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Slovakia to Be Represented at NATO's Military Medicine Centre

Slovakia to Be Represented at NATO's Military Medicine Centre

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) – Slovakia will send one soldier to the NATO Centre for Excellence of Military Medicine in Budapest (MilMED COE), according to an update of Slovakia’s military representation in NATO and EU bodies and military structures okayed by Parliament on Thursday. “The Slovak army is participating in

Gajdos: Two Black Hawks to Arrive to Slovakia by Year End

Gajdos: Two Black Hawks to Arrive to Slovakia by Year End

Sliac, August 27 (TASR) – Two out of nine multi-purpose UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, currently being produced for the Slovak Armed Forces in the USA, should arrive to Slovakia by the end of the year, Defence Minister Peter Gajdos said on the sidelines of the SIAF air show in Sliac (Banska

Gajdos: End User Is Responsible for Misusing Slovak Weapons

Gajdos: End User Is Responsible for Misusing Slovak Weapons

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) – Slovakia isn’t responsible when weapons exported from the country end up in war-torn Syria, Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) stated indirectly on Friday . Gajdos was responding to public broadcaster Slovak Radio and Television (RTVS), which in its main evening news

B-52 Bomber Aircraft on Display at Airbase in Sliac

B-52 Bomber Aircraft on Display at Airbase in Sliac

Sliac, August 26 (TASR) – A B-52 bomber aircraft of the United States Air Force was presented to the media by representatives of the US Embassy in Slovakia as well as by the pilots themselves at the airbase in Sliac (Banska Bystrica region) on Friday. Apart from the press, dozens of

Minister Gajdos Hands Over 30 New Vehicles to Soldiers in Presov

Minister Gajdos Hands Over 30 New Vehicles to Soldiers in Presov

Presov, August 22 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) handed over new military equipment consisting of 30 Land Rover vehicles to soldiers of the special ISTAR Battalion in Presov on Monday. The vehicles produced by the British carmaker will replace old Soviet vehicles that have

Slovak and British Military Pilots Holding Joint Exercise at Sliac Airbase

Slovak and British Military Pilots Holding Joint Exercise at Sliac Airbase

Sliac, August 18 (TASR) – Three BAE Hawk aircraft of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) are currently taking part in a joint exercise with Slovak pilots at the airbase in Sliac (Banska Bystrica region), TASR learnt on Thursday. The exercise will last until August 25, with one of the British

Slovak and British Pilots to Practise Air-to-Air Combat at Sliac

Slovak and British Pilots to Practise Air-to-Air Combat at Sliac

Sliac, August 11 (TASR) – The skies above Sliac (Banska Bystrica region) will feature an unusual spectacle over the next couple of weeks – mock air-to-air combat, with Slovak and British fighter pilots taking part in joint exercises, Defence Ministry spokesperson Danka Capakova told TASR on Thursday. The two-week training exercise (August