# 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
* M-2000 gas mask

## Infantry weapons

| Model | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details |
| Knives and Bayonets ||||||
| Vz. 58 bayonet | Czechoslovakia | Bayonet | | Standard bayonet for Vz. 58. |
| Vz.75 | Czechoslovakia | Combat knife | | Still in use as standard issue knife. |
| M7 bayonet | United States | Bayonet | | 5000 bayonets bought with 5000 M4 rifles. |
| 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. |
| Glock 17 | Austria | 17/Gen 4 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment. |
| 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). |
| HK416 | Germany | HK 416A4 HK 417 | 5.56×45mm NATO | 276 in use of 5th Special Forces Regiment. |
| 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. |
| Vz. 52 | Czechoslovakia | vz. 52/57 | 7.62×39mm | Used by Honour Guard of the President. |
| 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. 1600 machine guns ordered in 5.56mm. 30 machines gun in 7.62. |
| MG 3 | West Germany | A1 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on Leopard 2A4 tanks. |
| UK vz. 59 | Czechoslovakia | UG vz. 59 L UG. vz 59 T | 7.62×54mmR | Gradually replaced by FN Minimi. |
| FN MAG | Belgium | M60-40 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on BOV 8x8 Patria. |
| M2 Browning | United States | M2A1 | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of Slovak Army. |
| Sniper rifles ||||||
| SVD | Soviet Union | OPu SVDN 1 | 7.62×54mmR | Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army. |
| Sako TRG 42 | Finland | TRG 42A1 | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by Military Police. |
| 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. |
| CZ 805 G1 40x46 | Czech Republic | Single shot grenade launcher | 40x46mm LV | |
| Explosives ||||||
| RG-4 | Czechoslovakia | Assault hand grenade | 0,11 kg TNT | Used only for training. |
| M18 | United States | Smoke grenade | | Seen in public demonstration. |
| PT Mi-Ba-III | Czechoslovakia | Anti-tank mine | 8 kg TNT | Used by engineers. |
| Anti-tank warfare ||||||
| Carl Gustav | Sweden | M3 M4 | 84mm | Can fire various types of munitions |
| 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. |
| SPIKE | Israel | LR II | 130mm | 10 launchers and 100 missiles also will be carried by BOV 8x8 Patria and CV 90 |
| 9M113 Konkurs | Soviet Union | | 135mm | |
| 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. |

## Armoured combat vehicles

| Model | 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. |
| T-72M1 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 30 | Standard main battle tank of the Slovak army. |
| Infantry fighting vehicles ||||||
| CV 9035 Mk IV | 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. |
| BOV 8x8 Patria | Finland Slovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle Command Post Armoured ambulance | 2/74 | Slovak wheeled amphibious multi-role 8x8 vehicle Patria AMV$^{XP}$. Armed with Slovak GTS-30/N autocannon installed in TURRA 30-SA, which can fire NATO standard 30x173mm ammunition. Will be delivered between 2023 and 2027. |
| BVP-1 BVP-M | Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union Slovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 69 18 | 206 in storage. Will be replaced by CV90. |
| BVP-2 | Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 91 | Standard infantry fighting vehicle of the Slovak army. Will be replaced by CV90. |
| 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 Command post Armoured ambulance | 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. |
| Armoured cars and light tactical vehicles ||||||
| Humvee | United States | Armored car | 6 | Purchased from the United States during deployment in Afghanistan. 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. 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. |
| Iveco LMV | Italy | Infantry mobility vehicle CBRN | 40 | Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. |
| Aligator 4x4 | Slovakia | Infantry mobility vehicle CBRN Reconnaissance Command post | 42 | _ |
| 9P148 BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | Tank destroyer | _ | ATGM launcher vehicle with 5 wire-guided 9M113 Konkurs. Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade. |
| Polaris RZR | United States | All-terrain vehicle | 18 | 9 Can–Am BRP on order. Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. |

## Artillery

| Model | Picture | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Notes |
| Mortars ||||||
| L16 81mm mortar | | United Kingdom Norway | 81mm | _ | In use by 2. mechanized brigade. |
| Mortar 82mm | _ | Czechoslovakia | 82mm | _ | |
| Mortar vz.97 | | Slovakia | 98mm | ~30 | |
| 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. |
| 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 | |

## Logistic, utillity and engineering vehicle

| 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. |
| 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 | _ |
| Volkswagen Transporter (T4) | | Germany | Military ambulance | _ | _ |
| Volkswagen Touareg Golf Caravelle | | Germany | SUV | 75 | |
| Nissan Pathfinder | | Japan | SUV | ~105 | _ |
| Nissan Navara | | Japan | SUV | 86 | |
| 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+ | |
| Praga V3S | | Czechoslovakia | Military medium truck | ~300 | Will be replaced by AKTIS and Tatra 815-7. |
| Engineering vehicles ||||||
| VPV | | Czechoslovakia | | _ | Will be replaced by CV 90 recovery variant. |
| AV-15 | | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | _ | _ |
| 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 | _ | _ |
| RUSB | | Germany | Military amphibious bridging vehicle | ~2 | Used by engineers. |
| PTS | | Soviet Union | Amphibious vehicle | _ | |
| UOS 155 Belarty | _ | Slovak Republic | Demining, combat engineering vehicle | _ | Based on a T-55 chassis. |
| MU-90 | _ | Czechoslovakia | Minelayer | _ | Minelaying vehicle based on BVP-1 with around 110 mines available in it. |
| AMB-S | | Czechoslovakia | Armored ambulance | 10 | Based on BVP-1, will be replaced by BOV 8x8 Patria |
| 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 | _ | Slovak Republic | Demining robot | _ | |
| Scorpion | _ | Slovak Republic | Unmanned ground vehicle | _ | |
| Combat rubber raiding craft | | United States | Inflatable boat | 2 | Used by special forces. |

## Proposed/In negotiation purchases

| Name | Photo | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
| New Service rifle | Image is just illustrational | NATO | Assault rifle | 25 000 | New rifle should be acquired at the end of the year. Rifle will be chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO caliber and should completely replace outdated Vz. 58 rifle. |
| New Service pistol | | NATO | Handgun | 17 000 | New pistol should be acquired same time as rifle. New pistol will be chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. |
| Piorun | | Poland | Man-portable air-defense system | 36 | Should replace 9K38 Igla. Estimated price is €64 million |
| New main battle tank | | Germany Sweden Slovakia | | 50 | The Ministry of Defense is evaluating two potential ways to strengthen its mechanized brigades: acquiring 104 new Leopard 2A8 tanks or a combination of 52 or more Leopard 2A4 tanks supplemented with lighter CV90120-T tanks. |
| EVA M2 | | Slovakia | Self-propelled artillery | 16 | 155mm wheeled Self-propelled artillery. Ministry of defence showed interest of replacing 155 mm SpGH Zuzana with newer BIA artillery which is on 6x6 suspension while 155 mm SpGH Zuzana is on 8x8 suspension. Overal its lighter and faster. |
| Tatra 815-7 | | NATO Slovakia | Utility truck | 1307 | The joint procurement of military equipment with the neighboring Czech Republic would allow the army to acquire more than 1307 new vehicles - 6x6 flatbed platforms and 8x8 hook loaders. The estimated price is over 708 million euros. |
The Slovak Armed Forces plan to procure up to 500 BOV 8x8 Patria vehicles in their long-term development plans.
Purchase of 4x4 vehicles (patriot II, Zetor Gerlach, Deftech hron). The armed forces of the Slovak Republic procured three pieces from each manufacturer, each in a different configuration, which are intended for testing. The OSSR would later like to procure 400 vehicles and that is not the final number , which they would like to acquire.
Slovakia has seven Czech-made L-410 light aircraft, four relatively new machines in the L-410UVP-E20 version, w two twin-engine turboprop C-27J Spartan transport aircraft. These aircraft will be retired or offered either for sale or exchange. The Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic proposes the procurement of a new type of 2 twin-engine jets to replace the L-410, and the purchase of the four Brazilian Embraer C-390 Millennium is also expected.
Slovakia has started discussions on the purchase of drones, it is assumed that Israel has also submitted an offer to purchase Polish drones.
The ministry announced the purchase of 4 new F-16 fighters.
The ministry announced the construction of a new military hospital in Prešov. Also, the new chemko Staržske armory for the production of powder cartridges for large-caliber ammunition. A new line for 155 mm artillery ammunition will be added in Snina for 360,000 pieces. Rockets for Barak 8 will be assembled at VOP Nováky. It will not be their production, but assembly from imported parts.