List of equipment of the Slovak Army

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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 :

A Slovak Army soldiers are receiving report from their comrade during the opening ceremony of Slovak Shield 2018 at Lešť Military Training Center.
  • 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.
CZ P-09  Czech Republic Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Replacing the ČZ vz. 82.

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.
Heckler & Koch UMP  Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment and military police.
Carbine
vz. 58 V  Czechoslovakia Carbine 7.62×39mm Used by mechanized infantry and airborne units.
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.

276 in service.[3]

vz. 58 P  Czechoslovakia Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Standard service assault rifle of Slovak Army.
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]1 600 machine guns ordered in 5.56mm.

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.
Sniper rifles
SVD  Soviet Union Designated marksman rifle 7.62×54mmR Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army.
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 .
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 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.
RPG-7 RPG-7V1_grenade_launcher_-_RaceofHeroes-part2-22  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.
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

 Soviet Union Slovakia

Infantry fighting vehicle 69
18 		206 in storage. Will be replaced by CV90.[30]
BMP-2  Czechoslovakia

 Soviet Union

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.
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.[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
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.
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 (Slovakia)[41]
Polaris RZR  United States All-terrain vehicle 18 + 9 Can–Am BRP on order. Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[42]

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.
Multiple Rocket launcher
RM-70/85 Modular  Czechoslovakia 227mm
122mm 		25 [49]
Ammunition
M107  United States Slovakia

 Spain

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]

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.[52]
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[53]
Volkswagen Transporter (T4)  Germany Military ambulance ?
Volkswagen  Germany SUV 75 [54]
Nissan Pathfinder  Japan SUV ~105
Nissan Navara  Japan SUV 86 [55]
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  Austria
 Germany
 Slovakia 		Military medium truck 180+ Based from MAN TGM. More ordered.
MAN HX  Germany Military truck 20+ [56]
Praga V3S  Czechoslovakia Military medium truck ~300 Will be replaced by AKTIS and Tatra 815-7.
Engineering vehicles
VPV  Czechoslovakia Armoured recovery vehicle ? Will be replaced by CV 90 recovery variant.[57]
AV-15  Czechoslovakia ?
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 ?
M3 Amphibious Rig  Germany Military amphibious bridging vehicle ~2 Used by engineers.[58]
UOS 155 Belarty _  Slovak Republic Demining, combat engineering vehicle ? Based on a T-55 chassis.
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 ? [57]
Scorpion _ Unmanned ground vehicle ? [57]

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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