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After meeting NATO Sec Gen Jens Stoltenberg, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Our Allies value Slovakia's determination and activities that bring a worldwide response”
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď met in person with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Friday 24 March 2023. Central themes of their conversation included the military assistance for Ukraine and the coordinati…
Ministry of Defence commemorates the tragic anniversary of the first deportation transport out of Slovakia in WW2
Representing the Ministry of Defence in a ceremony at the Poprad Central Train Station on 24 March 2023, Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Kozák commemorated the 81st anniversary of Jewish people being deported on the first transpo…
FIRST FOUR SLOVAK MIG-29 FIGHTER JETS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO UKRAINE
The first four Slovak MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets have been safely handed over to the Ukrainian Air Force, with nine more remaining expected to be delivered in the coming weeks. The Fulcrums were flown to Ukraine by Ukrainian Air Force pilots, w…
Slovakia's readiness confirmed: Defence Minister Naď meets EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton for talks on opportunities to ramp up munitions manufacturing for Ukraine
Meeting at ZVS Holding's headquarters in Dubnica nad Váhom on Wednesday 22 March 2023, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď along with members of the company's Executive Leadership Team (ELT) met EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton for tal…
Slovakia receives offer of 12 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the United States of America
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď confirmed that one part of the announced compensation for transferring to Ukraine of thirteen retired Slovak Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrums, which are unusable in Slovakia, and some of the "Kub" (SA-6 "Gainful") air defenc…
Training Centre (TC) Lešť hosts international Exercise Slovak Shield 2023, testing the ability of Allied troops to defend our country
Ex Slovak Shield 2023, one of Slovakia's largest international military exercises, is now culminating with the final tactical phase of the exercise (TACEX) at the Training Centre (TC) Lešť. Today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď joined Slovak Armed …
2023 MOD Drawing and Painting Competition: 'Soldiers through the Eyes of Children' now open for entries
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď, Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko, and the editorial staff of the MOD's DEFENCE Magazine have announced the 22nd MOD Drawing and Painting Competition titled 'Soldiers through the Eyes of Children' open for entries.…
Marian Majer at FAC in Brussels: EU's common goal and moral duty is to increase Ukraine's ability to protect its citizens and territorial sovereignty
Today in Brussels, State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer attended a joint session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) bringing together Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers. The collaborative procurement of artillery …
Practical trials of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank are underway at Záhorie
Practical trials of the first Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank (MBT), delivered to Slovakia under an equipment exchange programme with Germany in exchange for gifting its BVP-1 IFVs to Ukraine, are underway on the test tracks and firing range at the…
Ministry of Defence hosts a meeting of the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) Council of Investors for the first time in Slovakia
Today, the Ministry of Defence is hosting a Council of Investors meeting of the newly established NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) for the first time in Slovakia. For this purpose, representatives of 22 participating NATO allies and a delegation from NA…
State Secretary Marian Majer meets a delegation of Georgian Parliamentarians for talks on key defence and security issues
State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer received a delegation of Georgian Parliamentarians led by Chairman of the Defence and Security Committee Irakli Beraia at the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava today, for talks on the …
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPLOYS SOLDIERS TO SUPPORT THE FIREFIGHTING EFFORT IN BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA
Slovak Armed Forces military personnel, including firefighters of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS), will deploy immediately to help fight an extensive fire that broke out in the centre of Banská Štiavnica this morning. Defence Minister J…
Slovak National Uprising Museum pays a special tribute to the bravery of Kalište residents in WW2
Still today, a vista of ruins and burnt-out homes, two reconstructed houses, a chapel, and a cemetery with the graves of the victims come to remind us of the Nazi reprisal raid on the village of Kalište that occurred on 18 March 1945 during the Se…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď signs intergovernmental agreement with Ukraine
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Ambassador of Ukraine to Slovakia His Excellency Mr Myroslav Kastran have signed an intergovernmental agreement the subject matter of which is the donation to Kyiv of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets and two 2K12 "Kub" (NAT…
National Cabinet unanimously and in conformity with the Constitution votes to send the MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine
Slovak Government adopted a decision to provide Ukraine with the already grounded MiG-29 fighter jets that Slovakia no longer uses. In line with the UN Charter and in view of the close and friendly relations with Ukraine, the Slovak Government, in…
Six Slovak Armed Forces service members receive their general's stars in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace
During today's promotion ceremony at the Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Zuzana Čaputová has handed the Certificate of Promotion over to six Slovak Armed Forces service members, in th…
Slovakia's air defences to be strengthened by a SAMP/T tactical air defence system from Italy
At Kuchyňa Air Base, home to the Slovak Air Force's 46 Wing, the installation of an Italian SAMP/T tactical air defence system is being completed to replace the U.S. Patriot missile system at the operational site. The entire Air Defence (AD) Batte…
Ministry of Defence launches the construction of a kindergarten for children of MOD military and civilian personnel
The Ministry of Defence is the first department in Slovakia to go ahead with the construction of its own kindergarten for children of MOD military and civilian personnel at Kutuzov Barracks in Bratislava. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “We…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď meets Greek Ambassador Athanasios Ioannou
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď received His Excellency Mr Athanasios Ioannou, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hellenic Republic to Slovakia, at the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava on 9 March 2023. They discussed current bi…
Central Military Hospital is No 1 in patient satisfaction among Slovakia's university and teaching hospitals
The Central Military Hospital - Teaching Hospital Ružomberok has been ranked as the leader of Slovakia's university and teaching hospitals in the Dôvera Insurance Company 2022 ranking. Favourable patient satisfaction ratings confirm that the milit…
