This is a list of weapons and equipment currently used by the Slovak Armed Forces.
The equipment of the Slovak Land Forces soldiers includes :
| 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] |
| 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 | |
| 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] |
| 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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