Slovakia

May- 2023 -

11 May

Europe

Airmen from the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron depart F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, for the first operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicle mission supporting maintenance at a launch facility near Harrisburg, Nebraska, April 24, 2023. This is the first step in modernizing the security forces vehicle fleet to provide more lethality and security for the nuclear enterprise. (Air Force photo by Joseph Coslett Jr.)

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves $250M Sale of 192 JLTVs to Slovakia

The US has approved the sale of 192 M1278A1/A2 Heavy Gun Carrier Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Slovakia.

3 May

Land

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems Contracts Koval Systems for Slovak CV90 Turrets

Koval Systems has won a contract for the complete turret assembly of Slovakia's new CV90MkIV infantry fighting vehicles.

Apr- 2023 -

3 April

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO’s Eastern Flank Calls for Increased US Presence

NATO eastern flank members have called for a stepped-up US military presence in the region as they looked ahead to an alliance summit in Vilnius in July.

Mar- 2023 -

22 March

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

Slovakia Offered $1B in US Arms in Trade-off for Ukraine Aid

Slovakia received a US offer of $1 billion in helicopters and missiles at a discounted rate in compensation for promising to send MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine.

19 March

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Slovakia to Donate 13 MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Slovakia will donate 13 MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, becoming the second NATO member to pledge the aircraft, which the Kremlin warned would be "destroyed."

Feb- 2023 -

10 February

Air

Surface-to-Air Missile Group’s MANTIS (Modular, Automatic and Network capable Targeting and Interception System) air defense system

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany to Give Slovakia Mantis Air Defense Systems

Germany will give Bratislava two sets of the MANTIS air defense system to protect Slovakia's eastern border with Ukraine.

Dec- 2022 -

14 December

Europe

Joe Saballa

Slovakia Buys 152 CV90 Infantry Vehicles in $1.37B Deal

Slovakia has awarded a $1.37 billion contract to BAE Systems to manufacture and deliver CV90s in several configurations.

Nov- 2022 -

18 November

Europe

Alie Peter Neil Galeon

Slovakia to Receive Leopard 2A4 Tanks Under Ukraine Swap Scheme

Rheinmetall to deliver upgraded Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Slovak Republic, which in turn will transfer military equipment to Ukraine.

Aug- 2022 -

30 August

Europe

A new version of the Finnish Patria 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle

Staff Writer With AFP

Slovakia Buys 76 Armored Vehicles From Finland

Slovakia said it had concluded an agreement to buy 76 AMV-XP armored vehicles from Finnish firm Patria in a deal worth $447 million.

29 August

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Czech Republic, Poland to Protect Slovak Airspace

The Czech Republic and Poland will guard Slovakia's airspace as the NATO member bids farewell to its Russian-made MiG-29 planes before receiving US hardware.

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