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Kalinak: Slovak Fighter Jets to Join NATO Mission in Baltic Countries

Kalinak: Slovak Fighter Jets to Join NATO Mission in Baltic Countries

Slovak F-16 fighter jets will join the NATO Air Policing mission aimed at protecting the airspace of the Baltic countries, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak announced at the Defence24 Days conference in Poland on Wednesday, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Warsaw on the same day.

State of Alert May Not Be in Constitution; Politicians Back Joint Exercise

State of Alert May Not Be in Constitution; Politicians Back Joint Exercise

Bratislava, 9 April (TASR) - The possibility of declaring a state of alert - which, if implemented, would grant the military greater powers and a legislative framework for its operations - may not be included in the Slovak Constitution. Coalition politicians, opposition representatives, President Peter Pellegrini, and Chief-of-General-Staff of the

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.