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List of equipment of the Slovak Army

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This is a list of weapons and equipment currently used by the Slovak Army.

A Slovak Army soldiers are receiving report from their comrade during the opening ceremony of Slovak Shield 2018 at Lešť Military Training Center.

Personnel equipment

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The equipment of the Slovak Land Forces soldiers includes:

  • Vz. 2007 Woodland uniform (Slovak digital camouflage pattern).
  • Slovak modular load bearing system
  • Israeli Kevlar helmet RBH 303
  • Night vision devices
  • Communication devices[1]
  • M-2000 gas mask[2]

Infantry weapons

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Bayonets and knifes
Model Image Origin Type Quantity Note
Vz. 58 Bayonet Czechoslovakia Bayonet 25 000 Standard bayonet for Vz. 58.[3]
Vz.75 Czechoslovakia Combat knife 25 000 Modernised version in use as standard issue knife.[4]
M7 bayonet United States Bayonet 5 000 5000 bayonets bought with 5000 M4 rifles.[5]
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Details
Handguns
ČZ vz. 82 Czechoslovakia 9×18mm Standard service pistol.
CZ P-09 Czech Republic CZ-09 S 9×19mm Parabellum 8400 pistols bought in 2015.[6]
Glock 17 Austria 17/Gen 4 9×19mm Parabellum Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment.[6][7]
Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5 West Germany MP5A3 9×19mm Parabellum Only used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment.
Heckler & Koch UMP Germany UMP9 9×19mm Parabellum Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment and military police.
Assault rifles and rifles
Colt M4 United States M4A1 5.56×45mm NATO Slovakia announced purchase via FMS program in 2017 (+5000 pcs ordered).[8][9]
HK416 Germany HK 416A4
HK 417
5.56×45mm NATO 276 in use of 5th Special Forces Regiment.[5]
vz. 58 Czechoslovakia vz. 58 V
vz. 58 P
vz. 58 VM
vz. 58 Pi
7.62×39mm Standard service assault rifle of Slovak Army.
CZ 805 BREN Czech Republic CZ 805A1 5.56×45mm NATO Limited use, replacing vz. 58. 654 initially ordered in 2015.[5][10]
Vz. 52 Czechoslovakia vz. 52/57 7.62×39mm Used by Honour Guard of the President.[11][12]
Machine gun
FN MINIMI Belgium Minimi Para
7.62 Mk3
5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×51mm NATO
Standard light machine gun of Slovak Army.[13] 1600 machine guns ordered in 5.56mm. 30 machines gun in 7.62.[14]
MG 3 West Germany A1 7.62×51mm NATO Mounted on Leopard 2A4 tanks.[15]
UK vz. 59 Czechoslovakia UG vz. 59 L
UG. vz 59 T
7.62×54mmR Gradually replaced by FN Minimi.[13]
FN MAG Belgium M60-40 7.62×51mm NATO Mounted on BOV 8x8 Patria.[16]
M2 Browning United States M2A1 12.7×99mm NATO Standard heavy machine gun of Slovak Army.
Sniper rifles
SVD Soviet Union OPu SVDN 1[17] 7.62×54mmR Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army.
Sako TRG 42 Finland TRG 42A1 .338 Lapua Magnum Used by Military Police.[18]
AW.50 United Kingdom MK2 12.7×99mm NATO
Barrett M82 United States M82 12.7×99mm NATO
Grenade launchers
Mk 19 United States Automatic grenade launcher 40x53mm grenade Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment.
AGS-17 Soviet Union Automatic grenade launcher 30×29mm grenade Standard grenade launcher of the Slovak Army. In the future will be replaced by NATO standard grenade launcher.
M203 United States Single shot grenade launcher 40x46mm LV 30 ordered.[5]
CZ 805 G1 40x46 Czech Republic Single shot grenade launcher 40x46mm LV [19]
Anti-tank warfare
Carl Gustav Sweden M3
M4
84mm Can fire various types of munitions[20][21]
RPG-75 Czechoslovakia RPG-Cv-75
RPG-Šk-75
68mm Standard anti-tank weapon of the Slovak Army.
RPG-7 Soviet Union V 85mm Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade.[22]
SPIKE Israel LR II 130mm 10 launchers and 100 missiles also will be carried by BOV 8x8 Patria and CV 90[23]
9M113 Konkurs Soviet Union 135mm [22]
Man-portable air-defense systems
SA-18 Grouse  Russia Man-portable air-defense system 72mm Standard Slovak army man-portable air-defense system. Will be replaced.[24]

Explosives

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Explosives
RG-4 Czechoslovakia Assault hand grenade 0,11 kg TNT Used mostly for training.[25]
M18 United States Smoke grenade Seen in public demonstration.[26]
PT Mi-Ba-III Czechoslovakia Anti-tank mine 8 kg TNT Used by engineers.[27]

Armoured combat vehicles

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Model Picture Origin Type Quantity Notes
Leopard 2A4 West Germany Main battle tank 15 Delivered by Germany. In exchange, Slovakia will send 30 BMP-1s to Ukraine.[28]
T-72M1 Soviet Union Main battle tank 30 Standard main battle tank of the Slovak army.[29]
Infantry fighting vehicles
CV 9035 Mk IV Sweden
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Infantry fighting vehicle
Reconnaissance
Command post
Armoured recovery
Armoured engineering
0/152 The Slovak Government signed off on the decision to procure 152 BAE Systems Hägglunds Combat Vehicle 90 Mark IV (CV90 MkIV) armed with a 35mm Bushmaster III cannon as its preferred tracked infantry fighting vehicle through a government-to-government (G2G) agreement with Sweden on 28 June 2022.[30]
BOV 8x8 Patria Finland
Slovakia
Infantry fighting vehicle
Command Post
Armoured ambulance
2/74 Slovak wheeled amphibious multi-role 8x8 vehicle Patria AMVXP. Armed with Slovak GTS-30/N autocannon installed in TURRA 30-SA, which can fire NATO standard 30x173mm ammunition.[31][32] Will be delivered between 2023 and 2027.[33][34]
BVP-1
BVP-M
Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union
Slovakia

Infantry fighting vehicle 69
18
206 in storage. Will be replaced by CV90.[28]
BVP-2 Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union

Infantry fighting vehicle 91 Standard infantry fighting vehicle of the Slovak army. Will be replaced by CV90.[33]
Armoured personnel carrier
OT-90 Czechoslovakia Armoured personnel carrier 60 Main armoured personnel carrier of Slovak army. Will be replaced by Patria BOV 8x8.
Tatrapan Slovakia Armoured personnel carrier
Command post
Armoured ambulance
60 Tatrapan Zasa – personnel carrier
Tatrapan AMB – ambulance version
Tatrapan VSRV – command post vehicle
BPsVI-ISTAR Slovakia Reconnaissance vehicle 18 Upgraded BPsV, in use of the Slovak Army by 2018. More to be modified.
Armoured cars and light tactical vehicles
Humvee United States Armored car 6 Purchased from the United States during deployment in Afghanistan.[35] Mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.
International MaxxPro United States MRAP 6 Provided by the United States during deployment to Afghanistan, after the completion of the mission US let the Slovak army keep the vehicles.[36] Currently mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.
M1278 JLTV United States Infantry mobility vehicle 0/110
0/50
In total Slovakia ordered 160 units of the M1278A1/A2 Heavy Gun Carrier variant. 110 with CROWS turret + 50 with crewed turret. Estimated delivery in 2025.[37]
Iveco LMV Italy Infantry mobility vehicle
CBRN
40 Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[38]
Aligator 4x4 Slovakia Infantry mobility vehicle
CBRN
Reconnaissance
Command post
42 _
9P148 BRDM-2 Soviet Union Tank destroyer _ ATGM launcher vehicle with 5 wire-guided 9M113 Konkurs. Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade.[39]

Surveillance and communication systems

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Name Photo Origin Type Note
Baofeng China Walkie-talkie [40]
PUXING/
China Walkie-talkie [41]
L3Harris United States Communications system It is not known what exact system is in the army's arsenal.[42]
RF-10 Czechoslovakia Radio station Very small quantities in service.[43]

Vehicles and radars

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Name Photo Origin Type Quantity Note
Tatrapan VSRS Slovakia Mobile command and radio transmission vehicle 12 VHF and HF radio stations

- WPNR broadband radio station

- routers and switches

- network server

- rugged computing

- Wi-Fi system

RG-32M South Africa Transmission communication 7 Part of a MOKYS system[44]
MAN HX MOKYS Slovakia/ Germany Communication hub 10 Modified version used as part of Slovak army communication system MOKYS.[44]
SURN Soviet Union Survey and guidance station for air defense 12 Part of a NATO Integrated Air Defense System.
LÜR Germany Airspace Surveillance Radar 5 Radars received from Germany as compensation for S-300 missile system gifted to Ukraine as aid against Russian invasion of Ukraine.[45]
VERA-NG Czech Republic Passive radar 1 Bought in 2023 for 21,95 milion €. Used by ground forces for a surveillance.
EL/M-2084 Israel Mobile 3D multi-mission radar 0/17
  • 6 systems RL ELM-2084M-MMR, range of 400km
  • 5 systems of RL ELM-2084 S-MMR/GBAD range up to 150km
  • 6 systems 3D RL ELM-2138M MC range up to 50km[46]
RL-2000 Czech Republic Airport surveillance radar _ Used at Prešov Air Base, Malacky Air Base and in future Sliač Air Base[47]
P-37 radar Soviet Union Surveillance radar approach 9 Will be replaced in 2025 by EL/M-2084.[48]

Artillery

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Model Picture Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
Mortars
L16 81mm United Kingdom
Norway
81mm _ In use by 2. mechanized brigade.[19]
82mm Mínomet _ Czechoslovakia 82mm _ [19]
Vz. 97 Slovakia 98mm 58 [49][50]
Self-propelled artillery
155 mm SpGH Zuzana 2
155 mm SpGH Zuzana
Slovakia 155mm 19/25
16
Ordered in 2018. The last 6 were to be delivered by the end of 2022. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the delivery has been postponed.[51][52][53]
Towed artillery
D-30 Soviet Union 122mm 9 Used only as ceremonial howitzer. More were sold to Afghanistan.
Multiple rocket launcher
RM-70/85 Modular Czechoslovakia 227mm
122mm
25 [53]

Logistic, utillity and engineering vehicle

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Model Picture Origin Type Quantity Notes
Ambulances
Mercedes-Benz G-300  Germany Military ambulance 3[54] _
Volkswagen Transporter (T4)  Germany Military ambulance ~30 _
Light utility vehicles
Land Rover Defender 110 SW United Kingdom
Slovakia
Utility vehicle
CBRN
Command and control
170+ Standard light vehicle of Slovak army.[55]
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany
Austria
Utility vehicle _ Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment. Deployed in KFOR.
UAZ-469 Soviet Union Utility vehicle ~100 Is being retired by Land Rover Defender.
Volkswagen  Germany SUV 75 [56]
Nissan: Japan SUV ~105 _
86 [57]
Mercedes-Benz V-Class  Germany Minivan 104 Used for logistics.[58]
All-terain vehicles
Quadbikes Slovakia All-terrain vehicle 3 In use by military police[59]
Polaris RZR United States All-terrain vehicle 18 9 Can–Am BRP on order. Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[60]
Pickup truck _ Slovakia Pickup truck 102 Unspecified pickup cars bought from Slovak company Todos Bratislava for 4.2 million euros.[61]
Logistic trucks
Tatra T-815 Czechoslovakia Military heavy truck 800+ 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 versions, platform for fuel tanker, multifit, crane, recovery vehicle, bridge vehicle, etc.
Tatra 815-7 Czech Republic Military heavy truck 100+ More ordered.
AKTIS 4x4 1R-08  Austria
 Germany
 Slovakia
Military medium truck 180+ Based from MAN TGM. More ordered.
AKTIS 4x4 1R VV  Slovakia Military medium truck 100 Based on Steyr 12M21
MAN HX  Germany Military truck 20+ [62]
Praga V3S Czechoslovakia Military medium truck ~300 Will be replaced by AKTIS and Tatra 815-7.
Engineering vehicles
VPV Czechoslovakia _ Will be replaced by CV 90 recovery variant.[63]
AV-15 Czechoslovakia Armoured recovery vehicle _ _
Excavator
United States Heavy equipment _ Used in Iraq.
AM-50 Czechoslovakia Armoured vehicle-launched bridge _ _
MT-55A Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 19 _
PM-55 Czechoslovakia Armoured vehicle-launched bridge _ _
PMS-815 Czechoslovakia Pontoon bridger _ _
RUSB  Germany Military engineering boats ~2 Used by engineers.[64]
PTS Soviet Union Amphibious vehicle 15 [65]
UOS 155 Belarty _ Slovak Republic Demining, combat engineering vehicle _ Based on a T-55 chassis.
MU-90 _ Czechoslovakia Minelayer _ Minelaying vehicle based on BVP-1 with around 110 mines available in it.[66]
AMB-S Czechoslovakia Armored ambulance 10 Based on BVP-1, will be replaced by BOV 8x8 Patria
Božena :
  • Božena 3
  • Božena 4
  • Božena 5
Slovak Republic Demining mechanical clearance 25 Remote-controlled self-propelled mine roller.
SVO A1 _ Slovak Republic Demining mechanical clearance _ Self-propelled mine-clearing charges launching system. Based on a BVP-1 chassis.
Retriever _ Demining robot _ [63]
Scorpion _ Unmanned ground vehicle _ [63]
Combat rubber raiding craft United States Inflatable boat 3 Used by special forces.[67]

Army Medical Equipment

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Name Image Origin Type Number Note
Role 2E Army Field Hospital United States Field hospital 2~ Bought in early 2000s.[68]
Role 1 United States Battalion Dressing center 1 [68]

Proposed, in negotiation purchases

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Name Possibility Photo Origin Type Quantity Notes
New Service rifle AR-15–style rifle NATO Assault rifle 25 000 New rifle should be acquired at the end of the year.

Rifle will be chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO caliber and should completely replace outdated Vz. 58 rifle.[69][70][71]

New Service pistol Glock
Ceska zbrojovka
Grand Power
NATO Handgun 17 000 New pistol should be acquired same time as rifle. New pistol will be chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.[72]
MANPAD Piorun Poland Man-portable air-defense system 36 Should replace 9K38 Igla. Estimated price is 64 million[73][74]
New main battle tank Leopard 2A8
K2 Black Panther
CV90120
Germany Sweden Slovakia Main battle tank 104 The Ministry of Defense is evaluating three potential ways to strengthen its mechanized brigades: acquiring 104 new Leopard 2A8 tanks or a combination of 52 or more Leopard 2A4 tanks supplemented with lighter CV90120-T tanks or last option a procurement of Polonized version of K2 Black Panther of which Slovakia was negotiating with Polish government.[75][76]
Jet trainer Aero L-39 Skyfox Czech Republic Jet trainer 10-12 The Slovak Ministry of Defense is currently considering the possibility of purchasing approximately twelve Czech L-39 Skyfox training aircraft.[77][78]
Self-propelled artillery EVA M2 Slovakia Self-propelled artillery 16 155mm wheeled Self-propelled artillery. Ministry of defence showed interest of replacing 155 mm SpGH Zuzana with newer BIA artillery which is on 6x6 suspension while 155 mm SpGH Zuzana is on 8x8 suspension. Overal its lighter and faster.[79][80][81]
4x4 Light Armoured Vehicle Zetor Gerlach
Patriot II
Deftech Hron
Slovakia Czech Republic Infantry mobility vehicle 400 Purchase of 4x4 vehicles (patriot II, Zetor Gerlach, Deftech hron). The armed forces of the Slovak Republic procured three pieces from each manufacturer, each in a different configuration, which are intended for testing. The OSSR would later like to procure 400 vehicles and that is not the final number , which they would like to acquire.[82]
Military truck Tatra 815-7 NATO Slovakia Utility truck 1307 The joint procurement of military equipment with the neighboring Czech Republic would allow the army to acquire more than 1307 new vehicles - 6x6 flatbed platforms and 8x8 hook loaders. The estimated price is over 708 million euros.[83][84]

The Slovak Armed Forces plan to procure up to 500 BOV 8x8 Patria vehicles in their long-term development plans.[85]

New personall protection equipment like tactical gloves, helmets, boots, first aid kits, winter and summer clothes.(Already bought)[86]

Slovakia has seven Czech-made L-410 light aircraft, four relatively new machines in the L-410UVP-E20 version, w two twin-engine turboprop C-27J Spartan transport aircraft. These aircraft will be retired or offered either for sale or exchange. The Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic proposes the procurement of a new type of 2 twin-engine jets to replace the L-410, and the purchase of the four Brazilian Embraer C-390 Millennium is also expected.[87]

Slovakia has started discussions on the purchase of drones, it is assumed that Israel has also submitted an offer to purchase Polish drones.[88]

The ministry announced the purchase of 4 new F-16 fighters.[89]

The ministry announced the construction of a new military hospital in Prešov. Also, the new chemko Staržske armory for the production of powder cartridges for large-caliber ammunition. A new line for 155mm artillery ammunition will be added in Snina for 360,000 pieces. Rockets for Barak 8 will be assembled at VOP Nováky. It will not be their production, but assembly from imported parts.[90][91]

Underground facilities for long term storge of various anti-aircraft missiles used in Barak MX system for 50 million euros. Construction should start this year.[92]

Massive modernization of army barracks like Hviezda in capital Bratislava or military infrastructure in Trebišov.[93][94]

Stored and retired equipment

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Model Image Type Origin Number Detail
82mm vz. 59A Recoilless rifle Czechoslovakia ~50 Were retired from active service in late 1990s and early 2000s. Photos indicate it was left in storage after its retirement.[95][96]
AZP S-60 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Soviet Union Unknown Unknown if any remain in storage. Thousands of rounds gifted to Ukraine as aid against Russian invasion of Ukraine.[97]
152 mm gun-howitzer D-20 152mm heavy gun-howitzer Soviet Union ~20 Inherited from Czechoslovakia. Many converted into a monuments some leased to state owned defense companies like ZTZ-špecial or Konštrukta – Defence.[98]
2S1 Gvozdika 122mm Self-propelled artillery Soviet Union

People's Republic of Bulgaria

Unknown 49 brought to service after dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Most of which were gradually being retired from service in years 2000-2005 but some could be still seen in exercises years after. Unknown if any remain in storage.[99]
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union 206 Mobilization stocks.[100]

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