part in the opening ceremony of the LAAD Defence & Security 2023 Trade Show, one of the largest international arms fairs, in …
Slovak heroes deserve our respect – the official MOD address to be renamed after General Viest is now a step closer to reality
Bratislava-Nové Mesto Borough Council today met in formal session and unanimously agreed to rename a section of Kutuzov Street in Bratislava-Nové Mesto as General Viest Square. General Rudolf Viest is a major figure of Slovak military history and …
Statement from Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď on Finland's accession to NATO: 4 April is a truly significant day for the Alliance and all its members
As we mark NATO Day today, the 74th anniversary of the establishment of the North Atlantic Alliance, NATO's membership base will grow to include its 31st member – Finland. Speaking on this occasion, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said that this is …
Defence Minister Naď receives the “For Development of Military Cooperation” medal from Defence Minister Reznikov on his trip to Ukraine
In Ukraine's Kyiv on Friday (31 March 2023), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď received the “For Development of Military Cooperation” medal from Defence Minister Olexii Reznikov for giving wide-ranging support to our eastern neighbour in the fight aga…
SLOVAK-MADE ZUZANA HOWITZERS SAVE INNOCENT LIVES IN UKRAINE
During his official visit to Ukraine today (31 March 2023), Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď saw first-hand the ZUZANA 2s which Slovakia supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He also met with and talked to Ukrainian artillerymen operating the self-…
J. Naď: Our third year in office at the Ministry of Defence was unequivocally about strengthening SVK defences and supporting our neighbour under attack
On behalf of all top Defence officials, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, State Secretary Marian Majer, and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko today gave their assessment of the past year in office – their third year of working closely together at the…
State Secretary Majer: “It is also by sharing information and best practices with the Slovenian side that we can strengthen our resilience against hybrid threats”
State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Marian Majer today received Slovenian State Secretary for National and International Security Andrej Benedejčič at the MOD in Bratislava. They had an opportunity to discuss security efforts in the reg…
Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Kozák commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Candle Demonstration
On behalf of the Ministry of Defence, Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Kozák today commemorated the 35th anniversary of the 25 March 1988 Candle Demonstration in Bratislava, a peaceful mass protest for religious and civic rights a…
