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Military news from Slovakia

Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš (l) and President Andrej Kiska (r) discussed army purchases.

President requires transparency in army modernisation

Andrej Kiska was critical of the non-disclosure of the information about the planned purchase of armoured vehicles.

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Government suspends talks on military vehicles purchase

The ministers first need to learn more about the proposal.

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A homeless man detained in Vienna, with TNT allegedly originating from Slovakia

A German homeless man detained in Vienna claims he got the TNT from Slovakia; the case is not connected to terrorism.

Foreign military convoys cross Slovakia

In total there will be 13 road convoys of foreign armed forces

Have you seen the new Slovak Spartan?

Ministry considers fine for delayed delivery of the new plane.

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Only 55 people applied for active reserves training

The Defence Ministry considering a change of law.

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SNS nominees choose Finnish transporters without consultation

The engineering plant from Krupina, which until recently has been controlled by the Slavia Capital financial group, may be involved in the trade.

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Soldier detained for theft in the ammunition depot

The theft in the ammunition depot was not used for arming extremists or terrorism.

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New strategy responds to current threats

The documents promise to increase spending and modernise the armed forces.

Interest in army drops

Slovakia struggling with the decreasing number of active soldiers.

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Russian MiGs bring tension to the coalition

But the defence minister denies any crisis.

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Chemists from 10 countries training in Slovakia

The exercise will last until September 29.

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Slovakia to produce barrels for Swedish mortars

The system will be integrated in Swedish combat vehicles.

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Slovak soldiers to go to Iraq

Proposal still needs to approval by the government.

Slovak soldiers start a training mission in the Mediterranean

Slovak military policemen are part of a team under the German navy’s leadership.

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Slovaks participate in anti-terrorist exercise in Vienna

It was the first combined training exercise of Austrian and foreign watercraft and helicopters in Austria.

Miroslav Výboh

Changed testimony in Pandur case claims Fico’s friend asked for money

The defence lawyers wanted to use the change to repeat the whole hearing concerning the purchase of army vehicles, but did not succeed.

L-R: New Slovak Air Force commander, Ľubomír Svoboda, takes over from his predecessor, Miroslav Korba.

Slovak Air Force gets a new commander

Such replacements are not uncommon, chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Army Milan Maxim explained.

US Ambassador awards a special tasks regiment soldier

A member of the 5th Special Operations Regiment directly contributed to preserving the security and safety of hundreds of soldiers from a number of countries stationed at Camp Integrity in Afghanistan.

Ambassadors unveil plaque for soldiers killed in SNP

The main task of the US-British unit that was deployed in Slovakia in 1944 was to evacuate downed US and British pilots back to their airbase in Bari, Italy.

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