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Bugar: I Won't Support Compulsory Military Service

Bugar: I Won't Support Compulsory Military Service

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – Reintroducing compulsory military service isn’t a good proposal, junior coalition Most-Hid party head Bela Bugar told journalists on Friday in response to a recent statement by Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (SNS) that the ministry is considering a nationwide discussion on this matter. Bugar added that

Defence Ministry Wants to Increase Professional Soldiers' Salaries

Defence Ministry Wants to Increase Professional Soldiers' Salaries

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Soldiers’ salaries will grow in the coming year as the Defence Ministry is preparing new legislation to adjust the remuneration of professional soldiers, with the Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) saying they want to make the occupation of professional soldiers more attractive, TASR

Slovakia Signs €1.6-bn Deal on Purchase of 14 New F-16 Fighter Jets

Slovakia Signs €1.6-bn Deal on Purchase of 14 New F-16 Fighter Jets

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Slovakia is due to buy 14 new F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets, with a related contract ceremonially signed on Wednesday by Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) and Lockheed Martin vice-president Ana Wugofski. With all the aircraft due to be delivered by

Gajdos: Engine Failure Behind Military Aircraft Crash near Sliac

Gajdos: Engine Failure Behind Military Aircraft Crash near Sliac

Sliac, October 10 (TASR) – The crash of a military training aircraft L-39, which took place between Sliac Air Base and Kovacova spa village (Banska Bystrica region) on Wednesday, was caused by an engine failure, stated Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (SNS) at a briefing at the place of the incident. Gajdos

Cabinet Attends Final Part of Slovak Shield Exercise

Cabinet Attends Final Part of Slovak Shield Exercise

Lest, September 27 (TASR) – Slovakia’s BVP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, Abrams M2 American tanks as well as Slovak-Finnish 8×8 military vehicles that are currently being developed formed part of the display of co-operation between the Allies’ armies within the final day of the 2018 Slovak Shield international exercise on

Gajdos: Slovakia Has Plenty to Offer Allies Regarding Bomb Disposal

Gajdos: Slovakia Has Plenty to Offer Allies Regarding Bomb Disposal

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – Even 14 years since Slovakia became the leading country in the area of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) within the whole of NATO, the country still has something to offer its allies and partners in this regard, stated Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (SNS) in his speech to

Pellegrini and Babis Want to Boost Mutual Co-operation in Army Weaponry

Pellegrini and Babis Want to Boost Mutual Co-operation in Army Weaponry

Kosice, September 17 (TASR) – Slovakia and the Czech Republic should intensify their co-operation in the defence sector by providing their armies with products manufactured primarily by the arms industry of the two countries, concurred Slovak and Czech Prime Ministers Peter Pellegrini and Andrej Babis, after holding talks as part of