List of equipment of the Slovak Army
This is a list of weapons and equipment currently used by the Slovak Armed Forces.
Personnel equipment[edit]
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]
Infantry weapons[edit]
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knives and Bayonets | |||||
Vz. 58 Bayonet | Czechoslovakia | Bayonet | Standard bayonet for Vz. 58.[2] | ||
M7 bayonet | United States | Bayonet | 5000 bayonets bought with 5000 M4 rifles.[3] | ||
Handguns | |||||
ČZ vz. 82 | Czechoslovakia | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×18mm | Standard service pistol.[citation needed] | |
CZ P-09 | Czech Republic | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Replacing the ČZ vz. 82.[citation needed] 8400 pistols bought in 2015.[4] | |
Glock 17 | Austria | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment.[4][5] | |
M1911 | United States | Semi-automatic pistol | .45 ACP | Used by regiment of fast reaction in 11. mechanised brigade (data may not be current).[6] | |
Submachine gun | |||||
Heckler & Koch MP5 | West Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Only used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment.[citation needed] | |
Heckler & Koch UMP | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment and military police.[citation needed] | |
Carbine | |||||
vz. 58 V | Czechoslovakia | Carbine | 7.62×39mm | Used by mechanized infantry and airborne units.[citation needed] | |
Colt M4A1 | United States | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Slovakia announced purchase via FMS program in 2017 (+5000 pcs ordered).[7][8] | |
Assault rifles | |||||
Heckler & Koch HK416/HK417 | Germany | Assault rifle/Battle rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO/7.62×51mm NATO | Limited use with 5th Special Forces Regiment.[citation needed] 276 in service.[3] | |
vz. 58 P | Czechoslovakia | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Standard service assault rifle of Slovak Army.[citation needed] | |
CZ 805 BREN | Czech Republic | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Limited use, replacing vz. 58.[9] 654 initially ordered in 2015.[3] | |
M4M | _ | United States Slovakia | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used in small numbers for training.[10] |
Self-loading rifle | |||||
Vz. 52 rifle | Czechoslovakia | Self-loading rifle | 7.62×39mm | Used by Honour Guard of the President.[11][12] | |
Machine gun | |||||
FN MINIMI Para | Belgium | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×51mm NATO |
Standard light machine gun of Slovak Army.[13] 1600 machine guns ordered in 5.56mm.[citation needed] 30 machines gun in 7.62.[14] | |
MG 3 machine gun | West Germany | General purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on Leopard 2A4 tanks.[15] | |
FN MAG | Belgium | General purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on BOV 8x8 Patria.[16] | |
M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of Slovak Army.[citation needed] | |
Sniper rifles | |||||
SVD | Soviet Union | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×54mmR | Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army.[citation needed] | |
Sako TRG 42A1 | Finland | Bolt action sniper rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by Military Police.[17] | |
AW.50 MK2 | United Kingdom | Anti-material rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||
Barrett M82 | United States | Anti-material rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||
Grenade launchers | |||||
Mk 19 | United States | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm grenade | Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment.[citation needed] | |
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.[citation needed] | |
M203 | United States | Single shot grenade launcher | 40x46mm | 30 ordered with 5000 M4 assault rifles.[3] | |
CZ 805 G1 40x46 | Czech Republic | Single shot grenade launcher | 40x46mm | [18] | |
Explosives | |||||
F-1 | Soviet Union | Fragmentation
defensive grenade. |
0,06 kg TNT | Used for training unknown numbers in storage.[19] | |
RG-4 | Czechoslovakia | Assault hand grenade | 0,11 kg TNT | Used only for training.[20] | |
PT Mi-Ba-III mine | Czechoslovakia | Anti-tank mine | 8 kg TNT | Used by engineers.[21] | |
Anti-tank warfare | |||||
Carl Gustav M4 | Sweden | Recoilles rifle | 84mm | Few M4 version ordered as replacement for RPG-75.[22]
M3 version used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[23] | |
RPG-75 | Czechoslovakia | Single-shot anti-tank weapon | 68mm | Standard anti-tank weapon of the Slovak Army.[citation needed] | |
RPG-7 | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | 85mm | Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade.[24] | |
Spike LR2 | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile | 130mm | 10 launchers and 100 missiles.[25] | |
AT-4 Spigot | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | 120mm | [18] | |
9M113 Konkurs | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | 135mm | [24] | |
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.[26] | |
Wartime reserve weapons | |||||
CZ 75 | Czechoslovakia | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | In small numbers used by police. Replaced by P- 09.[27][28] | |
Škorpion vz. 61 | Czechoslovakia | Submachine gun | 9×18mm Makarov | In reserve. Replaced by German MP5 models.[citation needed] | |
UK vz. 59 | Czechoslovakia | General purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Replaced by FN Minimi.[13] |
Armoured combat vehicles[edit]
Model | Picture | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-72M1 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 30 | Standard main battle tank of the Slovak army.[29] | |
Leopard 2A4 | West Germany | Main battle tank | 15 | Delivered by Germany in exchange, Slovakia will send 30 BMP-1s to Ukraine.[30] | |
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.[31] | |
BOV 8x8 Patria | Finland Slovakia |
Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle | 1/75 | 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.[32][33] Will be delivered between 2023 and 2027.[34][35] | |
Amphibious armoured ambulance | |||||
Amphibious command post | |||||
BMP-1
BVP-M |
Czechoslovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 69
18 |
206 in storage. Will be replaced by CV90.[30] | |
BMP-2 | Czechoslovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 91 | Standard infantry fighting vehicle of the Slovak army. Will be replaced by CV90.[34] | |
Armoured personell carrier | |||||
OT-90 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured personnel carrier | 60 | Main armoured personnel carrier of Slovak army. Will be replaced by Patria BOV 8x8.[citation needed] | |
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.[citation needed] | |
RG-32M | South Africa | Reconnaissance vehicle | 7 | Modified version used as part of Slovak army communication system MOKYS.[36] | |
Armoured cars and light tactical vehicles | |||||
Humvee | United States | Armored car | 6 | Purchased from the United States during deployment in Afghanistan.[37] Mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[citation needed] | |
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.[38] Currently mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[citation needed] | |
M1278 JLTV | United States | Light Armoured Combat 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.[39] | |
Iveco LMV | Italy | Infantry mobility vehicle
CBRN |
40 | Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[40] | |
Aligator 4x4 | Slovakia | Multi-purpose Infantry mobility vehicle | 42 | ||
9P148 BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | ATGM launcher vehicle with 5 wire-guided 9M113 Konkurs | _ | Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade.[41] | |
Polaris RZR | United States | All-terrain vehicle | 18 |
Artillery[edit]
Model | Picture | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortars | |||||
L16 81mm mortar | United Kingdom Norway |
81mm | In use by 2. mechanized brigade.[18] | ||
Mortar vz. 98 | Slovakia | 81mm | ~48[43] | Slovak light mortar with NATO standard ammunition.[44] | |
Mortar 82mm | _ | Czechoslovakia | 82mm | [18] | |
Mortar vz.97 | _ | Slovakia | 98mm | ~30[45] | [46][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.[47][48][49] | |
Towed artillery | |||||
D-30 | Soviet Union | 122mm | 9 | Used only as ceremonial howitzer. More were sold to Afghanistan.[citation needed] | |
Multiple rocket launcher | |||||
RM-70/85 Modular | Czechoslovakia | 227mm
122mm |
25 | [49] | |
Ammunition | |||||
M107 | United States Slovakia |
155mm shells | _ | Manifactured by Slovak company MSM group, DMD group and FM Granada. Used by 155 mm SpGH Zuzana.[50] | |
155 MM HE ER FB-BT | _ | Slovakia | 155mm shells | _ | Manifactured by Slovak company MSM group, DMD group. Used by 155 mm SpGH Zuzana.[50] |
122mm HE Grad | _ | Slovakia | 122mm rocket | _ | Manifactured by MSM group. Used by RM-70/85 Modular.[51] |
Logistic, utillity and engineering vehicle[edit]
River fleet[edit]
Name | Picture | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RUSB | Germany | engineering boat | Unknown | Used by engineers part of M3 Amphibious Rig.[58] | |
PTS | Soviet Union | Amphibious vehicle | Unknown | [59] Data from 2015. | |
Combat Rubber Raiding Craft(Also called Zodiac) | United States | Inflatable boat | 2(?) | Used by special forces.[60] |
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