Slovak Armed Forces

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Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Ozbrojené sily Slovenskej Republiky
Slovak Armed Forces logo.svg
The official emblem of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Motto"Česť a sláva" (Honour and Glory)
Founded1 January 1993
Service branches Slovak Army Roundel.svg Slovak Ground Forces
Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg Slovak Air Force
Slovak Special Operations Forces
Headquarters Bratislava, Slovakia
Website Official website
Leadership
Commander-in-chief Flag of the President of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Čaputová
Minister of defense Robert Kaliňák
Chief of the General Staff Emblem of the General staff of the Slovak Armed Forces.svg General Daniel Zmeko
Personnel
ConscriptionAbolished in 2006
Active personnel19,500 [1]
Expenditures
Budget€1.67 billion ($2.01 billion) (2021) [2]
Percent of GDP1.75% (2021) [2]
Industry
Foreign suppliersFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [3]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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Ranks Military ranks of Slovakia

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]

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Structure of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic in 2021 (click to enlarge) Slovak Armed Forces - Organization 2021.png
Structure of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic in 2021 (click to enlarge)

Organization

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Slovak Ground Forces locations 2018:
Green pog.svg Brigade HQs DeepPink pog.svg Armored units Pink pog.svg Mechanized units Lightgreen pog.svg Motorized units Yellow pog.svg Artillery Orange pog.svg ISTAR
Black pog.svg Engineer unit Brown pog.svg NBC-Defense Purple pog.svg Combat Service Support Brigade units Blue 0080ff pog.svg Air bases

Joint Operational Command

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

Ground forces

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

Joint Support Brigade

Military Medical Command

Military Medical Command in Ružomberok [31]

Ranks

Equipment

List of equipment of the Slovak Army

Uniforms

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]

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