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Ministry of Defence to offer €500,000 in grants to support interesting defence and security-related projects
Under the MOD Grant Scheme, the Ministry of Defence is, once again, to offer grants to support interesting projects framed around Slovakia's defence and security narrative. Over the past three years, the MOD has increased the total value of grants…
Getting the Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) facility ready for operation is the first and fundamental step towards the successful implementation of the CV90 programme
As the main industry partner on the Slovak Army's tracked armoured capability programme, ZTS - ŠPECIÁL JSC, operating under MOD-run DMD GROUP JSC, is planning to make several major investments in the production and assembly facility for the Slovak…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď: Slovakia's entry into NATO represents the most significant milestone in the history of the Slovak Ministry of Defence
Congratulating the Slovak Republic and the Armed Forces on reaching their 30th anniversary, top Defence leaders today took part in a formal ceremony and gathering at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in Bratislava. Among those who accepted the invitat…
Armed Forces Academy (AOS) Liptovský Mikuláš to accept 157 Officer Cadets in the next academic year
The General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) Liptovský Mikuláš guarantees job opportunities for the newly commissioned Officer Cadets (OCs) across the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. Applications to enter the Armed Forces Academ…
Hungary to join forces with Czechia and Poland to safeguard Slovak airspace
Today Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď made his working trip abroad to Hungary's Budapest to meet Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky for talks centred on current security and defence policy issues, the developments in Ukraine, and…
LOTN to participate in the repair of Slovak Air Force F-16 fighter jets
Under the Slovak Air Force F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet Programme and as part of the process of converting to F-16 operations, Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN), a state-owned joint stock company, has established closer and more intense cooperat…
Ministry of Defence announces open competition for Service Complaints Ombudsman (SCO)
The MOD is pleased to announce open competition for the Service Complaints Ombudsman (SCO) to make sure individual rights of service personnel are better protected. Those interested should apply for the role no later than 14 February 2023. Defe…
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín launches production of components for IAI-ELTA's 3D Air Defence radar systems for Slovak Armed Forces
Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN), a state-owned joint stock company, has officially launched production of microwave modules for the Slovak Armed Forces' 3D Air Defence (AD) radar systems, with ELTA Systems Ltd, a subsidiary of Israel Aerosp…
Slovak state-owned defence companies are making progress financially, personnel-wise and technology-wise
Over the past three years, DMD GROUP, the state-owned joint stock company with the SVK MOD as its sole stakeholder, has made significant progress financially, personnel-wise and technology-wise. One of the vital factors has been the domestic defen…
SNP Museum receives over €3m in EU funding for refurbishing and restoring its premises and memorials
Working side by side with the Slovak Ministry of Defence, the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Museum Banská Bystrica has received €3.322m from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs). The funding will go towards refurbishing and restor…
Ministry of Defence pays tribute to the victims of the burned-out villages of Kľak and Ostrý Grúň
On behalf of the Slovak Ministry of Defence, Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Kozák today paid tribute to the memory of the 148 residents of Kľak and Ostrý Grúň who died when the villages were burned down by Nazis in January 1945.…
Marian Majer in Ramstein: Slovakia remains committed to helping Ukraine and contributing to unprecedented unity among allies
State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer took part in a multilateral meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base in Germany today (Friday 20 January 2023). Central themes of the meeting included…
Ministry of Defence must challenge the reports by foreign media on Slovakia's main battle tanks
According to German media outlets, “Slovakia may be willing to give up its Leopard 2 tanks which it is to get from Germany to help Ukraine.” This statement is not true, nor have the allies asked Slovakia to do so. Speaking shortly after the U…
SLOVAKIA RECEIVES ANOTHER PACKAGE OF EU FUNDING FOR ITS ARMS ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE
Slovakia has recently received an additional reimbursement of €41.9m from the European Peace Facility (EPF) fund for the arms assistance it has provided to Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces – which have been fiercely fighting off the Russian …
State Secretary Marian Majer in Estonia: Speed is a very important factor, making our assistance to Ukraine effective
Meeting today (19 January 2023) at the joint initiative of the United Kingdom and Estonia, defence and deputy defence ministers gathered at the Tapa base in Estonia for discussions on arms supplies for Ukraine ahead of tomorrow's Ukraine Defence C…
Ministry of Defence officials mark the 17th anniversary of the tragic Slovak Air Force Antonov AN-24 crash
The 41 Slovak service personnel and 1 civil servant who died in the crash of the Slovak Air Force Antonov AN-24 transport aircraft while returning home from their NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) tour of duty 17 years ago were honoured in a wreath-lay…
State Secretary Majer hosts Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Denys Sharapov and his delegation for talks on Ukraine's needs in defence against Russia's aggression
State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer hosted Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Denys Sharapov and his delegation at MOD Main Building in Bratislava today, for talks on the operational needs of Ukraine's Armed Forces in def…
Soldiers to mark the 17th anniversary of the Slovak Air Force Antonov AN-24 crash on 18 Jan with a March of Honour to Borsó Hill overlooking the Hungarian village of Hejce
Members of the Slovak Army's units and facilities, led by Commander of the Slovak Army Maj Gen Ivan Pach, will pay tribute to their colleagues who lost their lives in the line of duty with a traditional March of Honour from the Hungarian village o…
Slovakia fulfils its contract with Ukraine by delivering an entire Zuzana 2 howitzer battery to Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have taken over the eighth Slovak-made Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) to bolster Ukraine's defences against the Russian Federation's aggression. The howitzer is the last out of the eight SPHs on order and deliver…
Ministry of Defence calls for a compass of values to be set for guidance and rejects the aggressor's propaganda
The Slovak Ministry of Defence is strongly opposed to the Liberation Day celebrations in the town of Poltár on Friday 13 January 2023, which saw participation from a delegation of the Russian Federation – the aggressor against the unprecedented at…
