List of equipment of the Slovak Army
This is a list of weapons and equipment currently used by the Slovak Armed Forces.
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 | Standard bayonet for Vz. 58.[3] | |||
M7 bayonet | United States | 5000 bayonets bought with 5000 M4 rifles.[4] | |||
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.[5] | |
Glock 17 | Austria | 17/Gen 4 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment.[5][6] | |
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).[7][8] | |
HK416 | Germany | HK 416A4 HK 417 | 5.56×45mm NATO | 276 in use of 5th Special Forces Regiment.[4] | |
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.[4][9] | |
Vz. 52 | Czechoslovakia | vz. 52/57 | 7.62×39mm | Used by Honour Guard of the President.[10][11] | |
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.[12] 1600 machine guns ordered in 5.56mm. 30 machines gun in 7.62.[13] | |
MG 3 | West Germany | A1 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on Leopard 2A4 tanks.[14] | |
UK vz. 59 | Czechoslovakia | UG vz. 59 L UG. vz 59 T | 7.62×54mmR | Gradually replaced by FN Minimi.[12] | |
FN MAG | Belgium | M60-40 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on BOV 8x8 Patria.[15] | |
M2 Browning | United States | M2A1 | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of Slovak Army. | |
Sniper rifles | |||||
SVD | Soviet Union | OPu SVDN 1[16] | 7.62×54mmR | Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army. | |
Sako TRG 42 | Finland | TRG 42A1 | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by Military Police.[17] | |
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.[4] | |
CZ 805 G1 40x46 | Czech Republic | Single shot grenade launcher | 40x46mm LV | [18] | |
Explosives | |||||
RG-4 | Czechoslovakia | Assault hand grenade | 0,11 kg TNT | Used only for training.[19] | |
PT Mi-Ba-III mine | Czechoslovakia | Anti-tank mine | 8 kg TNT | Used by engineers.[20] | |
Anti-tank warfare | |||||
Carl Gustav | Sweden | M3 M4 | 84mm | Can fire various types of munitions[21][22] | |
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.[23] | |
SPIKE | Israel | LR II | 130mm | 10 launchers and 100 missiles also will be carried by BOV 8x8 Patria and CV 90[24] | |
9M113 Konkurs | Soviet Union | 135mm | [23] | ||
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.[25] | |
Wartime reserve weapons | |||||
CZ 75 | Czechoslovakia | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | In small numbers used by police. Replaced by P- 09.[26][27] | |
Škorpion vz. 61 | Czechoslovakia | Submachine gun | 9×18mm Makarov | In reserve. Replaced by German MP5 models. |
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 | |||||
Combat Vehicle 90 | 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 | Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle | 3/75 | Slovak wheeled amphibious multi-role 8x8 vehicle Patria AMVXP. Armed with Slovak GTS-30/N autocannon installed in TURRA 30, which can fire NATO standard 30x173mm ammunition.[31][32] Will be delivered between 2023 and 2027.[33][34] | |
Amphibious armoured ambulance | |||||
Amphibious command post | |||||
BVP-1 BVP-M | Czechoslovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 69 18 | 206 in storage. Will be replaced by CV90.[28] | |
BVP-2 | Czechoslovakia | 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 | 70 | Tatrapan Zasa – personnel carrier Tatrapan AMB – ambulance version Tatrapan VSRV – command post vehicle | |
Reconnaissance vehicles | |||||
BPsVI-ISTAR | Slovakia | Reconnaissance vehicle | 18 | Upgraded BPsV, in use of the Slovak Army by 2018. More to be modified. | |
RG-32M | South Africa | Reconnaissance vehicle | 7 | Modified version used as part of Slovak army communication system MOKYS.[35] | |
Armoured cars and light tactical vehicles | |||||
Humvee | United States | Armored car | 6 | Purchased from the United States during deployment in Afghanistan.[36] 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.[37] 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.[38] | |
Iveco LMV | Italy | Infantry mobility vehicle CBRN | 40 | Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[39] | |
Aligator 4x4 | Slovakia | Multi-purposeInfantry mobility vehicle | 42 | _ | |
9P148 BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | Tank destroyer | _ | ATGM launcher vehicle with 5 wire-guided 9M113 Konkurs. Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade.[40] | |
Polaris RZR | United States | All-terrain vehicle | 18 | 9 Can–Am BRP on order. Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[41] |
Artillery
Model | Picture | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortars | |||||
L16 81mm mortar | United Kingdom Norway | 81mm | _ | In use by 2. mechanized brigade.[18] | |
Mortar 82mm | _ | Czechoslovakia | 82mm | _ | [18] |
Mortar vz.97 | _ | Slovakia | 98mm | ~30[42] | [43][44] |
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.[45][46][47] | |
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 | [47] |
Logistic, utillity and engineering vehicle
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