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Slovakia buys Spike LR2 anti-tank grenade missiles by Eurospike

The Slovak Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Eurospike for the supply of the advanced 5th generation SPIKE LR2 ATGM and dismounted advanced ICLU launchers, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

Slovakia Buys 14 F-16s by Lockheed Martin Totaling $800M

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Slovak Republic is going to pay totaling $800 million for 14 F-16s Block70, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according U.S. DoD statement. According the statement, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $799,955,939 firm-fixed-price incentive contract for F-16 aircraft production. Read more: Slovakia Has Decided to Replace its…

Slovakia Advances with the Patria AMV Vydra 8×8 Acquisition Plans

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Slovakian Ministry of Defence is advancing with the Patria AMV (Armoured Modular Vehicle) acquisition plans. In that connection it announced that it will submit a proposal to the cabinet for the approval of the AMV procurement, learned BulgarianMIlitary.com Read more: Patria delivers a new…

Slovakia Has Decided to Replace its MiG-29s with F-16s

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia USA (BulgarianMilitary.com), July 11, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/U.S. Air Force The photo shows an F-16 Fighting Falcon operated by the U.S. Air Force that is taking off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic announced on Wednesday that…

21 BMP-2 Fighting Vehicles Upgraded for the Slovak Armed Forces

RRATISLAVA (the Slovak Republic), June 5, 2018, Author: Bm team, Photo: Shephard Media On 29th May the Slovak Defence Ministry announced that the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic has received twenty-one upgraded BMP-2 vehicles, reported Shephard Media. The 21 armoured fighting vehicles were upgraded by the Slovak company…

Zetor Engineering Presents Its Tactical Vehicles GERLACH and FOX at IDEB 2018

BRATISLAVA (Slovakia), May 17, 2018, Author: Zetor Engineering Slovakia, Photo: Zetor Engineering (GERLACH Project) The international defence exhibition IDEB 2018 in Bratislava, from 16 to 18, 2018, welcomed lots of novelties, among which are the Armored Tactical 4x4 vehicle, GERLACH, and the lightweight tactical vehicle, FOX, presented by Zetor…

US Approved Sales of F-16s for Slovakia and CH-47s for Spain

WASHINGTON (the USA), April 4, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova (Bm), Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/U.S. Air Force On Wednesday, 4th April 2018, the State Department approved the sales of F-16 supersonic fighters for Slovakia and CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters for Spain, reported Defense News. Although the competition for selection of a…