The official emblem of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Motto
"Česť a sláva" (Honour and Glory)
Founded
1 January 1993
Service branches
Slovak Ground Forces
Slovak Air Force
Slovak Special Operations Forces [sk]
Headquarters
Bratislava, Slovakia
Website
Official website
Leadership
Commander-in-chief
Zuzana Čaputová
Minister of defense
Robert Kaliňák
Chief of the General Staff
General Daniel Zmeko
Personnel
Conscription
Abolished in 2006
Active personnel
19,500[1]
Expenditures
Budget
€1.67 billion ($2.01 billion) (2021)[2]
Percent of GDP
1.75% (2021)[2]
Industry
Foreign suppliers
Czech Republic[3] Austria Bulgaria France Germany Poland United States
Related articles
Ranks
Military ranks of Slovakia
The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak Army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004.[4] From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished.[5][6][7] Slovak armed forces numbered 19,500 uniformed personnel and 4,208 civilians in 2022.[1]
Structure of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic in 2021 (click to enlarge)
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