Military of Slovakia

The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic number 13,500 uniformed personnel. Slovakia joined NATO in March 2004. From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished.

Structure of the Armed Forces

 * Ground Forces - are made up of two active mechanized infantry brigades.
 * Air and Air Defence Forces - comprising one wing of fighters, one wing of utility helicopters, and one SAM brigade.
 * Training and Support Forces - comprising NSE - National Support Element (Multifunctional Battalion, Transport Battalion, Repair Battalion), Garrison of capital city Bratislava, as well as Training Battalion, and various logistics and communication and information bases.
 * Miscellaneous forces under the direct command of the General Staff - the 5th Special Forces Regiment



Slovakia's plan for defense reform is the Force 2015 Long-Term Plan, which strikes a balance between requirements and resources and which envisions a professionalized, combat-capable force of 14,000 uniformed personnel by 2012.

Equipment


Small arms & hand weapons:
 * 🇨🇿 ČZ vz. 82 standart service pistol
 * 🇨🇿 vz. 58 standard service assault rifle
 * 🇺🇸 M-16 rifle assault rifle
 * 🇩🇪 Heckler & Koch G36 used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment
 * 🇩🇪 Heckler & Koch HK416 used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment In 2009 Regiment has been rearmed and HK416 and HK417 are standard assault rifles of the regiment.
 * 🇩🇪 Heckler & Koch HK417 used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment
 * 🇧🇪 FN MINIMI Para machine gun used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment
 * 🇨🇿 Škorpion vz. 61
 * 🇩🇪 Heckler & Koch MP5 only used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment
 * 🇺🇸 Barrett M82.50cal sniper rifle
 * 🇩🇪 Heckler & Koch UMP used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment and Military Police
 * 🇨🇿 Uk vz. 59 machine gun
 * Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD)
 * 🇸🇰 Grand Power K100
 * Accuracy International Arctic Warfare 12.7 AW.50 MK2. sniper rifle
 * AT-4 Spigot
 * 🇸🇪 Carl Gustav used by special forces
 * AGS-17 Automatic grenade launcher
 * 🇨🇿 RPG-75Rocket-propelled grenade
 * 🇨🇭 SIG-Sauer SSG 3000

Main Battle Tanks


 * T-72M1 - 30 (17 in service)
 * 🇸🇰 T-72M2 Moderna - only a few trial versions

APC's
 * BVP-2 - 91 - Infantry Fighting Vehicle
 * BVP-1 - 162 - Infantry Fighting Vehicle
 * BPsV - 71 - Reconnaissance vehicle
 * 🇸🇰 OT-90 - 74 (56 in service) - Armoured personnel carrier
 * 🇸🇰 Aligator 4x4 - 42 - Armored light off road vehicle (many versions)
 * 🇸🇰 Tatrapan 6x6 - 70 - Armoured off road vehicle (many versions)
 * 🇺🇸 MRAP (lent by U.S. Army in Afghanistan)
 * 🇮🇹 Iveco LMV - 40 - Armoured light off road vehicle
 * 🇿🇦 BAE RG-32M - 7 - Armoured light off road vehicle

Artillery
 * D-30 122 mm - 26 (only as ceremonial howitzer)
 * 🇸🇰 RM-70 MODULAR - 26
 * 🇸🇰 ShKH Zuzana 155 mm – 16

Military trucks
 * 🇸🇰 AKTIS
 * 🇩🇪 MAN HX
 * 🇨🇿 Tatra 815 (many versions)
 * 🇨🇿 Praga V3S - 300 (to be replaced)

Light off-road vehicles
 * Land Rover Defender 110 SW
 * UAZ-469 - 200 (to be replaced)
 * 🇯🇵 Nissan Navara, Nissan Pathfinder
 * 🇩🇪 Mercedes-Benz G-Class
 * 🇺🇸 Humvee - 5th Special Forces Regiment

Lightweight demining equipment
 * 🇸🇰 Božena 4
 * 🇸🇰 Božena 3
 * 🇸🇰 BELARTY UOS 155
 * 🇸🇰 SVO self-propelled mine-clearing charges launching system

Bridge vehicles
 * 🇸🇰 AM-50
 * 🇸🇰 MT-55
 * 🇸🇰 PM-55
 * 🇸🇰 PMS TATRA 815

Amphibious vehicles
 * PTS (amphibious vehicle)
 * BRDM-2
 * OT-64

Military fitted ambulance
 * 🇸🇰 AKTIS
 * 🇸🇰 AMB-S
 * 🇩🇪 Volkswagen Transporter (T4)
 * 🇩🇪 Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Recovery vehicles
 * 🇸🇰 VPV
 * 🇸🇰 VT-72
 * 🇸🇰 VT-55
 * 🇸🇰 AV-15

Air Defence Systems
 * SA-6 Gainful - 4 batteries
 * 🇷🇺 Almaz SA-10 Grumble - 1 battery


 * SA-18 Grouse

Note -- All data is current as of 1.1.2013

Air Force

 * Aircraft
 * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum - 12 (NATO upgraded)
 * 🇨🇿 Aero L-39 Albatros - 6 (NATO upgraded)
 * Antonov An-26 Curl - 1 (NATO upgraded)
 * 🇨🇿 Let L-410 Turbolet - 4 (NATO upgraded)
 * Mil Mi-17 Hip-H - 8 (NATO upgraded)



Note -- All aircraft data is current as of 1.1.2013
 * Air Defence Systems
 * SA-6 Gainful - 4 batteries
 * 🇷🇺 Almaz SA-10 Grumble - 1 battery
 * SA-18 Grouse

5th Special Forces Regiment
It is Slovakia's premier Counter-Terrorism and special operations unit. The unit is directly attached to the Armed Forces General Staff, but works for the Operational Reconnaissance Bureau.

Special Task Force of National Anti-Drug Department
The NADSTF duties include the following of organized crime groups, working in coverage, protecting important witnesses, preparing for actions sooner than the crimes are committed and arresting highly dangerous criminals. The NADSTF Operate under Ministry of interior of the Slovak Republic.

Missions
Slovakia has 158 military personnel deployed in Cyprus for UNFICYP United Nations led peace support operations. Slovakia committed to increase the number of its troops in Afghanistan to around 222 men by the end of 2013. Slovakia has 35 troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina for EUFOR Althea. Slovak troops were withdrawn from Kosovo because the Slovak Armed Forces set its priority to focus mainly on an Afghanistan NATO led mission. Since the independence of Slovakia in 1993, there have been 56 uniformed personnel deaths in the line of service to the United Nations and NATO (as of 2013).