Slovenian Armed Forces
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Commander in Chief : | President Borut Pahor |
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Military Commander: |
Brigadier General Robert Glavaš |
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Headquarters: | Ljubljana | ||
Military strength | |||
Active soldiers: | 7,500 (2016) | ||
Reservists: | 8,300 | ||
Conscription: | No | ||
Resilient population: | 775,000 | ||
Eligibility for military service: | 17th | ||
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Military budget: | $ 790 million | ||
Share of gross domestic product : | 1.5% (2009) | ||
history | |||
Founding: | 1991 |
The Slovenian Armed Forces ( Slovenian : Slovenska vojska ) are subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of Slovenia . The navy responsible for protecting the 46 kilometers of the Adriatic coast and the air force are not independent armed forces.
history
During the 10-day war in Slovenia in 1991 there were around 30,000 (information from the staff) to 35,200 (information from NATO ) men in the Yugoslav People's Army, around 26,000 (information from NATO) to 30,000 (information from the General Staff of the Slovenian Territorial Defense ( Teritorijalna Obramba - TO) ) across from. These were mainly recruited by the new state of Slovenia from associations of the former Yugoslav territorial defense of Slovenia and the police. 30% of the total strength of the RV i PVO (Yugoslav Air Force) and in some units up to 76% of the pilots were of Slovenian descent. About 200 members of the RV i PVO decided to change sides before the end of the conflict.
The territorial defense was able to successfully repel the Yugoslav federal army and became the nucleus of the Slovenian army founded in 1993. Since 1994 the country has participated in NATO's Partnership for Peace program. Slovenia has been a member of NATO since 2004, and in a referendum in March 2003, 63 percent of voters voted for membership. The defense strength is to be reduced from 47,000 men in 2001 to 14,000 (active and reserve) by 2010.
The military rank of "general" is only awarded in times of war. The current chief of the general staff, Alenka Ermenc , currently has the rank of major general .
hierarchy
The armed forces command, the guard unit and the recruiting department are directly subordinate to the General Staff . The Forces Command report to the Doktrin-, development and training command, the reconnaissance and news battalion and special forces Špeciálne Sile . It directs the army brigades (8,750 soldiers), the air forces (250 soldiers) and the sea component (47 soldiers).
equipment
Hand weapons
designation | image | origin | caliber | Remarks |
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Pistols | ||||
Beretta 92 FS | Italy | 9 × 19 mm | ||
Assault rifles | ||||
FN F2000 S | Belgium | 5.56 × 45 mm NATO | ||
Machine guns | ||||
FN Minimi | Belgium | 5.56 × 45 mm NATO | Light machine gun | |
FN MAG | Belgium | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO | Medium machine gun | |
FN M2HB QCB | Belgium | 12.7 × 99 mm NATO | Heavy machine gun | |
Sniper rifles | ||||
PGM Ultima Ratio | France | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO | ||
PGM Précision 338 | France | 8.6 × 70 mm | ||
PGM Hécate II | France | 12.7 × 99 mm NATO | Anti-Materiel Rifle | |
Grenade launcher | ||||
FN LG1 | Belgium | 40 × 46 mm HR | Underflow Grant Thrower | |
HK GMW | Germany | 40 × 53 mm HR | Machine grenade launcher | |
Anti-tank weapons | ||||
RGW 90 | Germany | 90 mm | reactive anti-tank rifle | |
Spike ML / MR | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile |
Land vehicles
- 54 M-84 main battle tanks
- 52 M-80A armored personnel carriers (to be replaced by 135 × Patria AMV )
- 85 Valuk 6x6 armored personnel carrier (a Slovenian production of the Pandur )
- LKOV 4x4 Hummer
Ships
- 1 Super Dvora Mk2 patrol boat
- 1 Triglav patrol boat (Russian type: "Svetlyak")
Aircraft
As of the end of 2019
Aircraft | origin | photos | use | version | active | Ordered | Remarks |
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Planes | |||||||
Let L-410 | Czech Republic | transport | 1 | ||||
Pilatus PC-6 | Switzerland | transport | 2 | ||||
Pilatus PC-9 | Switzerland | Trainer aircraft | 9 | ||||
Zlín Z-143 | Czech Republic | Trainer aircraft | 2 | ||||
Zlín Z-242 | Czech Republic | Trainer aircraft | 8th | ||||
helicopter | |||||||
Bell 412 | United States | Light multipurpose helicopter | 8th | ||||
Eurocopter AS 532 | France | Transport helicopter | AS 532AL Cougar | 4th | |||
Bell 206 | United States | Training helicopter | 4th |
See also
literature
- Marjan Malesic, Ljubica Jelušič , Maja Garb, Janja Vuga, Erik Kopac, Jelena Juvan: Small, but Smart ?. The Structural and Functional Professionalization of the Slovenian Armed Forces (= Military and Social Sciences . Vol. 49). Nomos, Baden-Baden 2015, ISBN 978-3-8487-2067-5 .
Web links
- Official website of the Slovenian Ministry of Defense (Slovenian)
- Kievit, Paul, et Kuit, Carlo: “The Slovenian Air Force and joining NATO in 2004” , in: Troop Service , Volume 278, Issue 4/2004
- Petek, Robert: "Equipment and armament of the Slovenian armed forces" , in: Troop service , volume 280, issue 6/2004
- GlobalDefence.net with lots of information about the armed forces (German / English)
- Slovenian Armed Forces, patrol boat Triglav 11 (Slovenian)
- Slovenian Armed Forces homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Slovenia Military Strength. Current military capabilities and available firepower for 2016 detailed Globalfirepower, last seen on January 6, 2017
- ↑ Information from the Slovenian Embassy on conscription (accessed on February 6, 2009)
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/si.html#Military
- ↑ “Financial and Economic Data Relating to NATO Defense”, Press Release Communique PR / CP (2009) 009, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, February 19, 2009 (PDF, 128kB)
- ↑ Brigadier Janez J. Svajncer: War for Slovenia 1991 . Slovenska vojska, May 2001 + Slovenian Government + Nato Statistics 1991.
- ↑ Country information from the Austrian Ministry of Defense
- ↑ Slovenian Armed Forces - Weblink: http://www.slovenskavojska.si/oborozitev-in-oprema/mornariska-oprema-in-plovila/vecnamenska-ladja-triglav-11/#c2129 . Triglav 11.
- ↑ World Air Force 2020. Flight International , December 10, 2019, accessed January 16, 2019 .