Slovak Armed Forces

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military organization

The Slovak Armed Forces are the military forces of Slovakia, responsible for the country's national defense and participation in NATO and international security operations.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization →
abbreviation	OS SR →
airDefenseResponsibility	Slovak Air Force →
alliance	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
budgetSource	state budget of Slovakia →
commanderTitle	Chief of the General Staff → Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic →
commandStructure	General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic →
country	Slovakia →
doctrine	collective defense within NATO →
equipmentOrigin	NATO member states → domestic production →
established	1993 →
formedFrom	Czechoslovak People's Army →
garrison	various bases across Slovakia →
headquartersLocation	Bratislava →
internationalCooperation	European Union security and defense policy → United Nations peace operations →
landDefenseResponsibility	Slovak Land Forces →
legalBasis	Act on the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic → Constitution of the Slovak Republic →
memberOf	NATO →
militarySystem	all-volunteer force →
nativeName	Ozbrojené sily Slovenskej republiky →
participatedIn	KFOR mission in Kosovo → NATO-led mission in Afghanistan → UN peacekeeping operations →
partOf	Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic →
peaceTimeRole	support to internal security when requested →
primaryMission	defense of territorial integrity of Slovakia → protection of Slovak airspace →
role	national defense of Slovakia → participation in NATO operations → participation in international security operations →
serviceBranch	Slovak Air Force → Slovak Land Forces → Special Operations Forces of the Slovak Republic → Support and Training Forces →
specialOperationsCapability	5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina →
standardLanguage	Slovak →
supremeCommander	President of Slovakia →
task	assistance to civil authorities in emergencies → disaster relief operations in Slovakia → participation in crisis management operations abroad →
uses	NATO interoperability procedures → NATO standards →
usesConscription	no →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Czechoslovak Army ("Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic") →	followedBy
Slovak National Uprising ("Slovak Army") →	hasParticipant
Axis forces on the Eastern Front ("Slovak Army") →	included
Ján Golian ("Slovak Army") →	militaryBranch
Slovak Armed Forces ("Ozbrojené sily Slovenskej republiky") →	nativeName
CV90 →	primaryUsers
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ("Armed Forces of Slovakia") →	usedBy