Slovak Armed Forces

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Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Ozbrojené sily Slovenskej Republiky
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The official emblem of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Motto "Česť a sláva" (Honour and Glory)
Founded1 January 1993
Service branches
Headquarters Bratislava, Slovakia
Website Official website
Leadership
Commander-in-chief Flag of the President of Slovakia.svg Peter Pellegrini
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
Conscription Abolished in 2006
Active personnel19,500 [1]
Expenditure
Budget €2,63 billion ($2.83 billion) (2024) [2]
Percent of GDP 2.0% (2024) [3]
Industry
Foreign suppliersFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [4]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
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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. [5] From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished. [6] [7] [8] Slovak armed forces numbered 19,500 uniformed personnel and 4,208 civilians in 2022. [1]

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Slovak Armed Forces organization 2024 (click to enlarge)

Organization

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Slovak Ground Forces locations 2018:
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Joint Operational Command

Joint Operational Command in Banská Bystrica [9] (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 [32]

Ranks

Equipment

List of equipment of the Slovak Army

Uniforms

Missions

As of 2021, Slovakia has 169 military personnel deployed in Cyprus for UNFICYP United Nations led peace support operations [46] [47] and 41 troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina for EUFOR Althea. [48]

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). [49]

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). [50] [51] [52]

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