SLOVAKIA

Population Defence budget 2010 GDP 2009 Land area Capital Life expectancy Population growth rate	5.4 million Euros 900 million (US$1,098 million) Euros 90 billion (US$109 billion) 49,035 sq kms (18,932 sq miles) Bratislava (Population 455,000) 75.4 years 0.12 per cent
ARMY AIR FORCE
Total Armed Forces
Army (Land Forces) Air Brigade Training & Support Command Central Staff (including medical) Ready Reserves	7,000 4,000 3,500 1,500 5,000
Note: All figures above are approximate. Conscription was abolished in 2006. The plan for the Slovakian 2015 Armed Forces structure calls for a fully professional force of around 22,000 personnel. Due to recent financial difficulties this may be difficult to achieve. Slovakia provides a contingent to the EU's Czech-Slovak Battle Group.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Details	Ministry of Defence Kutuzovova 8 83247 Bratislava Slovakia

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ARMY ORGANISATION

 

Army Strength: approximately 7,000

Slovakian Army Outline Structure

Notes:
(1) Units under direct command of the Joint Forces Headquarters include 1 x Special Forces Group (5th Battalion), 1 x Communication Battalion, 1 x Military Police Battalion and 1 x Reconnaissance Battalion.
(2) The operational units of the Aviation and Air Defence Brigade include a Combat Flight Base (Silac), 1 x Transport Squadron (Kuchyna), 1 x Helicopter Battalion (Presov) and 1 x Air Defence Battalion (Nitra).

 

 SLOVAKIAN ARMY BRIGADE OUTLINE           

Note:
The 2nd Brigade includes 1 x Mixed Mechanised Battalion (with T-72 MBT), 1 x Artillery Battalion and 1 x Engineer Battalion. Company sized elements are attached to the Brigade depending upon the operational requirement.
 

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MAJOR ARMY EQUIPMENT

 

Main Battle Tanks	200 x T-72M - some M1A (many T-72M in store)
Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV)	250 x BMP-1 (tracked – many probably in store)
	90 x BMP-2 (tracked)
Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)	100 x OT-90 (Tracked)
Self Propelled Artillery	100 x 152 mm M-77 Dana
	16 x 155 mm M-2000 Zuzana
Towed Artillery	50 x 122 mm D-30
Multi Launch Rocket Systems (MRLS)	50 x 122 mm RM-70
	26 x 227 mm RM-70 MODULAR
Mortars (Mor)	30 x 120 mm (estimate)
Anti-Tank (Atk)	Possibly 200 x AT-5 SP on BMP
	Some AT-3 probably remain in service
	Possibly 100 x AT-4
Low Level Air Defence (LLAD)	SA-16 & SA-7 (MANPADS)

 

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AIR FORCE ORGANISATION

 

Air Force Strength: 4,000

Outline Air Force Structure:

HQ Air Operations Command (COMOPSAIR)
1 Wing – Air Defence, Attack and Training (Sliac Air Base)
2 Wing – Transport (Malacky-Kuchyna Air Base)
3 Wing – Helicopters (Presov Air Base)
Air Defence Brigade
Air Force Flying School
Maintenance Group
Logistic Group

Each Air Wing has between two or three squadrons.
 

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MAJOR AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT

 

Fighter/Interceptor (Ftr)	21 x MiG-29 UB (12 modernised to NATO standard)
Training (Trg)	13 x L39 Albatross
Transport (Tpt)	2 x An-26
	7 x L-410
Helicopters (Hel)	12 x Mi-24D (attack)
	12 x Mi-17 Hip H (support)
	6 x Mi-2 Hopolite (utility)
Air Defence (AD)	14 x SA-6 Gainful (launchers)
	12 x SA-10 Grumble (launchers)
	48 x SA-13 Gopher SP on MTLB)

 

CURRENT UNIT DEPLOYMENTS
(over platoon strength – 30 personnel. These are approximate figures)