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President: Slovakia NATO Leader in Field of Explosive Ordnance Disposal

President: Slovakia NATO Leader in Field of Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Trencin, 30 March (TASR) - Slovakia is a leader within NATO in the field of explosive ordnance disposal, as well as in training specialists from other NATO-member states to combat improvised explosive devices, stated President Peter Pellegrini during a visit to the NATO Centre of Excellence for Explosive Ordnance Disposal

President: Country Needs Institution of State of Alert

President: Country Needs Institution of State of Alert

Slovakia needs legislation to introduce the institution of a state of alert, which would allow the government to use the capacities of the Slovak army even in peacetime if the country were threatened in any way, President Peter Pellegrini told a news conference on Tuesday.

ZVS Holding and Eurenco Sign Memorandum to Set Up New Ammunition Company

ZVS Holding and Eurenco Sign Memorandum to Set Up New Ammunition Company

Bratislava, 4 March (TASR) - Semi-state-owned company ZVS Holding and French state-owned company Eurenco have signed a memorandum based on which a new company for producing artillery powder charges, a component of artillery ammunition, is to be set up in Slovakia, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), ZVS Holding board chairman

Slovakia and Poland Plan to Boost Cooperation in Defence Industry

Slovakia and Poland Plan to Boost Cooperation in Defence Industry

Bratislava, 3 March (TASR) - Slovakia and Poland plan to intensify cooperation in the defence industry, and they aim to present joint projects within the next few weeks or months, Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told a joint press conference at a defence

Defence Ministry: First Slovaks on Way Home from Israel and Jordan

Defence Ministry: First Slovaks on Way Home from Israel and Jordan

The first Slovaks from Israel and Jordan are on their way back to Slovakia, the Defence Ministry announced on a social network on Tuesday, adding that they are being transported by a C-27J Spartan military aircraft.

New CV9035 MkIV Combat Vehicle for Slovak Army Presented in Sweden

New CV9035 MkIV Combat Vehicle for Slovak Army Presented in Sweden

British-Swedish arms producer BAE Systems Hagglunds presented a new version of the CV9035 MkIV combat vehicle manufactured for the Slovak armed forces in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden on Friday.

Remeta: Three Out of Four Criminal Proceedings on Aid for Ukraine Dropped

Remeta: Three Out of Four Criminal Proceedings on Aid for Ukraine Dropped

Bratislava, 5 February (TASR) - The law-enforcement authorities have halted criminal proceedings in three out of four cases in connection with aid provided to Ukraine under the previous government, with these involving the donation of MiG-29 fighter jets and the S-300 air defence system, as well as the termination of