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 | Standard bayonet for Vz. 58. | |||||
| M7 bayonet | 5000 bayonets bought with 5000 M4 rifles.[3] | |||||
| Handguns | ||||||
| — | Standard service pistol. | |||||
| CZ-09 S | 8400 pistols bought in 2015.[4] | |||||
| Glock 17 | 17/Gen 4 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment.[5] | |||
| Submachine gun | ||||||
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | MP5A3 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Only used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |||
| Heckler & Koch UMP | UMP9 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment and military police. | |||
| Assault rifles and rifles | ||||||
| Colt M4 | M4A1 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Slovakia announced purchase via FMS program in 2017 (+5000 pcs ordered).[6] [7] | |||
| HK416 | HK 416A4----HK 417 | 5.56×45mm NATO | 276 in use of 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |||
| vz. 58 | 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 | CZ 805A1 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Limited use, replacing vz. 58. 654 initially ordered in 2015.[8] | |||
| vz. 52/57 | 7.62×39mm | Used by Honour Guard of the President.[9] [10] | ||||
| Machine gun | ||||||
| FN MINIMI | Minimi Para----7.62 Mk3 | Standard light machine gun of Slovak Army.[11] 1600 machine guns ordered in 5.56mm. 30 machines gun in 7.62.[12] | ||||
| A1 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on Leopard 2A4 tanks. | ||||
| UK vz. 59 | UG vz. 59 L----UG. vz 59 T | 7.62×54mmR | Gradually replaced by FN Minimi. | |||
| FN MAG | M60-40 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on BOV 8x8 Patria.[13] | |||
| M2 Browning | M2A1 | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of Slovak Army. | |||
| Sniper rifles | ||||||
| SVD | OPu SVDN 1[14] | 7.62×54mmR | Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army. | |||
| Sako TRG 42 | TRG 42A1 | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by Military Police.[15] | |||
| MK2 | 12.7×99mm NATO | |||||
| Barrett M82 | M82 | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||||
| Grenade launchers | ||||||
| Mk 19 | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm grenade | Used by 5th Special Operations Regiment. | |||
| AGS-17 | Automatic grenade launcher | 30×29mm grenade | Standard grenade launcher of the Slovak Army. In the future will be replaced by NATO standard grenade launcher. | |||
| Single shot grenade launcher | 40x46mm LV | 30 ordered. | ||||
| CZ 805 G1 40x46 | Single shot grenade launcher | 40x46mm LV | [16] | |||
| Explosives | ||||||
| RG-4 | Assault hand grenade | 0,11kg TNT | Used only for training.[17] | |||
| M18 | Smoke grenade | Seen in public demonstration.[18] | ||||
| PT Mi-Ba-III | Anti-tank mine | 8kg TNT | Used by engineers.[19] | |||
| Anti-tank warfare | ||||||
| M3----M4 | 84mm | Can fire various types of munitions[20] [21] | ||||
| RPG-75 | RPG-Cv-75----RPG-Šk-75 | 68mm | Standard anti-tank weapon of the Slovak Army. | |||
| RPG-7 | V | 85mm | Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade.[22] | |||
| SPIKE | LR II | 130mm | 10 launchers and 100 missiles also will be carried by BOV 8x8 Patria and CV 90[23] | |||
| 135mm | ||||||
| Man-portable air-defense systems | ||||||
| Man-portable air-defense system | 72mm | Standard Slovak army man-portable air-defense system. Will be replaced.[24] | ||||
| Wartime reserve weapons | ||||||
| CZ 75 | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | In small numbers used by police. Replaced by P- 09.[25] [26] | |||
| Škorpion vz. 61 | Submachine gun | 9×18mm Makarov | In reserve. Replaced by German MP5 models. | |||
| Leopard 2A4 | Main battle tank | 15 | Delivered by Germany. In exchange, Slovakia will send 30 BMP-1s to Ukraine.[27] | ||||
| T-72M1 | Main battle tank | 30 | Standard main battle tank of the Slovak army.[28] | ||||
| Infantry fighting vehicles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV 9035 Mk IV | 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.[29] | ||||
| BOV 8x8 Patria | | Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle | 2/74 | 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.[30] [31] Will be delivered between 2023 and 2027.[32] [33] | |||
| Amphibious armoured ambulance | |||||||
| Amphibious command post | |||||||
| BVP-1----BVP-M | | Infantry fighting vehicle | 69----18 | 206 in storage. Will be replaced by CV90. | |||
| BVP-2 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 91 | Standard infantry fighting vehicle of the Slovak army. Will be replaced by CV90. | ||||
| Armoured personnel carrier | |||||||
| OT-90 | Armoured personnel carrier | 60 | Main armoured personnel carrier of Slovak army. Will be replaced by Patria BOV 8x8. | ||||
| Tatrapan | Armoured personnel carrier | 70 | Tatrapan Zasa – personnel carrier Tatrapan AMB – ambulance version Tatrapan VSRV – command post vehicle | ||||
| Reconnaissance vehicles | |||||||
| BPsVI-ISTAR | 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.[34] | |||
| Armoured cars and light tactical vehicles | |||||||
| Humvee | Armored car | 6 | Purchased from the United States during deployment in Afghanistan.[35] Mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. | ||||
| International MaxxPro | 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.[36] Currently mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. | ||||
| M1278 JLTV | 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.[37] | ||||
| Iveco LMV | 40 | Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[38] | |||||
| Aligator 4x4 | Multi-purpose infantry mobility vehicle | 42 | _ | ||||
| 9P148 BRDM-2 | Tank destroyer | _ | ATGM launcher vehicle with 5 wire-guided 9M113 Konkurs. Used by 1st Mechanized Brigade.[39] | ||||
| Polaris RZR | All-terrain vehicle | 18 | 9 Can–Am BRP on order. Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[40] | + | |||
| Mortars | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L16 81mm mortar | 81mm | _ | In use by 2. mechanized brigade. | |||
| Mortar 82mm | _ | 82mm | _ | |||
| Mortar vz.97 | 98mm | ~30[41] | [42] [43] | |||
| Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
| 155 mm SpGH Zuzana 2----155 mm SpGH Zuzana | 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.[44] [45] [46] | |||
| Towed artillery | ||||||
| D-30 | 122mm | 9 | Used only as ceremonial howitzer. More were sold to Afghanistan. | |||
| Multiple rocket launcher | ||||||
| RM-70/85 Modular | 227mm----122mm | 25 | ||||
| New Service rifle | 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.[54] [55] [56] | |||
| New Service pistol | Handgun | 17 000 | New pistol should be acquired same time as rifle. New pistol will be chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.[57] | |||
| Man-portable air-defense system | 36 | Should replace 9K38 Igla. Estimated price is €64 million[58] [59] | ||||
| Leopard 2 | Main battle tank | 104 | Slovakia joined acquisition with Germany to acquire newest Leopard 2 version A8.[60] [61] | |||
| Barak 8 | Surface-to-air missile system with Anti-ballistic missile capabilities | 6 | Contract in value of €554 million should be signed in October of this year.[62] [63] [64] | |||
| BIA | 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.[65] [66] | |||
| Bell AH-1Z Viper | Attack helicopter | 12 | United States made an offer to Slovakia for 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter armed with APKWS Hydra 70 missiles as well as 30mm cannon. Overal cost is around 1 million US dollars. But United States gave Slovakia massive discount to compensate cost of giving Mikoyan MiG-29s to Ukraine as military aid to support its fight against Russian aggression against Ukraine.[67] [68] [69] | |||
| N3G trucks | 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.[70] [71] |