Slovak Armed Forces

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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.


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

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