List of equipment of the Slovak Army

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

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

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

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Details
Knives and Bayonets
Vz. 58 bayonet		Czechoslovakia	Bayonet		Standard bayonet for Vz. 58.[3]
Vz.75		Czechoslovakia	Combat knife		Still in use as standard issue knife.[4]
M7 bayonet		United States	Bayonet		5000 bayonets bought with 5000 M4 rifles.[5]
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]
Explosives
RG-4		Czechoslovakia	Assault hand grenade	0,11 kg TNT	Used only for training.[20]
M18		United States	Smoke grenade		Seen in public demonstration.[21]
PT Mi-Ba-III		Czechoslovakia	Anti-tank mine	8 kg TNT	Used by engineers.[22]
Anti-tank warfare
Carl Gustav		Sweden	M3 M4	84mm	Can fire various types of munitions[23][24]
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.[25]
SPIKE		Israel	LR II	130mm	10 launchers and 100 missiles also will be carried by BOV 8x8 Patria and CV 90[26]
9M113 Konkurs		Soviet Union		135mm	[25]
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.[27]

Armoured combat vehicles

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]
Polaris RZR		United States	All-terrain vehicle	18	9 Can–Am BRP on order. Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[40]

Surveillance and communication systems

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[41]
Tatra 815 MOKYS		Slovakia	Transmission vehicle	_	Part of a MOKYS[42]
MAN HX MOKYS		Slovakia/ Germany	Communication hub	10	Modified version used as part of Slovak army communication system MOKYS.[41]
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.[43]
VERA-NG passive sensor		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[44]
RL-2000		Czech Republic	Airport surveillance radar	_	Used at Prešov Air Base, Malacky Air Base and in future Sliač Air Base[45]
P-37 radar		Soviet Union	Surveillance radar approach	9	Will be replaced in 2025 by EL/M-2084.[46]

Artillery

Model	Picture	Origin	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
Mortars
L16 81mm mortar		United Kingdom  Norway	81mm	_	In use by 2. mechanized brigade.[19]
Mortar 82mm	_	Czechoslovakia	82mm	_	[19]
Mortar vz.97		Slovakia	98mm	~30[47]	[48][49]
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.[50][51][52]
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	[52]

Logistic, utillity and engineering vehicle

Model	Picture	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Light utility vehicles
Land Rover Defender 110 SW		United Kingdom  Slovakia	Utility vehicle CBRN Command and control	170+	Standard light vehicle of Slovak army.[53]
Mercedes-Benz G-Class		Germany  Austria	Utility vehicle	_	Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment. Deployed in KFOR.
UAZ-469		Soviet Union	Utility vehicle	~300	Will be retired from service.
Mercedes-Benz G-300		Germany	Military ambulance	3[54]	_
Volkswagen Transporter (T4)		Germany	Military ambulance	_	_
Volkswagen Touareg Golf Caravelle		Germany	SUV	75	[55]
Nissan Pathfinder		Japan	SUV	~105	_
Nissan Navara		Japan	SUV	86	[56]
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.[citation needed]
AKTIS		Austria  Germany  Slovakia	Military medium truck	180+	Based from MAN TGM. More ordered.
MAN HX		Germany	Military truck	20+	[57]
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.[58]
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 amphibious bridging vehicle	~2	Used by engineers.[59]
PTS		Soviet Union	Amphibious vehicle	_	[60]
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.[61]
AMB-S		Czechoslovakia	Armored ambulance	10	Based on BVP-1, will be replaced by BOV 8x8 Patria
Božena 3 Božena 4 Božena 5		Slovak Republic	Demining mechanical clearance	_	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	_	[58]
Scorpion	_		Unmanned ground vehicle	_	[58]
Combat rubber raiding craft		United States	Inflatable boat	2	Used by special forces.[62]

Proposed/In negotiation purchases

Name	Photo	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
New Service rifle	Image is just illustrational	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.[63][64][65]
New Service pistol		NATO	Handgun	17 000	New pistol should be acquired same time as rifle. New pistol will be chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.[66]
Piorun		Poland	Man-portable air-defense system	36	Should replace 9K38 Igla. Estimated price is €64 million[67][68]
New main battle tank		Germany Sweden Slovakia		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.[69][70]
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.[71][72][73]
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.[74][75]

The Slovak Armed Forces plan to procure up to 500 BOV 8x8 Patria vehicles in their long-term development plans.^[76]

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.^[77]

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.^[78]

Slovakia has started discussions on the purchase of drones, it is assumed that Israel has also submitted an offer to purchase Polish drones.^[79]

The ministry announced the purchase of 4 new F-16 fighters.^[80]

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 155 mm 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.^[81][82]

Stored equipment

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 reirement.[83][84]
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.[85]
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.[86]
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.[87]
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	206	Mobilization stocks.[88]