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Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák appreciates benefits of new filling line for large calibre shells at VOP Nováky
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák today attended the official launch event for a new filling line for large calibre artillery and mortar shells at Military Repair Company (VOP) Nováky. This is yet another piece of positi…
Slovak Air Force to carry out scheduled local training sorties at supersonic speeds
Two training sorties of Slovak Air Force jets are scheduled to take place between 8:00hrs and 11:00hrs on Sunday 18 August 2024, with the flight path taking the jets from Malacky Air Base over Dunajská Streda to Komárno before heading back home to…
Information on Armed Forces Parade rehearsals for residents of Banská Bystrica and Zvolen
With regard to military rehearsals for the Armed Forces Parade organised on the occasion of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) 80th Anniversary National Event celebrations by the Ministry of Defence on 29 August 2024, we would like to inform the r…
Ministry of Defence launches information campaign to promote Slovak National Uprising (SNP) 80th Anniversary National Event celebrations
The Ministry of Defence and the Cabinet Office along with other co-organisers have been working together to prepare the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) 80th Anniversary National Event celebrations, which, taking place in Banská Bystrica on 28-29 Au…
First two F-16s arrive in Slovakia
The first two of 14 Slovak F-16 Block 70s arrived at Kuchyňa Air Base on Monday evening (22 July 2024), ushering in a new era of Slovakia's supersonic aviation. They were welcomed in a ceremony attended by President and Commander-in-Chief of the S…
MOD has plans for the SVK defence industry's complex modernisation, starting in Dubnica nad Váhom
The Slovak Defence Ministry has invested €10m in the complete replacement of the manufacturing machinery to make artillery gun barrels in the 100 - 155mm calibre range at ZTS Špeciál. This is the first step towards modernising and expanding Slovak…
NATO's 75th Anniversary Washington Summit brings important conclusions even for Slovakia
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák along with President Peter Pellegrini and Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanár attended NATO's 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C. At the Summit, Allies reached a n…
Malacky-Kuchyňa AB made safer with BAK-12 Aircraft Arresting System ahead of arrival of F-16s
A new BAK-12 Aircraft Arresting System has been successfully verified in a certification test and officially handed over for use at Malacky-Kuchyňa Air Base. The key to the Barrier Arresting Kit-12 (BAK-12) was presented to Deputy Defence Minister…
Military Police take over refurbished firing range facility and off-road vehicles
The keys to 13 new Toyota Land Cruisers were handed over to Slovak Military Police (SVK MP) soldiers by Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Krajčírovič during an official handover ceremony at the Training and Military Working Dog (T&…
Our partners from the Kingdom of Spain take over command of NATO Multinational Battlegroup Slovakia as of today
Spain has officially taken over command of the NATO Multinational Battlegroup Slovakia (NATO MN BG SVK) from the Czech Republic at the Military Training Centre (MTC) Lešť today (1 July 2024). Simultaneously, the Spanish Contingent (ESPCON) has tak…
Ministry of Defence accepts applications for 2025 Active Reserves Training Programme
SVK military personnel in the Reserves can now apply for the 2025 Active Reserves (AR) Training Programme, which prepares reservists for exceptional military service in support of the Armed Forces' operations, mainly to eliminate the consequences …
Sliač Air Base F-16 beddown infrastructure to be completed on our own
Deputy Defence Minister Martin Vojtašovič along with his colleagues from the SVK MOD completed a working meeting with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) leadership in Luxembourg. The central theme of the meeting was the delivery of the…
On his return home from Brussels, Robert Kaliňák says: “We'll help Ukraine with non-lethal systems”
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák took part in a two-day meeting of Allied Defence Ministers in Brussels, the last NATO Defence Ministerial before the July NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. The central themes of the mee…
Ministry of Defence hosts a meeting of the Slovak-Hungarian Joint Commission on Military, Security and Political Issues
Deputy Defence Minister Igor Melicher hosted Deputy Defence Minister of Hungary Zsolt Kutnyánszky for a meeting of the Slovak-Hungarian Joint Commission on Military, Security and Political Issues at the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava today (13 …
No legal analysis on the gifting of MiG-29s to Ukraine found, MOD is to take legal action
The Slovak Defence Ministry has put the MiG-29s donated by the previous government without any existing legal analysis of such decision in the spotlight. An internal investigation by the MOD has established that the interim government didn't have …
Over 300 Slovak servicemen and women return home from their tours of duty abroad
A homecoming ceremony for 336 Slovak servicemen and women returning from their tours of duty in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, Cyprus, Iraq, and other countries in the Middle East, the military training missions in Belgium and Poland, and a …
Slovak Ministry of Defence not to be the Event Partner for this year's Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF)
Given that the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) 80th Anniversary Celebrations coincide with the date of the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF), the Slovak Ministry of Defence will not organisationally support the airshow this year. Based partly on…
Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák holds talks with Spanish Minister of Defence Margarita Robles Fernández in Madrid
As part of his official visit to Spain, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Robert Kaliňák met Spanish Minister of Defence Margarita Robles Fernández in Madrid for talks on the current security situation and effort…
Deputy Defence Minister Martin Vojtašovič visits SVK military personnel in Latvia
A Slovak MOD delegation led by Deputy Defence Minister Martin Vojtašovič today paid a visit to Camp Ādaži, home of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Latvia, where 115 SVK military personnel along with their Zuzana 2 self-propel…
'Soldiers Through the Eyes of Children' Drawing and Painting Competition 2024 knows its winners
On Friday 17 May 2024, the Ministry of Defence judged the entries of the 23rd edition of the MOD Drawing and Painting Competition 2024 – Soldiers Through the Eyes of Children – open to primary school pupils across Slovakia. In keeping with traditi…
