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Cabinet approves reconstruction of premises for NATO
MILITARY premises in the Bratislava borough of Vajnory which will accommodate the newly set up NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) from September 2016 will be reconstructed. At its session on January 20, the cabinet approved the announcement of a public procurement process for their reconstruction.
Military plane crash victims commemorated
SLOVAK President Andrej Kiska and his Hungarian counterpart János Áder paid homage to 41 Slovak soldiers and one civilian ministry official who were killed in a military aircraft crash in the Hungarian village of Hejce on January 19, 2006.
V4 combat group is already on alert
THE COMBAT group of Visegrad-Four Group's (V4) countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary) had a ceremonial line-up last week.
US Major-General visits Slovak 5th special regiment
US Major-General Gregory J. Lengyel, Commander of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), visited the 5th Special Forces Regiment HQ in Žilina on January 12.
V4 battlegroup is on standby
THE BATTLEGROUP of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries started its half-year standby within the European Union on January 1.
Conditions of Gripen jet fighters rental agreed
THE DEFENCE Ministry agreed with their Swedish partners on conditions including flying hours for the rental of Swedish Gripen jet fighters, the SITA newswire reported on December 30.
Slovakia purchases guns worth €23 million
SLOVAKIA is to buy more than 46,000 guns and related equipment worth almost €23 million (before VAT) to be used by police, prison guards, customs officers and the military, the TASR newswire learnt on December 17.
Defence Minister discusses Black Hawks in USA
SLOVAKIA should have a training centre with a simulator for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters which the Slovak army will have in its possession from early 2016.
SIS: We do not underestimate terrorist threat
THE SLOVAK Intelligence Service (SIS) and other security services, including partners from the EU and NATO, are not underestimating any threats made on the internet, SIS spokesman Branislav Zvara told the TASR on November 26.
France asks Slovakia for military assistance in fighting terrorism
TALKS on potential military assistance for France between Slovak Defence Ministry State Secretary Miloš Koterec and French Ambassador to Slovakia Didier Lopinot began on November 20, in the wake of November 13 terrorist attacks on Paris.
Fico: International mandate required to send soldiers to Syria
SLOVAKIA will not participate in a military mission in Syria unless such a mission receives an international mandate, Prime Minister Robert Fico said after the November 18 sessions of the Security Council and the government.
Charge d’affaires Wasley pays tribute to US soldiers in Slovakia
THE USA appreciates the efforts of Slovak citizens to look after memorials dedicated to American soldiers who died in combat in Slovakia, announced the US Embassy to Slovakia's Charge d’affaires Liam Wasley at the Memorial to American Airmen in Trenčianske Teplice in the Trenčín region on November 12.
Slovaks join Visegrad Group’s largest exercise
SLOVAK soldiers are preparing for the most extensive joint exercise yet of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries: it is a certification exercise for the EU V4 battle group.
Slovakia to engage in NATO crisis management exercise
SLOVAKIA will engage in the crisis management process of NATO and its member states as a part of the NATO CMX (Annual Crisis Management Exercise) 2016 exercise due to be held next spring.
Defence: Military and police to carry out border security exercise
SLOVAK soldiers and military police officers are to undergo a training exercise focused on guarding the border with Hungary in southern Slovakia on October 29. The exercise will involve 126 soldiers and military police officers and 23 pieces of equipment.
Bidding competition to lease military repair firm cancelled
DEFENCE Minister Martin Glváč has scrapped the launched bidding competition to rent the loss-making state company Letecké Opravovne Trenčín (LOT - Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín) to private management.
Unions balk at plan to rent out loss making military repair firm
THE SLOVAK Defence Ministry wants to rent out the loss-making state company Letecké Opravovne Trenčín (LOT - Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín) to private management. But among the companies that have shown interest in renting the company none look to have experience in the aeronautics industry and trade unions have issued a strike alert in opposition to the plan.
NATO Force Integration Unit quietly arriving in Slovakia
AS PART of efforts to counter increased Russian military activities in eastern Europe, NATO is bolstering defence of its eastern border – including Slovakia – by creating small Force Integration Units.
School inspectors confirm headmasters’ errors
THE HEADMASTERS at elementary schools in Ludanice and Preseľany (both near Topoľčany, Nitra Region) erred when they allowed the Slovenskí Branci (Slovak Levies) paramilitary organisation to hold lectures at their premises, according to the findings of the Slovak School Inspectorate.
NATO approved headquarters in Slovakia
NATO gave the green light to the creation of two logistics centres on the eastern EU border, one in Slovakia and one in Hungary, during its October 8 meeting in Brussels, the Sme daily reported.
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