| Military of Slovakia Ozbrojené Sily Slovenskej Republiky |
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Armed Forces of Slovak Republic coat-of-arms |
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| Service branches | Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic, Slovak Air Force |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President of the Republic Ivan Gašparovič |
| Chief of staff | Chief of the General Staff: Generálmajor Peter Vojtek |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 17 years of age |
| Conscription | Abolished in 2006 |
| Available for military service |
1,413,079, age 15–49 |
| Fit for military service |
1,162,282, age 15–49 |
| Reaching military age annually |
40,000 |
| Active personnel | 14,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $1.35 billion (2009)[1] |
| Percent of GDP | 1.5% (2009) |
The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic number 14,000 uniformed personnel.[2] Slovakia joined NATO in March 2004.[3] From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished.
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Slovakia's plan for defense reform is the Force 2015 Long-Term Plan, which strikes a balance between requirements and resources and which envisions a professionalized, combat-capable force of 22,000 uniformed personnel by 2009.
Small arms & hand weapons:
Note -- Some is in reserve but all listed equipment is operable until 2010 and beyond [1]
Note -- All aircraft data is current as of 1.1.2012
Note -- only 5 SAM brigades projected by 2015 Long Term Model
It is Slovakia's premier Counter-Terrorism and special operations unit. The unit is directly attached to the Armed Forces General Staff, but works for the Operational Reconnaissance Bureau.
The NADSTF duties include the following of organized crime groups, working in coverage, protecting important witnesses, preparing for actions sooner than the crimes are committed and arresting highly dangerous criminals. The NADSTF Operate under Ministry of interior of the Slovak Republic.
Slovakia has 198 military personnel deployed worldwide for United Nations-led peace support operations (PSOs).[4] Slovakia committed to increase the number of its troops in Afghanistan to around 500 men by the end of 2010. Slovak troops are deployed in Southern Afghanistan. Slovakia has markedly increased its commitment to KFOR and SFOR in Bosnia in 2002. Soon Slovak troops will withdraw from Kosovo because the Slovak Armed Forces set its priority to focus mainly on an Afghanistan NATO led mission - only 20 men will stay for intelligence reasons in Kosovo.[5] Since the independence of Slovakia in 1993, there have been 53 uniformed personnel deaths in the line of service to the United Nations (as of 2008).
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