Slovak Armed Forces

The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak Army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004.^[4] From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished.^[5][6][7] Slovak armed forces numbered 19,500 uniformed personnel and 4,208 civilians in 2022.^[1]

Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Ozbrojené sily Slovenskej Republiky
The official emblem of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Motto	"Česť a sláva" (Honour and Glory)
Founded	1 January 1993
Service branches	Slovak Ground Forces Slovak Air Force Slovak Special Operations Forces
Headquarters	Bratislava, Slovakia
Website	Official website
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Zuzana Čaputová
Minister of defense	Robert Kaliňák
Chief of the General Staff	General Daniel Zmeko
Personnel
Conscription	Abolished in 2006
Active personnel	19,500^[1]
Expenditures
Budget	€1.67 billion ($2.01 billion) (2021)^[2]
Percent of GDP	1.75% (2021)^[2]
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Czech Republic^[3]  Austria  Bulgaria  France  Germany  Poland  United States
Related articles
Ranks	Military ranks of Slovakia

Structure of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic in 2021 (click to enlarge)

Organization

 

 

Trenčín

 

Topoľčany

 

 

Martin

 

 

Nitra

 

Levice

 

Rožňava

 

 

Sereď

 

Prešov

 

 

 

Trebišov

 

 

Michalovce

 

 

Sliač

 

Malacky

 

Hlohovec

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Slovak Ground Forces locations 2018:
  Brigade HQs   Armored units   Mechanized units   Motorized units   Artillery   ISTAR
  Engineer unit   NBC-Defense   Combat Service Support Brigade units   Air bases

Joint Operational Command

Joint Operational Command in Banská Bystrica^[8] (Commander: 2 Star General)

Ground forces

Main article: Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic

• Ground Forces Command
• 1st Mechanized Brigade^[9]
• 2nd Mechanized Brigade^[10]
• 5th Artillery Regiment^[11]
• 91st Engineer Regiment^[12]
• 65th Reconnaissance Battalion^[13]
• 71st Command Support Battalion^[14]
• 103rd Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Battalion^[15]

Air force

Main article: Slovak Air Force

The Slovak Air Force, officially the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, has been defending Slovak airspace since independence in 1993. The Slovak Air Force currently comprises one wing of fighters, one wing of utility helicopters, one wing of transport aircraft, and one SAM brigade. It operates around 20 combat aircraft, as well as 10 helicopters from 3 air bases: Malacky/Kuchyňa Air Base, Sliač Air Base, Prešov Air Base. The Air Force is currently part of the NATO Integrated Air and Missiles Defense System – NATINADS.

Special Operations Forces

• 5th Special Forces Regiment^[16][17]
• 51st Training Base in Žilina^[18]
• 52nd Airborne Battalion in Trebišov^[19]
• 57th Separate Detachment in Martin^[20]

Joint Support Brigade

• 3rd Command Support Company in Trenčín
• 4th Regiment of Logistic^[21]
  • HQ in Trenčín
  • 53rd Field Services Battalion in Hlohovec^[22]
  • 405th Repair Battalion in Martin, Slovakia^[23]
• 6th Signal Regiment^[24]
  • HQ in Trenčín
  • 61st Signal Battalion in Trenčín^[25]
  • 62nd Signal Battalion in Ružomberok^[26]
• Topography Institute in Banská Bystrica^[27]
• 701st Centre of Military Transport in Bratislava
• 41st Supply Base in Nemšová^[28]
• 42nd Supply Base in Martin, Slovakia^[29]
• 43rd Supply Base in Zemianske Kostoľany^[30]

Military Medical Command

Military Medical Command in Ružomberok^[31]

• HQ^[32]
• Department of Management and Medical Analysis^[33]
• Department of Planning and Training^[34]
• Department of Logistic^[35]
• Department of Military Healthcare Development^[36]
• Department of Veterinary Support^[37]
• Department of Field Medical Units^[38]
  • Field Mobil Medical Unit ROLE 2E^[38]
  • Field Mobil Medical Unit ROLE 2B^[39]
• Logistic Battalion of Military Medical Command^[40]
  • HQ
  • Material Support Company
  • Technical Support Company

Ranks

Main article: Military ranks of Slovakia

Equipment

List of equipment of the Slovak Army

Uniforms

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  Soldier in standard uniform vz.2007 les.
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  Used by soldiers in reserve.Vz.95, originally it was standard uniform of slovak soldiers from 1995 to 2007.^[41]
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  Uniform of Honour Guard of President of Slovak republic.^[42]
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  Uniform of Slovak special force regiment(5th Special Operations Regiment)

Missions

Slovakia has 169 military personnel deployed in Cyprus for UNFICYP United Nations led peace support operations.^[43][44] Slovakia has 41 troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina for EUFOR Althea.^[45] Slovak troops were withdrawn from Kosovo because the Slovak Armed Forces set its priority to focus mainly on NATO-led missions.^[46][47] Since the independence of Slovakia in 1993, there have been 60 uniformed personnel deaths in the line of service to the United Nations and NATO (as of 30 April 2018).^[48][49][50]

Gallery

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  Armoured vehicle Tatrapan
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  Multiple rocket launcher RM-70 MODULAR
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  A Let L-410 Turbolet of the Slovak Air Force
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  Slovak 5th Special Forces Regiment operating in eastern Afghanistan
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  In eastern Afghanistan operation
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  A member of the 5th Special Forces Regiment conducts security inside HMMWV
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  Soldiers of the 12th Mechanized Battalion
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  Slovak and U.S. Soldiers join forces during a live-fire exercise Sept. 16, 2015 near Bratislava in the Slovak Republic
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  A Slovak army engineer Nov. 25, 2006, near Diwaniyah, Iraq.
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  Slovak soldier stands guard in front of the Multinational Division-Central South headquarters at Camp Echo, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2006,

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