During the Polish-Slovak Defence and Industrial Dialogue, the Minister of Defence of Slovakia, Robert Kaliňák, drew attention to the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts. He stressed that what is presently happening in the mediate East shows that any advanced and costly defence technologies can only function for a short time in the conditions of intense conflict. He emphasized the request to look for fresh solutions that will keep the competitiveness and effectiveness of defence systems, and at the same time be more resilient to modern safety challenges.