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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Slovak armed forces numbered 19,500 uniformed personnel and 4,208 civilians in 2022.<ref name="auto"/>

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Slovak Armed Forces organization 2024 (click to enlarge)

Organization

Joint Operational Command

Joint Operational Command in Banská Bystrica<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Commander: 2 Star General)

Ground forces

• 1st Mechanized Brigade<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2nd Mechanized Brigade<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 5th Artillery Regiment<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 91st Engineer Regiment<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 22nd Reconnaissance Regiment<ref>https://www.mosr.sk/data/att/161762.pdf </ref>
• 71st Command Support Battalion<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 103rd Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Battalion<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Air force

Template:Main 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 51st Training Base in Žilina<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 52nd Airborne Battalion in Jamník<ref> https://52vpr.mil.sk/88567/ </ref>
• 57th Separate Section in Martin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

82nd Joint Support Brigade <ref> https://www.mosr.sk/data/att/161762.pdf </ref>

• 3rd Command Support Company, in Trenčín
• 4th Logistic Regiment, in Trenčín<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 41st Supply Base, in Nemšová<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 42nd Supply Base, in Martin, Slovakia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 43rd Supply Base, in Zemianske Kostoľany<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 53rd Field Services Battalion, in Hlohovec<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 405th Maintenance Battalion, in Martin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 6th Signal Regiment, in Trenčín<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 61st Signal Battalion, in Trenčín<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 62nd Signal Battalion, in Ružomberok<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 7th Training Regiment, in Martin<ref> https://www.mosr.sk/data/att/161762.pdf </ref>
  • 71st Training Battalion <ref> https://www.mosr.sk/data/att/161762.pdf </ref>
  • 72nd Training Support Battalion <ref> https://www.mosr.sk/data/att/161762.pdf </ref>
• Topographic Institute, in Banská Bystrica<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 701st Military Transport Center, in Bratislava
• Training and Mobilization Replenishment Base, in Martin

Military Medical Command

Military Medical Command in Ružomberok<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• HQ<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Department of Management and Medical Analysis<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Department of Planning and Training<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Department of Logistic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Department of Military Healthcare Development<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Department of Veterinary Support<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Department of Field Medical Units<ref name="auto2">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Field Mobil Medical Unit ROLE 2E<ref name="auto2"/>
  • Field Mobil Medical Unit ROLE 2B<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Logistic Battalion of Military Medical Command<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • HQ
  • Material Support Company
  • Technical Support Company

Equipment

List of equipment of the Slovak Army

Uniforms

• Soldiers in standard combat uniform
  Soldiers in standard combat uniform
• Soldiers in standard combat uniform (desert variant)
  Soldiers in standard combat uniform
  (desert variant)
• Uniform of Slovak special force regiment (5th Special Operations Regiment)
  Uniform of Slovak special force regiment
  (5th Special Operations Regiment)
• Used by soldiers in reserve, originally it was standard uniform of slovak soldiers from 1995 to 2007<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  Used by soldiers in reserve, originally it was standard uniform of slovak soldiers from 1995 to 2007<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Used by soldiers in reserve, originally it was standard uniform of slovak soldiers from 1995 to 2007 (desert variant)
  Used by soldiers in reserve, originally it was standard uniform of slovak soldiers from 1995 to 2007
  (desert variant)
• Uniform of the Honour Guard of the Slovak Armed Forces<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  Uniform of the Honour Guard of the Slovak Armed Forces<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Uniform of the Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  Uniform of the Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic in the battalion's ceremonial uniform
  Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic in the battalion's ceremonial uniform
• Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic in the battalion's ceremonial uniform (based on Slovak Uprising uniforms)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic in the battalion's ceremonial uniform (based on Slovak Uprising uniforms)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Service dress uniform
  Service dress uniform

Missions

As of 2021, Slovakia has 169 military personnel deployed in Cyprus for UNFICYP United Nations led peace support operations<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and 41 troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina for EUFOR Althea.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The country has been an active participant in US- and NATO-led military actions and involved in many United Nations peacekeeping military missions: UNPROFOR in the Yugoslavia (1992–1995), UNOMUR in Uganda and Rwanda (1993-1994), UNAMIR in Rwanda (1993-1996), UNTAES in Croatia (1996-1998), UNOMIL in Liberia (1993-1997), MONUA in Angola (1997-1999), SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999-2003), OSCE mission in Moldova (1998-2002), OSCE mission in Albania (1999), KFOR in Kosovo (1999-2002), UNGCI in Iraq (2000-2003), UNMEE in Ethiopia and Eritrea (2000-2004), UNMISET in East Timor (2001), EUFOR Concordia in Macedonia (2003), UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone (1999-2005), EU supporting action to African Union in Darfur (2006), Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (2002-2005), Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq (2003-2007) and UNDOF at the borders of Israel and Syria (1998-2008).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Gallery

• Armoured vehicle Tatrapan
  Armoured vehicle Tatrapan
• Multiple rocket launcher RM-70 MODULAR
  Multiple rocket launcher RM-70 MODULAR
• A Let L-410 Turbolet of the Slovak Air Force
  A Let L-410 Turbolet of the Slovak Air Force
• Slovak 5th Special Forces Regiment operating in eastern Afghanistan
  Slovak 5th Special Forces Regiment operating in eastern Afghanistan
• In eastern Afghanistan operation
  In eastern Afghanistan operation
• A member of the 5th Special Forces Regiment conducts security inside HMMWV
  A member of the 5th Special Forces Regiment conducts security inside HMMWV
• Soldiers of the 12th Mechanized Battalion
  Soldiers of the 12th Mechanized Battalion
• Slovak and U.S. Soldiers join forces during a live-fire exercise Sept. 16, 2015 near Bratislava in the Slovak Republic
  Slovak and U.S. Soldiers join forces during a live-fire exercise Sept. 16, 2015 near Bratislava in the Slovak Republic
• Slovak soldier stands guard in front of the Multinational Division Central-South headquarters at Camp Echo, Iraq, 2006
  Slovak soldier stands guard in front of the Multinational Division Central-South headquarters at Camp Echo, Iraq, 2006
• Slovak Bozena vehicle is designed for clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance
  Slovak Bozena vehicle is designed for clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance

External links

• V armáde SR bude pôsobiť viac vojakov, bude mať aj viac húfnic či BVP
• Official homepage of the Ministry of Defence
• Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic Template:In lang