# Slovenian Ground Force

The Slovenian Ground Force is the primary component of Slovenian Armed Forces.

## History

The current Slovenian Armed Forces are descended from the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia (Teritorialna Obramba Republike Slovenije; TORS), which was formed in 1968 as a paramilitary complement to the regular army of the former Yugoslav within the territory of Slovenia. The main objectives of TORS were to support the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and conduct guerrilla operations in the event of an invasion.
When Slovenia declared independence at the onset of the Yugoslav Wars in 1991, the TORS and the Slovenian police comprised the majority of forces engaging the JNA during the Ten-Day War. The Slovenian Armed Forces were formally established in 1993 as a reorganization of the TORS.

## Current equipment
### Personnel equipment

| Equipment | Country | Type | Number | Notes |
| Uniforms ||||||
| Uniforms | Slovenia | Uniform | Unknown | From left to right. Slocam standard uniform. Fireproof uniform used by special forces and vehicle crews made from graphene.Slocam winter camo. All are produced by Slovenian company UF PRO |
| M91 Oakleaf | Yugoslavia Slovenia | Uniform | Unknown | The pattern is based on the Yugoslav M87 pattern.Used by reserve forces |
| M91 Desert | Yugoslavia Slovenia | Uniform | Unknown | Modified M91 Camoflauge for desert |
| Helmets ||||||
| Šestan-Busch BK-ACH-MC | Croatia Slovenia | Helmet | 5200+ | Atleast 5200+ bought.To be in use by 2025 |
| ACH MICH H10 | United States | Helmet | Unknown | To be fully replaced by 2025.In use by reserve forces |
| Future Assault Shell Technology helmet | United States | Helmet | Unknown | Used by special forces and JTAC units |

### Small arms

| Model | Origin | Type | Caliber or cartridge | Details |
| Handguns ||||||
| Beretta 92FS | Italy | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Standard handgun of the Slovenian Army. |
| Pistol Rex Zero-1 S FDE | Slovenia | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Slovenian special forces. |
| SIG Sauer P226 | Switzerland | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by officers and special forces. |
| Submachine guns ||||||
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Slovenian Military Police and special units. |
| Shotguns ||||||
| Benelli M4 | Italy | Shotgun | 12 gauge | Semi-automatic shotgun |
| Carbines ||||||
| M59 PAP | Yugoslavia | Carbine | 7.62×39mm | Used by Slovenian Ceremonial Honor Guard. |
| Assault rifles and battle rifles ||||||
| FN F2000S | Belgium | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard service rifle. Will be replaced by FN SCAR. |
| Zastava M70 | Yugoslavia | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Used by reserve soldiers. |
| FN SCAR | Belgium | Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Future standard service rifle. Scar H and L are used by Slovenian Special forces (ESD) . |
| Machine guns ||||||
| FN Minimi Para | Belgium | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard issue light machine gun. |
| FN MAG | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard issue medium machine gun. |
| M2HB | Belgium | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | M2HB QCB variant manufactured by FN Herstal. |
| Sniper rifles ||||||
| Steyr SSG 69 | Austria | Bolt action sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Bolt-action sniper rifle. |
| Sako TRG | Finland | Bolt action sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Bolt-action sniper rifle. |
| PGM Ultima Ratio | France | Bolt action sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Sniper rifle. |
| PGM Mini Hecate | France | Bolt action sniper rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | Medium sniper rifle. |
| PGM Hécate II | France | Bolt action sniper rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | Heavy sniper rifle. |
| Grenade launchers ||||||
| Heckler & Koch GMG | Germany | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm HV | |
| Milkor MGL | South Africa | Revolver grenade launcher | 40×46mm LV |
| GL1 | Belgium | Grenade launcher | 40×46 mm LV | |
| Explosives ||||||
| ARGES SPLHGR 85 | Austria | Fragmentation grenade | | Filled with steel fragments, used in an open battlefields and for clearing enclosed spaces like trenches and bunkers. |
| ARGES OFFHGR 85| | Austria | Fragmentation grenade | | Filled with plastic fragments, used to disable and shock the enemy. |
| Anti-tank weapons ||||||
| Spike LR2 | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile | | Ordered in September 2022 from Eurospike for €6.67 million (range 5.5 km). These will equip the L-ATV on the remote controlled weapon station Protector RS4. |
| Spike LR | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile | 170mm | |
| RGW 90 | Germany | Disposable recoilless gun | 90mm | |
| Carl Gustav M4 | Sweden | Reusable recoillesss rifle | 84mm | Recoilless anti tank weapon which will replace the RGW 90. Bought with different types of ammunition from high explosive anti tank to dual purpose. |
| MANPADSs ||||||
| Igla-S | Russia | Man-portable air-defense system | 72mm | |
| Strelets | Russia | Short range air defense | 72mm | Mounted on Puch G vehicles with 9S846 mount. |

### Artillery and Air-Defence

| Model | Origin | Type | Caliber | Number | Notes |
| Soltam M71 (M839) TN90 | Israel | Towed howitzer | 155 mm L/39 | 18 | |
| Soltam K6 MN 9 | Israel | Heavy mortar | 120 mm | 50 | |
| 2S1 Gvozdika | Soviet Union | 122mm Self-propelled howitzer | 122mm | 8x In reserve, 1 in Pivka military museum | |
| M69 | Yugoslavia | 82mm Mortar | 82mm | Unknown | 82mm Mortar used by reserve forces |
| M57 | Yugoslavia | 60mm Mortar | 60mm | Unknown | 60mm Mortar used by reserve forces |
| Roland II | Germany | Surface-to-air missile | Large Caliber | 2 units reportedly still in use with Cerklje ob Krki Airport air defense, rest stored with missiles demolished. 1 in Pivka military museum. 1 in Maribor barracks. | |
| IRIS-T SLM | Germany | SAM system | 127 mm | 1 unit ordered | Contract signed in January 2024 for €147 million. The purchase order includes one fire unit, consisting of the components radar, tactical operations center and four missile launchers as well as IRIS-T SL guided missiles and logistic support. |

### Combat vehicles

| Model | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Tanks ||||||
| M-84A4 Sniper | Yugoslavia Croatia Slovenia | Main battle tank | 54 | 13-20 in active use 34–41 in reserve status. All were upgraded to M-84A4 Sniper standard by 2008. |
| Armoured personnel carriers ||||||
| SKOV Svarun Variant of Patria AMV | Finland Slovenia | Armoured personnel carrier | 30 (+106 Patria AMV$^{XP}$ on order) | 30 vehicles delivered according to a Settlement Agreement with Patria. 20 equipped with Protector RCWS. Some modified into Patria Mangart 25 RCT by installing a 25mm autocannon turret developed in Slovenia. After a competition between 4 offers for vehicles (and after deciding not to buy the Boxer), on 11 July 2024 the Patria offer was chosen. The vehicles will be used to create a medium battalion battle group and later a scout battalion. |
| M-80A | Yugoslavia Slovenia | Multi-role armoured fighting vehicle | 17 | 17 in reserve. At least 1 in Pivka military museum. |
| Valuk Variant of Pandur I | Austria Slovenia | Multi-role armoured fighting vehicle | 65 | 65 vehicles in service. 19 of them in the 20th Infantry Regiment. Variants: Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Mortar carrier (CARDOM 120mm) Scout / reconnaissance armed with a Rafael OWS-25 turret (M242 Bushmaster + BGM-71 TOW) 20 were donated to Ukraine in 2023. |
| BOV | Yugoslavia | | | Small numbers in service. Used by Slovenian Military Police. |

### Other vehicles

| Model | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
| Reconnaissance vehicles ||||||
| Otokar Cobra | Turkey | Reconnaissance vehicle | 10 | Nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle. |
| Light multi-role vehicles ||||||
| Oshkosh L-ATV | United States | Light multi-role vehicle | 75- (+86 on order for a total of 161) | Variant: M1278 Heavy Guns Carrier Batch 1: 24 Ordered in 2018, delivered in May 2021. Batch 2: 14 Complementary order in February 2020 for 14 additional although not disclosed. Batch 3: 37 Ordered in September 2021. By 2023, 75 delivered. Batch 4: 39 Donated by the US in a Ringtausch agreement for the Slovenian equipment donated to Ukraine. Batch 5: 47 Ordered in December 2022 86 vehicles remaining on order. Deliveries to take place in 2024 and 2025. Will be armed with RCWS Protector RS4 (Kongsberg M153 CROWS) which is equipped with a M2 machine gun and capable to shoot the Spike LR and Spike LR2 which are in service in the Slovenian Army. Some modified into Oshkosh MANGART 25 by installing a Slovenian-made 25mm cannon turret. |
| Oshkosh MANGART 25 | United States Slovenia | Light multi-role vehicle | Unknown | Upgraded Oshkosh L-ATV with a Mangart 25mm autocannon turret installed. Turret developed by Slovenian company Valhalla. |
| Humvee | United States Slovenia | Light multi-role vehicle | 30 | M1114 and M1152 variants. Some Humvees have been upgraded with a Spike LR system developed by Slovenia. Will be gradually replaced by Oshkosh L-ATV. 20 units sent to Ukraine. |
| MRAPs ||||||
| Cougar JERRV | United States | MRAP | 7 | Used by EOD units. |
| Military light utility vehicles ||||||
| Steyr Daimler Puch G 230 GE | Austria | Military light utility vehicle | | |
| Achleitner MMV Survivor | Japan | Military light utility vehicle | 91 | A modified Toyota Land Cruiser for military missions. Will be delivered at the end of 2018. |
| MRZR | United States | Military light utility vehicle | Unknown | |
| STRiX eMotors | Slovenia | Motorcycle | 6 | Electric hard enduro motorcycle used by special forces. Up to 200 to be produced in 2024. |
| Military trucks ||||||
| MAN 15 TMILGL W A1 | Austria Germany | Military truck | | The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical assets (MTS), mainly ammunition and mines. |
| HX 8x8 RMMV RHEINMETALL | Austria Germany | Transport and water trucks | 40 | In exchange for sending 28 Slovenian M55S tanks (upgraded T-55 tanks) to Ukraine, Germany handed over 40 MAN HX 8×8 RMMV trucks to Slovenia in December 2022. 5 modules with 10,000-liter tanks for drinking water. |
| Mercedes-Benz Actros | Germany | Military truck | | The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS) and personnel. |
| Iveco T-series | Italy | Military truck | | The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS) and personnel. |
| Unimog | West Germany Germany | Military truck | 30 | The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS) and special vehicle with superstructure. The vehicle is equipped with a roof lining, which allows infantry weapons to be installed. |
| IvecoEvrocargo ML 140 E 24 WR 4x4 | Italy | Military truck | Unknown | The vehicle is intended for the transport of material and technical resources (MTS) and people (three people in the driver's cabin and 14 on the platform). |
| TAM 150 T11 B/BV | Yugoslavia | Military truck | | The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS), also used as water/fuel tank vehicle, as decontamination vehicle and special vehicle with superstructure. |
| TAM 110 T7 B/BV | Yugoslavia | Military truck | | Mainly used for towing mortars. |
| Armoured recovery vehicles ||||||
| JVBT-55 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | 7 | |
| VT-55 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | 2 | |
| Armoured vehicle-launched bridges ||||||
| MT-55 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 4 | |

### Radars

| Equipment | Country | Type | Number |
| Saab Giraffe 1X | Sweden | Fire-control radar | Unknown |
| ISKRA MTOC | Slovenia | Tactical operations center | Unknown |
| CUOR | Slovenia | Fire Management Center | Unknown |
| EL/M-2106 | Israel | Man-portable radar | Unknown |
| Ground Master 400 | France | Radar | 2 |

## Proposed/Potential Future Equipment

| Equipment | Image | Country | Type | Number | Notes |
| Logistic vehicles | (illustration image) | European Union | Logistic Vehicle | Unknown | The Government included in the defence development plan for the period from 2023 to 2026 the purchase of new trucks and light utility vehicles, to replace the old and worn-out ones. The project is estimated at €24 million. |
| CAESAR | | France | Self-propelled howitzer | Unknown | |
| Mistral | | France | Short Range surface to air missile | Unknown | |

## Stored equipment

* 10× 9M111 Fagot anti-tank guided missile
* 8× 2S1 Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
* 9× Roland II surface-to-air missile (2 units reportedly still in use with Cerklje ob Krki Airport air defense, rest stored with missiles demolished)
* 5× BRDM-2 (reportedly used by command company of 44th Armored-mechanized Battalion "Wolves")
* Large quantities of M69 mortar and M57 Mortar, some used by reserve forces.

## Retired equipment

* 9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missile
* 6× Strela 1M
* 12× BOV 3
* 12× ZSU-57-2
* 30× M48B1 76 mm towed gun
* 4× M-63 Plamen Multiple rocket launcher system
* 24× M53/59 Praga
* 8× PT 76B
* 52x BVP M-80A - Slovenia donated 35 BVP M-80As to Ukraine in June 2022, some in Pivka museum
* 30x M-55S - Slovenia donated 28 M55S to Ukraine, 1 in Pivka museum, 1 in Maribor museum
* 18× M2A1 105 mm towed howitzer 16 donated to Ukraine.