Slovak Air Force The Slovak Air Force , known since 2002 as the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic ( ) , is the aviation and air defense branch of the Slovak Armed Forces . Operating 38 aircraft from 3 major bases : Malacky - Kuchyňa , Sliač , Prešov . It succeeded the Czechoslovak Air Force together with the Czech Air Force in 1993 . The Slovak Air Force is part of NATO Integrated Air Defense System - NATINADS . The Slovak Air Force is tasked with the defense of the sovereign Slovak state and the support of the nation ' s ground troops . Twelve Russian upgraded fighter aircraft MiG - 29 together with eight modernized basic and light advanced trainers Aero L - 39 dominate the inventory , followed by the Let L - 410 and Antonov An - 26 transport aircraft . The helicopter fleet consists of the eight Mil Mi - 17 and two Mil Mi - 2 . Eight Mil Mi - 24 were withdrawn from service on September 20 , 2011 . The Slovak Air Force has been under the command of Brigadier General Miroslav Korba since September 15 , 2012 . History . 1939 - 1945 . After the division of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany in 1939 , Slovakia was left with a small air force composed primarily of Czechoslovakian combat aircraft . This force defended Slovakia against Hungary in 1939 , and took part in the invasion of Poland in support of Germany . During the World War II , the Slovak Air force was charged with the defense of Slovak airspace , and , after the invasion of Russia , provided air cover for Slovak forces fighting against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front . While engaged on the Eastern Front , Slovakia ’ s obsolete biplanes were replaced with German combat aircraft , including the Messerschmitt Bf 109 . The air force was sent back to Slovakia after combat fatigue and desertion had reduced the pilots ' effectiveness . Slovak air units took part in the Slovak National Uprising against Germany from late August 1944 . The Slovak National Uprising ( , abbreviated SNP ) or 1944 Uprising was an armed insurrection organized by the Slovak resistance movement during World War II . It was launched on August 29 , 1944 from Banská Bystrica in an attempt to overthrow the collaborationist Slovak State of Jozef Tiso . Although the rebel forces were defeated by Nazi Germany , guerrilla warfare continued until the Soviet Army occupied Slovakia in 1945 . 1946 - 1992 . During this time Czechoslovakia was member of the Eastern Bloc , allied with the Soviet Union , and from 1955 a member of the Warsaw Pact . Because of this , the Czechoslovak Air Force used Soviet aircraft , doctrines and tactics . The types of aircraft were mostly MiGs . Fighters MiG - 15 , MiG - 19 and MiG - 21F was produced in license ; in 1970s , MiG - 23 MF were bought , accompanied by MiG - 23 ML and MiG - 29 s in 1980s . During the 1980s and early 1990s , the Czechoslovak Air Force consisted of the 7th Air Army , which had air defense duties , and the 10th Air Army , responsible for ground forces support . The 7th Air Army had two air divisions and three fighter regiments , and the 10th Air Army had two air divisions and a total of six regiments of fighters and attack aircraft . There were also two reconnaissance regiments , two transport regiments , three training regiments , and two helicopter regiments . In November 1989 the communist leaders and guidelines fell across Czechoslovakia . The two parliaments of the two new states the Czech republic and Slovakia , dissolved their union on 1 January 1993 . The assets of the former air force were divided 2 : 1 in the Czech favor , and thus the Slovak Air Force was ( re ) formed . However the 20 MiG 29s were shared equally between the two countries . 1993 - 2013 . After the formal dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1 , 1993 , Czech and Slovak aircraft were divided according to each nation ' s population , in a ratio of nearly 2 : 1 in the Czech Republic ' s favor . The exceptions to this rule were the MiG - 23 ' s , which were given exclusively to the Czech Air force , and the MiG - 29 ' s , which were divided evenly between the two nations . Slovak bases were initially under - equipped to handle the aircraft transferred from the Czech bases , and required considerable improvements in infrastructure to facilitate the new air force . On March 1 , 1995 , the air force replaced the Soviet style Aviation Regiment organization with the western wing and squadron system . Around 2000 - 2002 , Slovakia gradually retired many of the older aircraft , including the entire fleet of Su - 22 , Su - 25 and MiG - 21 . In 2004 , the flight training academy and national aerobatic demonstration team Biele Albatrosy , both based at Košice , were disbanded . On January 19 , 2006 the Slovak Air Force lost an Antonov An - 24 in a crash . On September 20 , 2011 all of the remaining Mil Mi - 24 were retired . Bases and Commands . Aviation assets are divided between three major air bases throughout the country , at Malacky - Kuchyňa , Sliač and Prešov . The headquarters of the air force is at Zvolen . Headquarters of Slovak Air Force ( " Veliteľstvo Vzdušných síl OS SR " ) , based at Zvolen Transport Wing ( " Dopravné krídlo " ) , based at Malacky - Kuchyňa Mixed Wing ( " Zmiešané krídlo " ) , based at Sliač Helicopter Wing ( " Vrtuľníkové krídlo " ) , based at Prešov Anti - aircraft Rocket Brigade ( " Protilietadlová raketová brigáda " ) , based at Nitra Command , Control and Surveillance Brigade ( " Brigáda velenia , riadenia a prieskumu " ) , based at Zvolen