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Slovakia Signs Contract on Purchase of 8x8 Armoured Vehicles with Finland

Slovakia Signs Contract on Purchase of 8x8 Armoured Vehicles with Finland

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) – Slovakia has signed an inter-governmental agreement on the purchase of 8×8 armoured military vehicles with Finland, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) announced following the meeting with his Finnish counterpart Antti Kaikkonen on Tuesday. Finland should supply Slovakia with 76 armoured vehicles in total, with

Deal on Airspace Protection by Czech Republic and Poland to Be Signed at SIAF

Deal on Airspace Protection by Czech Republic and Poland to Be Signed at SIAF

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – The agreement on the protection of Slovakia’s airspace by the Czech Republic and Poland when Slovakia’s MiG-29 fighter jets are grounded will be signed during the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) at Malacky-Kuchyna (Bratislava region) airbase on Saturday (August 27), TASR has learnt from

Ukraine Gets First Four Zuzana 2 Howitzers It Ordered from Slovakia

Ukraine Gets First Four Zuzana 2 Howitzers It Ordered from Slovakia

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Ukraine has taken over the first four from the eight self-propelled Zuzana 2 howitzers that Slovakia is supposed to deliver to it via Konstrukta Defence company falling under the Defence Ministry’s remit, the ministry confirmed for TASR on Saturday. Kostrukta Defence signed a commercial contract

Reznikov: Ukraine Sees Slovakia as a Good Neighbour

Reznikov: Ukraine Sees Slovakia as a Good Neighbour

Copenhagen, August 11 (TASR) – I thank Slovakia for its neighbourly support during the Russian military aggression in Ukraine, which has been ongoing since the end of February, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov stated on Thursday during a Ukraine donors’ conference in Copenhagen, which was also attended by Slovak Defence Minister

Remains of Czechoslovak Pilots Buried in the Netherlands after 81 Years

Remains of Czechoslovak Pilots Buried in the Netherlands after 81 Years

Amsterdam, June 23 (TASR) – The remains of Czechoslovak pilots who fought in the British Royal Air Force were buried in the Netherlands on Thursday with all military honours, with Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad also taking part in the mourning ceremony at the Bergen op Zoom military cemetery, TASR was

Defence Ministry: CoFoE Idea of Creating Joint EU Army Difficult to Imagine

Defence Ministry: CoFoE Idea of Creating Joint EU Army Difficult to Imagine

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The creation of a common European army is very hard to imagine, the Defence Ministry has claimed, pointing to the fact that no particular proposal as to what such an army should look like is on the table at the moment, ministry spokesperson Martina Koval Kakascikova

Nad: Military Equipment for Ukraine to Be Modernised in Moldava nad Bodvou

Nad: Military Equipment for Ukraine to Be Modernised in Moldava nad Bodvou

Moldava nad Bodvou, June 10 (TASR) – Dozens of pieces of military equipment will be repaired and modernised for Ukraine at the KONSTRUKTA-Defence repair plant in Moldava nad Bodvou (Kosice region), Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) said on Friday, adding that it’s part of a commercial contract based on Ukraine’