Air Force of the Slovak Republic

Air Force of the Slovak Republic Vzdušné sily Slovenskej republiky
Lineup	January 1, 1993
Country	Slovakia
Armed forces	Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Type	Armed forces ( air forces )
Headquarters of the management staff	Zvolen
Commander
Air Force Commander	Brigadier General Miroslav Korba
insignia
Aircraft cockade
Aircraft
Fighter aircraft / helicopter	MiG-29
education	L-39, MiG-29, Mi-2
Transport aircraft / helicopter	An-26, C-27J, L-410, Mi-8/17, UH-60

The Air Force of the Slovak Republic ( Slovak Vzdušné sily Slovenskej republiky ) is a branch of the Slovak Armed Forces . Like the Air Force of the Czech Republic, they emerged in 1993 from the former Czechoslovak Air Force.

assignment

The main mission of the air force is to secure the airspace of the Slovak Republic in conjunction with the NATO Integrated Air Defense System - NATINADS , close air support for the army and ensuring air transport, including for the government, parliament and state institutions and Organizations.

history

The establishment of the air force took place within the framework of the separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, whereby the equipment was divided proportionally. In the first few years after the separation there was a series of restructuring, with the size of the air force also being reduced. Two airfields were also given up.

As a result, the air force has since operated three main bases, one each for the combat aircraft fleet, transport aircraft and helicopter.

The replacement of the majority of the Soviet aircraft types taken over in 1993 began in the 2010s with the procurement of a few new transport aircraft and helicopters from Western manufacturers. The commissioning of new combat aircraft is planned for the early 2020s.

organization

The main base of the Slovak Air Force is the military part of Sliač Airport near Zvolen . There are also bases in Prešov (helicopters) and Malacky (transport aircraft).

Košice Malacky Piešťany Prešov Sliač

Active bases Former bases

Structure of the Slovak Air Force within the armed forces of the country

equipment

The Slovak Air Force operates a total of 45 aircraft. This includes trainer planes, fighter planes, transport planes and helicopters.

Aircraft	photo	origin	use	version	active	Ordered	Remarks
Planes
General Dynamics F-16		United States	Fighter plane	F-16V Block 70 "Viper"		14th	most modern version of the F-16 (14 were ordered in July 2018; the pattern prevailed against the Gripen).
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29		Soviet Union	Fighter aircraft / two-seat combat aircraft	MiG-29AS / MiG-29UBS	11 1		Slovak version of the MiG-29 / -29UB (12 of the 21 existing MiG-29s were converted and delivered by February 2008).
Let L-410		Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic	Transport aircraft / various	various	6th
Alenia C-27		Italy	Transport plane	C-27J Spartan	2
Aero L-39		Czechoslovakia	Trainer aircraft		7th
helicopter
Mil Wed-2			Transport and school helicopters		2
Mil Wed-8/17			Transport helicopter		13
Sikorsky UH-60		United States	Transport helicopter	UH-60M Black Hawk	3	6th	should replace the Mi-8
Bell 429		United States	Transport helicopter	Bell 429		9	2020-2022

literature

• World Air Forces 2019, Flight Global, 2018, p. 27 flightglobal.com (PDF)

Web links

• Slovak Ministry of Defense

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Online report on www.janes.com ( Memento from June 29, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) from June 29, 2017, accessed on July 1, 2017 (English)