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Two Companies in Dubnica Marking 80 Years of Engineering

Two Companies in Dubnica Marking 80 Years of Engineering

Dubnica nad Vahom, May 18 (TASR) – Dubnica-based engineering companies ZVS Holding and ZTS Special are returning pride and honour to the defence industry, which used to form an irreplaceable part of the country’s industry in the past, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Dubnica nad Vahom (Trencin region)

Military Not Missing any Ammunition, Gajdos Says while Checks Underway

Military Not Missing any Ammunition, Gajdos Says while Checks Underway

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – An inspection into the stocks of the Slovak Armed Forces hasn’t revealed any ammunition being missing apart from several boxes containing grenades that have probably been stolen in Trencin-Kubra, Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS) nominee stated at the parliamentary defence committee

Gajdos Welcomes Home 22 Servicemen from Foreign Missions

Gajdos Welcomes Home 22 Servicemen from Foreign Missions

Martin, April 21 (TASR) – Almost two dozen Slovak servicemen from three foreign missions – in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, and the Golan Heights – were welcomed back home by Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) at a military training base in Martin (Zilina region) on Friday. “The members

USA Military Convoy to Drive through Slovakia in Summer

USA Military Convoy to Drive through Slovakia in Summer

Bratislava, April 21 (TASR) – American military equipment will be passing through Slovakia in June and August, as USA military personnel will be heading to one of this year’s largest NATO exercises, Saber Guardian 2017, which is due to take place in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria between July 8-22, TASR

Slovak Military Group Taking Part in 2017 Summer Shield Exercise in Latvia

Slovak Military Group Taking Part in 2017 Summer Shield Exercise in Latvia

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – Slovak soldiers operating in the Stefanik military group in Latvia are currently taking part in the 2017 Summer Shield multinational military training exercise, Defence Ministry spokeswoman Danka Capakova told TASR on Wednesday. The tactical military event, which falls under the NATO exercises, is taking place at

Gajdos Attends Wreath-Laying Ceremony to Commemorate Romanian Soldiers

Gajdos Attends Wreath-Laying Ceremony to Commemorate Romanian Soldiers

Lest/Senohrad, February 24 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) and Romanian Ambassador to Slovakia Steluta Arhire laid wreathes at the Romanian Army Monument at the Lest (Banska Bystrica region) military training facility on Friday to commemorate the fallen Romanian soldiers who helped to liberate

Slovakia Wants to Dispatch Military Police Officers to Mediterranean Sea

Slovakia Wants to Dispatch Military Police Officers to Mediterranean Sea

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) – Slovak military police officers should serve as part of the EUNAVFOR MED Sophia naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea as of August, according to a proposal for deploying Slovak Army members that is currently undergoing an interdepartmental review. Slovakia plans to dispatch to that area up