Slovak Armed Forces

Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Ozbrojené sily Slovenskej Republiky
	The official emblem of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Motto	"Česť a sláva" (Honor and Glory)
Founded	1 January 1993
Service branches	Slovak Ground Forces; Slovak Air Force; Slovak Special Operations Forces;
Headquarters	Ministry of defense, Bratislava, Slovakia
Website	Official website
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Peter Pellegrini
Minister of defense	Robert Kaliňák
Chief of the General Staff	General Daniel Zmeko
Personnel
Military age	18
Conscription	Abolished in 2006
Active personnel	20,982
Reserve personnel	~500
Deployed personnel	Iraq; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Cyprus; Kosovo; Latvia
Expenditure
Budget	€2,63 billion ($2.83 billion) (2024)
Percent of GDP	2.0% (2024)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Konštrukta – Defence; Tatra Defense Slovakia; ZTZ Špeciál; ZVS Holding; Grand Power; LOTN; Tanax trucks;
Foreign suppliers	United States; Czech Republic; Bulgaria; France; Germany; Poland; Israel; Finland; Sweden; This article uses anatomical terminology.
Related articles
History	Military history of Slovakia List of engagements World War I (1917–1918) Western Front (1917–1918); Eastern front of World War I (1914-1917); Russian Civil War (1917-1921); ; Czechoslovak military history; Hungarian–Czechoslovak War (1918-1919); World War II (1940–1945) Western Front of World War II 1939-1945); Eastern Front of World War II 1939-1945); ; Cold War Korean War (1950–1953); Air battle over Merklín (1953); Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968); ; Persian Gulf War (1990–1991); Global War on Terrorism (2001–present) Iraq War (2003–2010); War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (2001-2021); ;
Ranks	Military ranks of Slovakia

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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. From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished. Slovak armed forces numbered 20,982 uniformed personnel and 4,500 civilians in 2025.