Military

Martin/Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – Military training of the first volunteers began at the Training Battalion base in Martin (Zilina region) on Wednesday and will last until September 30, Defence Ministry spokesperson Danka Capakova told TASR on the same day. Under a pilot project, 37 volunteers (including 13 women) will

Trencianske Stankovce, July 1 (TASR) – The cause behind Friday’s incident, when a military helicopter had to undertake an emergency landing following its collision with electric power transmission line close to Trencianske Stankovce village (Trencin region) will be investigated by a special commission, Defence Minister Peter Gajdos said at the

Martin, June 2 (TASR) – A military training battalion in Martin (Zilina region) is ready to admit 50 people to join a pilot project of voluntary military preparation set to take place between July 6 and September 30, Defence Minister Peter Gajdos said during a visit to the battalion on Thursday.

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – The new light Aligator armoured vehicle is having its world premiere at the IDEB international defence equipment fair in Bratislava on May 10-12, TASR learnt on Wednesday. This is the third generation of Aligators. Older types have been part of Slovak military equipment since 2005. According

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – At the international Locked Shields 2016 exercise focusing on cyberspace defence, the Slovak Armed Forces team came out on top, the Defence Ministry informed TASR on Wednesday. The exercise, organised annually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, was based on a scenario planned

Lest, April 7 (TASR) – A total of 55 members of the military police along with their colleagues from the Czech Republic and employees of the Slovak Interior Ministry’s Office for the Protection of Constitutional Officials and Diplomatic Missions are undergoing training on how to protect VIPs at the training