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Oct- 2023 -

3 October

Air

Slovakia’s First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet Completes Maiden Flight

Lockheed Martin has carried out the maiden flight of Slovakia’s first F-16 fighter jet in the latest Block 70 configuration.

Jul- 2023 -

19 July

Land

Joe Saballa

Slovakia Orders 160 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles From Oshkosh

The Slovak government has officially ordered 160 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles from American military vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Defense.

3 July

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine and Slovakia to Jointly Develop New Howitzer: Report

Ukraine and Slovakia have signed an agreement to jointly develop a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer based on the Slovak Eva gun.

Jun- 2023 -

19 June

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia Sign CV90 Infantry Vehicle Joint Procurement

The Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine have signed a joint declaration to procure and maintain CV90 infantry fighting vehicles.

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