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colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Slovak Air Force</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Vzdušné sily Ozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky</i></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slovak_Air_Force_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Slovak_Air_Force_logo.svg/200px-Slovak_Air_Force_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Slovak_Air_Force_logo.svg/300px-Slovak_Air_Force_logo.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="plainlist"><ul><li>Approx 3,200 personnel</li><li>15 aircraft</li><li>18 helicopters</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Armed_Forces" title="Slovak Armed Forces">Slovak Armed Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zvolen" title="Zvolen">Zvolen</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Air Force Commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major General</a> Róbert Tóth<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft_insignia" title="Military aircraft insignia">Roundel</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg/70px-Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg/105px-Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg/140px-Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Slovakia_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Roundel_of_Slovakia_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/70px-Roundel_of_Slovakia_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Roundel_of_Slovakia_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/105px-Roundel_of_Slovakia_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Roundel_of_Slovakia_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg/140px-Roundel_of_Slovakia_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Aircraft flown</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon_variants#F-16_Block_70/72" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants">F-16V Block 70</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mil Mi-17</a>, <a href="/wiki/UH-60" class="mw-redirect" title="UH-60">UH-60M</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Surveillance_aircraft" title="Surveillance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" title="Let L-410 Turbolet">L-410UVP-E</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trainer (aircraft)">Trainer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">Aero L-39</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Cargo_aircraft" title="Cargo aircraft">Transport</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">C-27J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" title="Let L-410 Turbolet">Let L-410</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>Slovak Air Force</b>, known since 2002 as the <b>Air Force of the Armed Forces of the <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovak Republic</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Slovak_language" title="Slovak language">Slovak</a>: <i lang="sk">Vzdušné sily Ozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky</i>), is the <a href="/wiki/Aviation" title="Aviation">aviation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_defense" class="mw-redirect" title="Air defense">air defense</a> branch of the <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Slovakia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Slovakia">Slovak Armed Forces</a>. Operating 15 <a href="/wiki/Aircraft" title="Aircraft">aircraft</a> and 18 helicopters from three air bases : <a href="/wiki/Malacky" title="Malacky">Malacky</a>–<a href="/wiki/Kuchy%C5%88a" title="Kuchyňa">Kuchyňa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slia%C4%8D" title="Sliač">Sliač</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pre%C5%A1ov" title="Prešov">Prešov</a>. It succeeded the <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Air_Force" title="Czechoslovak Air Force">Czechoslovak Air Force</a> together with the <a href="/wiki/Czech_Air_Force" title="Czech Air Force">Czech Air Force</a> in 1993. The Slovak Air Force is part of NATO Integrated Air Defense System – <a href="/wiki/NATINADS" class="mw-redirect" title="NATINADS">NATINADS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Slovak Air Force is tasked with the defense of the sovereign Slovak state and the support of the nation's ground troops.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the retirement of the <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29" title="Mikoyan MiG-29">Mikoyan MiG-29</a> in 2022, 7 L-39 Albatros provide the fast-jet capability role to the air force, awaiting the delivery of American <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> aircraft in 2024. 6 Let-410 Turbolet aircraft provide surveillance and transport capabilities, while 2 C-27 Spartan transports provide a light tactical airlift capability. The helicopter fleet consists of 9 Mil Mi-17, gradually being replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60 Black Hawk</a>. </p><p>The Slovak Air Force has been under the command of <a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major General</a> Róbert Tóth since January 1, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1914–1918"><span id="1914.E2.80.931918"></span>1914–1918</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1914–1918"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many Slovak pilots served in <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Aviation_Troops" title="Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops">Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops</a> or in <a href="/wiki/Entente_Cordiale" title="Entente Cordiale">Entente</a> air forces. Some Slovak pilots as part of <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Legion" title="Czechoslovak Legion">Czechoslovak Legionnaires</a> served even in <a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">French Air Force</a> or <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Russian_Air_Service" title="Imperial Russian Air Service">Imperial Russian Air Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jozef Kiss and Fritz Wowy were two of the best Slovak pilots in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1918–1939"><span id="1918.E2.80.931939"></span>1918–1939</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1918–1939"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Air_Force" title="Czechoslovak Air Force">Czechoslovak Air Force</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aero_A-30_(1926).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Aero_A-30_%281926%29.gif/220px-Aero_A-30_%281926%29.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Aero_A-30_%281926%29.gif/330px-Aero_A-30_%281926%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Aero_A-30_%281926%29.gif/440px-Aero_A-30_%281926%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="309" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Aero_A.30" title="Aero A.30">Aero A.30</a> <a href="/wiki/Light_bomber" title="Light bomber">light bomber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">reconnaissance</a> biplane of the Czechoslovak Air Force</figcaption></figure> <p>Much of Austria-Hungary's manufacturing companies were Czech, therefore Czechoslovakia could quickly develop an <a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">aircraft industry</a>. As the industry developed it designed more aircraft and engines of its own. Czechoslovak aircraft builders included <a href="/wiki/Aero_Vodochody" title="Aero Vodochody">Aero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avia_Motors" title="Avia Motors">Avia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bene%C5%A1-Mr%C3%A1z" title="Beneš-Mráz">Beneš-Mráz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Letov_Kbely" title="Letov Kbely">Letov</a>, <a href="/wiki/Praga_(company)" title="Praga (company)">Praga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tatra_(company)" title="Tatra (company)">Tatra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zlin_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Zlin Aviation">Zlín</a>. Engine makers included <a href="/wiki/%C4%8CKD" title="ČKD">ČKD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Aircraft_Engines" title="Walter Aircraft Engines">Walter</a> and <a href="/wiki/%C5%A0koda_Works" title="Škoda Works">Škoda</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1939–1945"><span id="1939.E2.80.931945"></span>1939–1945</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1939–1945"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Slovak_Air_Force_(1939-1945)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovak Air Force (1939-1945)">Slovak Air Force (1939-1945)</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Slovak_Republic_(1939%E2%80%931945)" title="Slovak Republic (1939–1945)">Slovak Republic (1939–1945)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Messerschmitt_Bf_109E_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_over_Slovakia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Messerschmitt_Bf_109E_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_over_Slovakia.jpg/220px-Messerschmitt_Bf_109E_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_over_Slovakia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Messerschmitt_Bf_109E_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_over_Slovakia.jpg/330px-Messerschmitt_Bf_109E_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_over_Slovakia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Messerschmitt_Bf_109E_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_over_Slovakia.jpg/440px-Messerschmitt_Bf_109E_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_over_Slovakia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="711" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109E" class="mw-redirect" title="Messerschmitt Bf 109E">Messerschmitt Bf 109E</a> of the Slovak Air Force during World War II</figcaption></figure> <p>After the division of <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a> by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> in 1939, Slovakia was left with a small air force composed primarily of Czechoslovak combat aircraft. This force defended Slovakia against Hungary in 1939, and took part in the invasion of Poland in support of Germany. During the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the Slovak Air force was charged with the defense of Slovak airspace, and, after the invasion of Russia, provided air cover for Slovak forces fighting against the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Eastern Front</a>. While engaged on the Eastern Front, Slovakia's obsolete biplanes were replaced with German combat aircraft, including the <a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109" title="Messerschmitt Bf 109">Messerschmitt Bf 109</a>. The air force was sent back to Slovakia after combat fatigue and desertion had reduced the pilots' effectiveness. Slovak air units took part in the <a href="/wiki/Slovak_National_Uprising" title="Slovak National Uprising">Slovak National Uprising</a> against Germany from late August 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1945–1992"><span id="1945.E2.80.931992"></span>1945–1992</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1945–1992"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Air_Force" title="Czechoslovak Air Force">Czechoslovak Air Force</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Czechoslovak_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21R_Lofting-7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Czechoslovak_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21R_Lofting-7.jpg/220px-Czechoslovak_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21R_Lofting-7.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Czechoslovak_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21R_Lofting-7.jpg/330px-Czechoslovak_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21R_Lofting-7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Czechoslovak_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21R_Lofting-7.jpg/440px-Czechoslovak_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21R_Lofting-7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="919" /></a><figcaption>Retired <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">MiG-21R</a> of the Czechoslovak Air Force</figcaption></figure> <p>During this time Czechoslovakia was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bloc" title="Eastern Bloc">Eastern Bloc</a>, allied with the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, and from 1955 a member of the <a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact" title="Warsaw Pact">Warsaw Pact</a>. Because of this, the Czechoslovak Air Force used Soviet aircraft, doctrines, and tactics. The types of aircraft were mostly <a href="/wiki/MiG" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG">MiGs</a>. <a href="/wiki/MiG-15" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-15">MiG-15</a>, <a href="/wiki/MiG-19" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-19">MiG-19</a>, and <a href="/wiki/MiG-21" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-21">MiG-21</a>F fighters was produced in license; in the 1970s, <a href="/wiki/MiG-23" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-23">MiG-23</a>MF were bought, accompanied by <a href="/wiki/MiG-23" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-23">MiG-23</a>ML and <a href="/wiki/MiG-29" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29">MiG-29s</a> in the 1980s. </p><p>During the 1980s and early 1990s, the Czechoslovak Air Force consisted of the 7th Air Army, which had air defense duties, and the 10th Air Army, responsible for ground forces support.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 7th Air Army had two air divisions and three fighter regiments, and the 10th Air Army had two air divisions and a total of six regiments of fighters and attack aircraft. There were also two reconnaissance regiments, two transport regiments, three training regiments, and two helicopter regiments. </p><p>In November 1989 Communism fell across Czechoslovakia. The two parliaments of the two new states from 1993, the <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, decided how to split the assets of the former air force. The assets were divided 2:1 in the Czechs' favor, and thus the Slovak Air Force was (re)formed. However the 20 MiG 29s were shared equally between the two countries. <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1993–present"><span id="1993.E2.80.93present"></span>1993–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1993–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Su-25UBK_Slovakia_(21986301418).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Su-25UBK_Slovakia_%2821986301418%29.jpg/220px-Su-25UBK_Slovakia_%2821986301418%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Su-25UBK_Slovakia_%2821986301418%29.jpg/330px-Su-25UBK_Slovakia_%2821986301418%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Su-25UBK_Slovakia_%2821986301418%29.jpg/440px-Su-25UBK_Slovakia_%2821986301418%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="933" /></a><figcaption>Retired subsonic jet aircraft <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25" title="Sukhoi Su-25">Sukhoi Su-25UBK</a> of the Slovak Air Force</figcaption></figure> <p>After the formal dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993, Czech and Slovak aircraft were divided according to each nation's population, in a ratio of nearly 2:1 in the Czech Republic's favor.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exceptions to this rule were the <a href="/wiki/MiG-23" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-23">MiG-23</a>'s, which were given exclusively to the Czech Air force, and the <a href="/wiki/MiG-29" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29">MiG-29</a>'s, which were divided evenly between the two nations. Slovak bases were initially under-equipped to handle the aircraft transferred from the Czech bases, and required considerable improvements in infrastructure to facilitate the new air force. </p><p>On March 1, 1995, the air force replaced the Soviet style aviation regiment organization with the western wing and squadron system.<sup id="cite_ref-Slovak_Air_Arms_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slovak_Air_Arms-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Around 2000–2002, Slovakia gradually retired many of the older aircraft, including the entire fleet of <a href="/wiki/Su-22" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-22">Su-22</a>, <a href="/wiki/Su-25" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-25">Su-25</a>, and <a href="/wiki/MiG-21" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-21">MiG-21</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, the flight training academy and national aerobatic demonstration team Biele Albatrosy, both based at Košice, were disbanded.<sup id="cite_ref-Scramble_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scramble-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 19, 2006, the Slovak Air Force lost an <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-24" title="Antonov An-24">Antonov An-24</a> in a <a href="/wiki/2006_Slovak_Air_Force_Antonov_An-24_crash" title="2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash">crash</a>. </p><p>On September 20, 2011, all of the remaining <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mil Mi-24</a> gunships were retired.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2014, the government approved the purchase of tactical transport aircraft <a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">Alenia C-27J Spartan</a>. </p><p>In January 2014, Slovakia started discussions with the Swedish Government regarding leasing or purchasing <a href="/wiki/JAS-39_Gripen" class="mw-redirect" title="JAS-39 Gripen">JAS-39 Gripen</a> aircraft to replace their <a href="/wiki/MiG-29" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29">MiG-29</a> fighters.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2015, the Slovak government announced it would buy nine <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60M</a> utility helicopters to replace its fleet of <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mi-17</a> helicopters. The deal worth US$261 million includes also full life-cycle support for the aircraft and training for aircrews and ground personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 12, 2018, Slovakia signed a contract to acquire 14 <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon_variants#F-16V" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants">F-16V/Block 70</a> with additional equipment. All are to be delivered by 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first completed jet was unveiled by the manufacturer on 7 September 2023,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and first two aircraft were delivered to Slovakia on 22 July 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 13, 2022, Slovakia was negotiating with Bayraktar about the procurement of <a href="/wiki/Bayraktar_TB2" title="Bayraktar TB2">Bayraktar TB2</a>. The negotiations been never formally ended.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 13, 2022, Slovakia joined <a href="/wiki/European_Sky_Shield_Initiative" title="European Sky Shield Initiative">European Sky Shield Initiative</a>. To strengthen future air defense procurement. </p><p>In 2022, Slovakia has donated its <a href="/wiki/S-300_missile_system" title="S-300 missile system">S-300</a> missile system to <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> to aid in the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 6, 2023, Slovakia has started the acquisition of medium and short range air defence missile systems (<a href="/wiki/Short_range_air_defense" title="Short range air defense">SHORAD</a>/MRAD) with budget of 200 million <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euros</a>. The acquisition of these systems is part of first stage out of three stages. Among the medium-range systems, Slovakia has been choosing these systems <a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak 8</a>, <a href="/wiki/SPYDER" title="SPYDER">SPYDER</a>, <a href="/wiki/IRIS-T" title="IRIS-T">IRIS-T</a> and <a href="/wiki/MICA_(missile)" title="MICA (missile)">MICA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From Short range systems Slovakia was choosing between <a href="/wiki/Piorun_(missile)" title="Piorun (missile)">Piorun</a>, <a href="/wiki/RBS_70" title="RBS 70">RBS 70</a>,<a href="/wiki/Mistral_(missile)" title="Mistral (missile)">Mistral 3</a> and <a href="/wiki/KP-SAM_Chiron" title="KP-SAM Chiron">KP-SAM Chiron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The systems have not yet been purchased, but negotiations with governments about the acquisition have already begun.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 7, 2024 Slovakia is comparing <a href="/wiki/NASAMS" title="NASAMS">NASAMS</a>, <a href="/wiki/IRIS-T" title="IRIS-T">IRIS-T</a>,<a href="/wiki/KM-SAM" title="KM-SAM">KM-SAM</a> with the winners of the past tender <a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak 8</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2024, Slovak government approved plans to buy six mobile air defence systems <a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak 8</a> from Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Slovak_aid_to_Ukraine">Slovak aid to Ukraine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Slovak aid to Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following a request for military aid by Ukraine, the Slovak Air Force provided a number of aircraft and equipment as aid. In April, this included the donation of a Soviet era <a href="/wiki/S-300PMU" class="mw-redirect" title="S-300PMU">S-300PMU</a> air defence battery, in addition to 4 <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mil Mi-17</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-2" title="Mil Mi-2">Mil Mi-2</a> helicopters, through the <a href="/wiki/Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy#European_Peace_Facility" title="Common Foreign and Security Policy">European Peace Facility</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reuters_helicopter_donation_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters_helicopter_donation-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-spectator.sme.sk_helicopter_donation_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spectator.sme.sk_helicopter_donation-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 31 August 2022, the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> origin <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29" title="Mikoyan MiG-29">MiG-29s</a> operated by the Slovak Air Force were retired.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An agreement with fellow <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> members <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> was signed in order to establish joint patrols of airspace, until the delivery of American <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16s</a> to the Slovak Air Force in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2022 the decision was yet to be made whether the retired MiGs would be donated to <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" title="Ukrainian Air Force">Ukrainian Air Force</a> as military aid.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slovak_air_defence_aid_to_Ukraine">Slovak air defence aid to Ukraine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Slovak air defence aid to Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG/220px-Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG/330px-Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG/440px-Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption>A retired upgraded multirole fighter aircraft <a href="/wiki/MiG-29#Variants" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29">MiG-29AS</a> donated to <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" title="Ukrainian Air Force">Ukrainian Air Force</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On 17 March 2023, after officially retiring the MiG-29 fighters from active service, the Slovak government approved sending 13 <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29" title="Mikoyan MiG-29">Mikoyan MiG-29</a> jet fighters to Ukraine and one MiG-29UBS to <a href="/wiki/Military_History_Museum_Pie%C5%A1%C5%A5any" title="Military History Museum Piešťany">Military History Museum Piešťany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 9 MiG-29AS, 1 MiG-29UBS, 2 MiG-29A and 1 MiG-29UB were sent to Ukraine. 3 of those fighters were missing engines and were intended to serve as a source of spare parts. Ukrainian pilots flew four MiG-29 jet fighters from Slovakia to Ukraine on 23 March in 2023, with the remaining 9 sent at a later date.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The military aid included 2 KUB missile launchers, radar, spare parts, 52 pieces of 3M9ME missiles and 148 pieces of 3M9ME missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-RTVS:_Slovakia_will_donate_jet_fighter_to_Ukraine_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTVS:_Slovakia_will_donate_jet_fighter_to_Ukraine-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Slovakia gifted its <a href="/wiki/S-300_missile_system" title="S-300 missile system">S-300 missile system</a>. <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> and <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> deployed its <a href="/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot" title="MIM-104 Patriot">MIM-104 Patriot</a> systems to cover countries air defense needs.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_aid_for_the_Slovak_air_force">Foreign aid for the Slovak air force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Foreign aid for the Slovak air force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Commander_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_Maj._Gen._R%C3%B3bert_T%C3%B3th_Participates_in_an_Air_Force_Full_Honors_Wreath-Laying_Ceremony_at_the_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_11_June_2024_-_34_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/The_Commander_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_Maj._Gen._R%C3%B3bert_T%C3%B3th_Participates_in_an_Air_Force_Full_Honors_Wreath-Laying_Ceremony_at_the_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_11_June_2024_-_34_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/The_Commander_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_Maj._Gen._R%C3%B3bert_T%C3%B3th_Participates_in_an_Air_Force_Full_Honors_Wreath-Laying_Ceremony_at_the_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_11_June_2024_-_34_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/The_Commander_of_the_Slovak_Air_Force_Maj._Gen._R%C3%B3bert_T%C3%B3th_Participates_in_an_Air_Force_Full_Honors_Wreath-Laying_Ceremony_at_the_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_11_June_2024_-_34_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6601" data-file-height="4403" /></a><figcaption>The Commander of the Slovak Air Force <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major general</a> Róbert Tóth (left) visits the United States in June 2024</figcaption></figure> <p>As a compensation for the aid provided, Slovakia received 200 million EUR for the MiG-29 package and 50 million EUR for the KUB package, both from the European Peace Facility fund. The US offered aid in the form of approximately 66% discount on a package including 12 unused AH-1Z, training, related equipment and 500 <a href="/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" title="AGM-114 Hellfire">Hellfire II</a> missiles. The total value of the package is estimated at 1 billion USD, with 660 million USD paid by the US FMF. Should Slovak government accept the offer, the remaining value of the package, in the amount of 340 million USD, is to be paid by the Slovak government in 3–4 years. The total value of the compensation from both the EU and US is approximately 900 million USD per statement from Ministry of Defence of Slovak Republic. The AH-1Z offer is also provided as a compensation in the context of the delays to Slovak F-16C/D delivery. The Slovak government was expected to make a decision on the AH-1Z offer early into the year 2024. The signing of the deal was threatened due to the change in government after the elections.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Investigation_into_Russian_sabotage_of_Slovak_MiG-29">Investigation into Russian sabotage of Slovak MiG-29</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Investigation into Russian sabotage of Slovak MiG-29"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak armed forces General <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Zmeko" title="Daniel Zmeko">Daniel Zmeko</a> was critical of the Slovak MiG-29 jet fighters in the last years. Problems with spare parts and maintenance, which was outsourced to Russia and resulted in four air frames being airworthy on average, while still plagued by a high failure rate occurring every 43 minutes on average, lack of munitions, no modernisation since 1996 and lack of pilots for the old fighter jets.<sup id="cite_ref-RTVS:_Slovakia_will_donate_jet_fighter_to_Ukraine_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTVS:_Slovakia_will_donate_jet_fighter_to_Ukraine-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Russian technicians were suspected of sabotage, as per statement from the Minister of Defense <a href="/wiki/Jaroslav_Na%C4%8F" title="Jaroslav Naď">Jaroslav Naď</a>. Due to unusual failures occurring on parts serviced only by Russian personnel, as well as other issues with spare parts, a criminal investigation was launched. While police couldn't prove Russia did it on purpose, the findings were enough for the Slovak Army to lose their trust in Russian maintenance crews.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal with Russia for servicing the jet fighters resulted in a cost of 70,000 EUR per flight hour, higher than the cost of the state of the art 5th generation <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">F-35 Lightning II</a> jet fighter.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 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title="Nitra"><img alt="Nitra" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Nitra" title="Nitra">Nitra</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.917%;left:83.619%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Michalovce"><img alt="Michalovce" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Michalovce" title="Michalovce">Michalovce</a> </small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:54.281%;left:70.974%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Veľká Ida"><img alt="Veľká Ida" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Ve%C4%BEk%C3%A1_Ida" title="Veľká Ida">Veľká Ida</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.645%;left:51.946%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ožďany"><img alt="Ožďany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/O%C5%BE%C4%8Fany" title="Ožďany">Ožďany</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.862%;left:36.923%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Močiar"><img alt="Močiar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Mo%C4%8Diar" title="Močiar">Močiar</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.136%;left:18.674%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Hlohovec"><img alt="Hlohovec" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Hlohovec" title="Hlohovec">Hlohovec</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.029%;left:12.111%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mierovo"><img alt="Mierovo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Mierovo" title="Mierovo">Mierovo</a></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Slovakia_relief_location_map.svg" title="File:Slovakia relief location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Slovak Air Force locations 2024: <br /> Air bases: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Fighters <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Helicopters <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Transport planes <br /> Other units: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Air Defense <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lightgreen_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/8px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/12px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/16px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Air Operations Center <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orange_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Radar stations</div></div></div> <ul><li><b>Air Force Command</b>, in <a href="/wiki/Zvolen" title="Zvolen">Zvolen</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><b>2nd Air Force Brigade</b>, in Zvolen <ul><li>Air Operations Center, in Zvolen (part of <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/NATO_Integrated_Air_Defense_System" title="NATO Integrated Air Defense System">NATO Integrated Air Defense System</a>)</li> <li>Radar Surveillance Battalion, in Zvolen (6× <a href="/wiki/EL/M-2084" title="EL/M-2084">EL/M-2084M-MMR</a>, 5× ELM-2084S-MMR/GBAD, 6× ELM-2138M MC radars)<sup id="cite_ref-Smisek_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smisek-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Command and Support Company, in Zvolen</li> <li>1st Radar Surveillance Company, in <a href="/wiki/Michalovce" title="Michalovce">Michalovce</a></li> <li>2nd Radar Surveillance Company, in <a href="/wiki/Ve%C4%BEk%C3%A1_Ida" title="Veľká Ida">Veľká Ida</a></li> <li>3rd Radar Surveillance Company, in <a href="/wiki/O%C5%BE%C4%8Fany" title="Ožďany">Ožďany</a></li> <li>4th Radar Surveillance Company, in <a href="/wiki/Mo%C4%8Diar" title="Močiar">Močiar</a></li> <li>5th Radar Surveillance Company, in <a href="/wiki/Hlohovec" title="Hlohovec">Hlohovec</a></li> <li>6th Radar Surveillance Company, in <a href="/wiki/Mierovo" title="Mierovo">Mierovo</a></li> <li>7th Radar Engineering Company, in <a href="/wiki/Pre%C5%A1ov" title="Prešov">Prešov</a></li> <li>8th Radar Engineering Company, in <a href="/wiki/Voderady" title="Voderady">Voderady</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air Force Command Support Company</li> <li>Medical Point</li></ul></li> <li><b>11th Air Force Brigade</b>, in <a href="/wiki/Nitra" title="Nitra">Nitra</a> <ul><li>1st Anti-aircraft Group <ul><li>2× batteries, with <a href="/wiki/MANTIS_Air_Defence_System" title="MANTIS Air Defence System">MANTIS</a> systems</li></ul></li> <li>2nd Anti-aircraft Missile Group <ul><li>3× batteries, with <a href="/wiki/2K12_Kub" title="2K12 Kub">2K12M2 Kub-M2</a></li></ul></li> <li>Anti-aircraft Group "Igla", with 54× <a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla" title="9K38 Igla">9K38 Igla</a> <a href="/wiki/MANPAD" class="mw-redirect" title="MANPAD">MANPADs</a></li> <li>Logistic Battalion</li> <li>Maintenance Unit, in <a href="/wiki/Vini%C4%8Dn%C3%A9" title="Viničné">Viničné</a></li> <li>Operating Unit, on Mount <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kol%C3%AD%C5%88ansk%C3%BD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kolíňanský (page does not exist)">Kolíňanský</a></li> <li>Medical Point</li></ul></li> <li><b>46th Wing</b>, at <a href="/wiki/Malacky_Air_Base" title="Malacky Air Base">Malacky Air Base</a> <ul><li>Transport Squadron, with 2× <a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">C-27J Spartan</a>, 1× <a href="/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" title="Let L-410 Turbolet">L-410FG</a>, 1× <a href="/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" title="Let L-410 Turbolet">L-410UVP-E14</a>, 4× <a href="/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" title="Let L-410 Turbolet">L-410UVP-E20</a></li> <li>Flight Operations Security Battalion</li> <li>Air Traffic Control Squadron</li> <li>Maintenance Squadron</li> <li>Aerial Training Range</li> <li>Medical Point</li></ul></li> <li><b>51st Wing</b>, at <a href="/wiki/Pre%C5%A1ov_Air_Base" title="Prešov Air Base">Prešov Air Base</a> <ul><li>1st Helicopter Squadron, with 9× <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60M</a><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (additional 2× on order)</li> <li>2nd Helicopter Squadron, with 2× <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mi-17M</a>, 3× <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mi-17LPZS</a><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (will be replaced in 2025 by 12× <a href="/wiki/Bell_AH-1Z_Viper" title="Bell AH-1Z Viper">AH-1Z Viper</a>)</li> <li>Flight Operations Security Battalion</li> <li>Air Traffic Control Squadron</li> <li>Maintenance Squadron</li> <li>Medical Point</li></ul></li> <li><b>81st Wing</b>, at <a href="/wiki/Slia%C4%8D_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Sliač Airport">Sliač Air Base</a> <ul><li>1st Tactical Squadron, with 12× <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16C Block 70</a>, 2× <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16D Block 70</a></li> <li>2nd Tactical Squadron, with 4× <a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">L-39CM</a>, 2× <a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">L-39ZAM</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Support Battalion</li> <li>Flight Operations Security Battalion</li> <li>Air Traffic Control Squadron</li> <li>Maintenance Squadron</li> <li>Medical Point</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="81st_Wing_"Sliač_Air_Base""><span id="81st_Wing_.22Slia.C4.8D_Air_Base.22"></span>81st Wing "Sliač Air Base"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 81st Wing "Sliač Air Base""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 81st Wing Air Base should function as standard base for all fighter aircraft as well as trainer aircraft of Slovak Air Force. But because of reconstruction of the base, all aircraft were relocated to 46th Wing. After the reconstruction of the base is completed, it will again host fighter and trainer jets such as <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16 Block 70/72</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">Aero L-39</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="46th_Wing_"Dopravné_krídlo_Milana_Rastislava_Štefánika""><span id="46th_Wing_.22Dopravn.C3.A9_kr.C3.ADdlo_Milana_Rastislava_.C5.A0tef.C3.A1nika.22"></span>46th Wing "Dopravné krídlo Milana Rastislava Štefánika"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 46th Wing "Dopravné krídlo Milana Rastislava Štefánika""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 46th Wing is at the moment only active air base of Slovak Air Force that is able to host <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter jets</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Subsonic_aircraft" title="Subsonic aircraft">subsonic aircraft</a>. But is meant to be home for all transport aircraft as <a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">Alenia C-27J Spartan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" title="Let L-410 Turbolet">Let L-410 Turbolet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="51st_Wing_"Prešov_Air_Base""><span id="51st_Wing_.22Pre.C5.A1ov_Air_Base.22"></span>51st Wing "Prešov Air Base"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 51st Wing "Prešov Air Base""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 51st Wing is the home base for all helicopters of Slovak Air Force, which also includes a helicopter repair company. The air base operates 19 helicopters, 10 <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mil Mi-17</a> and 9 <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2nd_Air_Force_Brigade">2nd Air Force Brigade</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2nd Air Force Brigade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2nd Zvolen Air Force Brigade is the Air Force Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic based in Zvolen. The brigade is a part of the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense System (<a href="/wiki/NATINADS" class="mw-redirect" title="NATINADS">NATINADS</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Tasks</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Performance of Air Policing tasks within NATINAMDS;</li> <li>Implementation of active command and control of the Air Force of the Slovak Armed Forces;</li> <li>Collection, processing, and distribution of information for the needs of the Air Force Command and higher levels of NATO.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="11th_Air_Force_Brigade">11th Air Force Brigade</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 11th Air Force Brigade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In charge of protecting military objects, critical infrastructure and civilian objects. Anti-air defense systems it fields : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2K12_Kub" title="2K12 Kub">2K12 Kub 2M</a> mobile <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Surface-to-air missile</a> system. Will be repalced by 2026.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla" title="9K38 Igla">9K38 Igla</a> lightweight <a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system" title="Man-portable air-defense system">man-portable air-defense system</a>. Should be replaced by 2025.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MANTIS_Air_Defence_System" title="MANTIS Air Defence System">MANTIS</a> high fire rate <a href="/wiki/Anti-air_artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-air artillery">anti-air artillery</a>, deployed in eastern Slovakia</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft_armament">Aircraft armament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Aircraft armament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Origin </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">Air-to-air missile</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120 AMRAAM</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beyond-visual-range_missile" title="Beyond-visual-range missile">Beyond-visual-range missile</a> </td> <td>28 missiles were bought.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Team_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Team-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">Air-to-air missile</a> </td> <td>100 missiles were bought.<sup id="cite_ref-Team_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Team-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LAU-127" title="LAU-127">LAU-127</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Missile rail launcher </td> <td>60 launchers were bought<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R-60_(missile)" title="R-60 (missile)">R-60</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td>Air-to-air missile </td> <td>Unknown number in storage<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Rocket" title="Rocket">Rocket</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/S-5_rocket" title="S-5 rocket">S-5 rocket</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unguided_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Unguided missile">Unguided missile</a> </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mil Mi-17</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Rotary_cannon" title="Rotary cannon">Rotary cannons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Autocannon" title="Autocannon">Autocannons</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M61_Vulcan" title="M61 Vulcan">M61 Vulcan</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rotary_cannon" title="Rotary cannon">Rotary cannon</a> </td> <td>15 bought for <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_76-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/GSh-23L" class="mw-redirect" title="GSh-23L">GSh-23L</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Autocannon" title="Autocannon">Autocannon</a> </td> <td>Mounted on <a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">Aero L-39/ZAM .</a><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">Machine guns</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M240_machine_gun" title="M240 machine gun">M240H</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">Machine guns</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/General-purpose_bomb" title="General-purpose bomb">General-purpose bomb</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_82_bomb" title="Mark 82 bomb">Mark 82</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unguided_bomb" title="Unguided bomb">Unguided bomb</a> </td> <td>324 bombs bought for F-16 Fighting Falcon.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_76-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition" title="Joint Direct Attack Munition">JDAM</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Precision-guided_munition" title="Precision-guided munition">Precision-guided munition</a> </td> <td>150 kits bought for F-16 Fighting Falcon.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_76-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/GBU-12_Paveway_II" title="GBU-12 Paveway II">GBU-12 Paveway II</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Precision-guided munition </td> <td>212 bombs bought for F-16 Fighting Falcon.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_76-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Team_77-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Team-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/GBU-49" class="mw-redirect" title="GBU-49">GBU-49</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>Precision-guided munition </td> <td>20 bombs bought for F-16 Fighting Falcon.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:122nd_Fighter_Wing_pilot_delivers_Slovakia%27s_first_F-16s_(8549602).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/122nd_Fighter_Wing_pilot_delivers_Slovakia%27s_first_F-16s_%288549602%29.jpg/220px-122nd_Fighter_Wing_pilot_delivers_Slovakia%27s_first_F-16s_%288549602%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/122nd_Fighter_Wing_pilot_delivers_Slovakia%27s_first_F-16s_%288549602%29.jpg/330px-122nd_Fighter_Wing_pilot_delivers_Slovakia%27s_first_F-16s_%288549602%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/122nd_Fighter_Wing_pilot_delivers_Slovakia%27s_first_F-16s_%288549602%29.jpg/440px-122nd_Fighter_Wing_pilot_delivers_Slovakia%27s_first_F-16s_%288549602%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6192" data-file-height="4128" /></a><figcaption>First Slovak <a href="/wiki/F-16" class="mw-redirect" title="F-16">F-16</a> arrives at <a href="/wiki/Malacky_Air_Base" title="Malacky Air Base">Malacky Air Base</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_inventory">Current inventory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Current inventory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sikorsky_UH-60_BlackHawk_SlovakAF_at_NATO_Days_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sikorsky_UH-60_BlackHawk_SlovakAF_at_NATO_Days_2023.jpg/220px-Sikorsky_UH-60_BlackHawk_SlovakAF_at_NATO_Days_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sikorsky_UH-60_BlackHawk_SlovakAF_at_NATO_Days_2023.jpg/330px-Sikorsky_UH-60_BlackHawk_SlovakAF_at_NATO_Days_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sikorsky_UH-60_BlackHawk_SlovakAF_at_NATO_Days_2023.jpg/440px-Sikorsky_UH-60_BlackHawk_SlovakAF_at_NATO_Days_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Slovak Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SIAF_Kuchy%C5%88a_2021_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/SIAF_Kuchy%C5%88a_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-SIAF_Kuchy%C5%88a_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/SIAF_Kuchy%C5%88a_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-SIAF_Kuchy%C5%88a_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" title="Multirole combat aircraft">Multirole</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon_variants#F-16V" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants">F-16C<br />Block 70</a> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>11 on order:<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />5 to be delivered in 2025,<br />6 in 2026<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">Alenia C-27J</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2024_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2024-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" title="Let L-410 Turbolet">L-410 Turbolet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </td> <td>Transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/L-410_Turbolet#Variants" class="mw-redirect" title="L-410 Turbolet">L-410UVP-E</a> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2024_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2024-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>One used for <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">reconnaissance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Global_Express" title="Bombardier Global Express">Bombardier Global 5000</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Business_jet" title="Business jet">Business jet</a> </td> <td>G5000 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 on order<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">Helicopters</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mil Mi-17</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue" title="Search and rescue">SAR</a> / <a href="/wiki/Utility_helicopter" title="Utility helicopter">Utility</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17#Variants" title="Mil Mi-17">M/LPZS</a> </td> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-mi17_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mi17-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60 Black Hawk</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Utility </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60#Utility_variants" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikorsky UH-60">UH-60M</a> </td> <td>9<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2024_87-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2024-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/UH-60M" class="mw-redirect" title="UH-60M">UH-60M</a>, 12 <a href="/wiki/UH-60L" class="mw-redirect" title="UH-60L">UH-60L</a> on order.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">Aero L-39</a> </td> <td>Czech Republic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jet_trainer" title="Jet trainer">Jet trainer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros#Variants" title="Aero L-39 Albatros">L-39CM/ZAM</a> </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2024_87-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2024-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">UAV</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elbit_Skylark" title="Elbit Skylark">Elbit Skylark</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UAV" class="mw-redirect" title="UAV">UAV</a> </td> <td>I-LEX </td> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Assigned to <a href="/wiki/5th_Special_Forces_Regiment_(Slovakia)" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Special Forces Regiment (Slovakia)">5th Regiment</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Note: Five <a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk" title="Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk">Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks</a> are available through the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Ground_Surveillance_Force" title="Alliance Ground Surveillance Force">Alliance Ground Surveillance</a> (AGS) program based in Italy.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_aircraft">Retired aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Retired aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MiG-21_(12891131583).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/MiG-21_%2812891131583%29.jpg/220px-MiG-21_%2812891131583%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/MiG-21_%2812891131583%29.jpg/330px-MiG-21_%2812891131583%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/MiG-21_%2812891131583%29.jpg/440px-MiG-21_%2812891131583%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="870" /></a><figcaption>Retired <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">MiG-21MF</a> of Slovak Air Force.</figcaption></figure> <p>Previous aircraft operated include the <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">MiG-21</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29" title="Mikoyan MiG-29">MiG-29</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-17#Variants" title="Sukhoi Su-17">Sukhoi Su-22</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25" title="Sukhoi Su-25">Sukhoi Su-25</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aero_L-29_Delf%C3%ADn" title="Aero L-29 Delfín">Aero L-29</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-12" title="Antonov An-12">Antonov An-12</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-24" title="Antonov An-24">Antonov An-24</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonov_An-26" title="Antonov An-26">Antonov An-26</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-2" title="Mil Mi-2">Mil Mi-2</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mil Mi-24</a> helicopter.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_defense">Air defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Air defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slovak_2K12M2_Kub-M2_at_SIAF_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Slovak_2K12M2_Kub-M2_at_SIAF_2017.jpg/220px-Slovak_2K12M2_Kub-M2_at_SIAF_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Slovak_2K12M2_Kub-M2_at_SIAF_2017.jpg/330px-Slovak_2K12M2_Kub-M2_at_SIAF_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Slovak_2K12M2_Kub-M2_at_SIAF_2017.jpg/440px-Slovak_2K12M2_Kub-M2_at_SIAF_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Slovak Air Force <a href="/wiki/2K12_Kub" title="2K12 Kub">2K12 Kub-M2</a> at SIAF 2017.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">SAM</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla" title="9K38 Igla">9K38 Igla2</a><sup id="cite_ref-auto_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system" title="Man-portable air-defense system">MANPADS</a> </td> <td>54<sup id="cite_ref-:0_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Portable infrared homing <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">S-to-A</a> missile system. To be replaced. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MANTIS_Air_Defence_System" title="MANTIS Air Defence System">MANTIS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anti-air_artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-air artillery">Anti-air artillery</a> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2 systems donated by <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Equipment delivered to the 11th Air Force Brigade.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2K12_Kub" title="2K12 Kub">2K12 Kub 2M</a> </td> <td>Soviet Union </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">SAM system</a> </td> <td>5 batteries </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caterpillar_track" class="mw-redirect" title="Caterpillar track">Tracked</a> medium-range <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">surface-to-air missile</a> system.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two launchers with additional equipment were donated to <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-RTVS:_Slovakia_will_donate_jet_fighter_to_Ukraine_59-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTVS:_Slovakia_will_donate_jet_fighter_to_Ukraine-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak MX</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">SAM system</a> with <a href="/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile" title="Anti-ballistic missile">anti-ballistic missile</a> capabilities </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 on order<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radars">Radars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Radars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Air Force has several types of radars under its command, including 17 Israeli <a href="/wiki/EL/M-2084" title="EL/M-2084">EL/M-2084</a><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in various medium and short range variants. The Air Force also operates 5 long-range LÜR surveillance radars from <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks">Ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commissioned_officer_ranks">Commissioned officer ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Commissioned officer ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank insignia of <a 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id="Other_ranks">Other ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Other ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank insignia of <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted personnel</a>. </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO code</a></th> <th colspan="6">OR-9</th> <th colspan="2">OR-8</th> <th colspan="2">OR-7</th> <th colspan="6">OR-6</th> <th colspan="6">OR-5</th> <th colspan="4">OR-4</th> <th colspan="2">OR-3</th> <th colspan="6">OR-2</th> <th 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data-file-height="302" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Štábny nadrotmajster</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Nadrotmajster</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk"><a href="/wiki/Rittmeister" class="mw-redirect" title="Rittmeister">Rotmajster</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Rotný</i></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Čatár</i></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Desiatnik</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Slobodník</i></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Vojak 2. stupňa</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Vojak 1. stupňa</i></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_markings">Aircraft markings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Aircraft markings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The Slovak aircraft marking is a set made of shield with national cross on three hills which point towards the belly of aircraft. They are the same color as the Slovak flag, red, white, and blue. It appears on the side of helicopters and on both sides of the wings and tail of aircraft. Future <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> fighter aircraft should wear a <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> standard compliant grey-on-grey (low-visibility) version of the Slovak Air Force insignia. </p><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Czechoslovakia_1918-1920.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Roundel of First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1920)"><img alt="Roundel of First Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1920)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Roundel_of_Czechoslovakia_1918-1920.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Czechoslovakia_1918-1920.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Slovak_Insurgent_(1944).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Roundel of Slovak Insurgent Air Force (1944-1945)"><img alt="Roundel of Slovak Insurgent Air Force (1944-1945)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Roundel_of_Slovak_Insurgent_%281944%29.svg/120px-Roundel_of_Slovak_Insurgent_%281944%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Roundel_of_Slovak_Insurgent_%281944%29.svg/180px-Roundel_of_Slovak_Insurgent_%281944%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Roundel_of_Slovak_Insurgent_%281944%29.svg/240px-Roundel_of_Slovak_Insurgent_%281944%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="428" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Roundel of Slovak Insurgent Air Force (1944-1945)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Roundel of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1945-1993)"><img alt="Roundel of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1945-1993)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Roundel_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/120px-Roundel_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Roundel_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/180px-Roundel_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Roundel_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/240px-Roundel_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="430" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Roundel of <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Socialist_Republic" title="Czechoslovak Socialist Republic">Czechoslovak Socialist Republic</a> (1945-1993)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Slovak Air Force roundel (1993-)"><img alt="Slovak Air Force roundel (1993-)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg/96px-Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg/144px-Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg/192px-Coat_of_arms_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Slovak Air Force roundel (1993-)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovak_Air_Force&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Fighter_Pilots_Academy" title="International Fighter Pilots Academy">International Fighter Pilots Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Slovakia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Slovakia">Military of Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ground_Forces_of_the_Slovak_Republic" title="Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic">Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_National_Uprising" title="Slovak National Uprising">Slovak National Uprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Slovak_Air_Force_Antonov_An-24_crash" title="2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash">2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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(1570–1711)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Empire" title="Austrian Empire">Austrian Empire</a> (1804–1867)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Hungary">Kingdom of Hungary</a> (1526–1867)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria-Hungary" title="Austria-Hungary">Austro-Hungarian Empire</a> (1867–1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Hungary" title="Upper Hungary">Upper Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Uprising_1848%E2%80%9349" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovak Uprising 1848–49">Slovak Uprising</a> (1848–1849) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_National_Council_(1848%E2%80%9349)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovak National Council (1848–49)">Slovak National Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demands_of_the_Slovak_Nation" title="Demands of the Slovak Nation">Demands of the Slovak Nation</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a 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Republic">Fourth Czechoslovak Republic</a> (1948–1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Socialist_Republic" title="Czechoslovak Socialist Republic">Czechoslovak Socialist Republic</a> (1960–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prague_Spring" title="Prague Spring">Prague Spring</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia" title="Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia">Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Socialist_Republic_(1969%E2%80%931990)/Slovak_Republic_(1990%E2%80%931992)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovak Socialist Republic (1969–1990)/Slovak Republic (1990–1992)">Slovak Socialist Republic</a> (1969–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velvet_Revolution" title="Velvet Revolution">Velvet Revolution</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_and_Slovak_Federative_Republic" title="Czech and Slovak Federative Republic">Czech and Slovak Federative Republic</a> (1990–1992)</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Districts_of_Slovakia" title="Districts of Slovakia">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Slovakia" title="List of islands of Slovakia">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_and_towns_in_Slovakia" title="List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Slovakia" title="List of national parks of Slovakia">National parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_Slovakia" title="Protected areas of Slovakia">Protected areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Slovakia" title="Regions of Slovakia">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Slovakia" title="List of rivers of Slovakia">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tourism_regions_of_Slovakia" title="List of tourism regions of Slovakia">Tourism regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_traditional_regions_of_Slovakia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of traditional regions of Slovakia">Traditional regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Biota_of_Slovakia" title="Category:Biota of Slovakia">Wildlife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Slovakia" title="List of World Heritage Sites in Slovakia">World Heritage Sites (UNESCO)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Slovakia" title="Politics of Slovakia">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a 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/>recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abkhazian_Air_Force" title="Abkhazian Air Force">Abkhazia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_sovereign_states" title="List of former sovereign states">Historical states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Aviation_Troops" title="Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops">Austria-Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Air_Force" title="Czechoslovak Air Force">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Forces_of_the_National_People%27s_Army" title="Air Forces of the National People's Army">East Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte" title="Luftstreitkräfte">German Empire</a></li> 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aria-labelledby="List_of_air_forces" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Air_forces" title="Template:Air forces"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Air_forces" title="Template talk:Air forces"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Air_forces" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Air forces"><abbr title="Edit this template" 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href="/wiki/Argentine_Air_Force" title="Argentine Air Force">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Air_Force" title="Armenian Air Force">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Air_Force" title="Austrian Air Force">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_Air_Forces" title="Azerbaijani Air Forces">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force" title="Royal Bahamas Defence Force">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahraini_Air_Force" title="Royal Bahraini Air Force">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Air_Force" title="Belarusian Air Force">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Air_Component" title="Belgian Air Component">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Belize Defence Force Air Wing">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benin_Air_Force" title="Benin Air Force">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Air_Force" title="Bolivian Air Force">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_and_Anti-Aircraft_Defence_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botswana_Defence_Force_Air_Wing" title="Botswana Defence Force Air Wing">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Air_Force" title="Brazilian Air Force">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Air_Force" title="Royal Brunei Air Force">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Cambodian_Air_Force" title="Royal Cambodian Air Force">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon_Air_Force" title="Cameroon Air Force">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Air_Force" title="Central African Republic Air Force">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_Air_Force" title="Chadian Air Force">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_Air_Force" title="Chilean Air Force">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Air Force">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_Aerospace_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombian Aerospace Force">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congolese_Air_Force" title="Congolese Air Force">Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo DR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Air_Force" title="Croatian Air Force">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Air_and_Air_Defense_Force" title="Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_Air_Command" title="Cyprus Air Command">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Air_Force" title="Czech Air Force">Czechia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Royal Danish Air Force">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti_Air_Force" title="Djibouti Air Force">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Air_Force" title="Dominican Air Force">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuadorian_Air_Force" title="Ecuadorian Air Force">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Air_Force" title="Egyptian Air Force">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvadoran_Air_Force" title="Salvadoran Air Force">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean_Air_Force" title="Eritrean Air Force">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Air_Force" title="Estonian Air Force">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Air_Force" title="Ethiopian Air Force">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Air_Force" title="Finnish Air Force">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabonese_Air_Force" title="Gabonese Air Force">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force" title="Georgian Air Force">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Air_Force" title="Ghana Air Force">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" title="Hellenic Air Force">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guatemalan_Air_Force" title="Guatemalan Air Force">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_Air_Force" title="Guinea-Bissau Air Force">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haiti_Air_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Haiti Air Corps">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduran_Air_Force" title="Honduran Air Force">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Air_Force" title="Hungarian Air Force">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Air_Policing" title="Icelandic Air Policing">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Air_Force" title="Indonesian Air Force">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force" title="Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Air_Force" title="Iraqi Air Force">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Air_Corps" title="Irish Air Corps">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" title="Israeli Air Force">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force" title="Royal Jordanian Air Force">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakh_Air_Defense_Forces" title="Kazakh Air Defense Forces">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_Air_Force" title="Kenya Air Force">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Air_Force" title="Kuwait Air Force">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyz_Air_Force" title="Kyrgyz Air Force">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lao_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Air_Force" title="Latvian Air Force">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_Air_Force" title="Lebanese Air Force">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberian_Armed_Forces#Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberian Armed Forces">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libyan_Air_Force" title="Libyan Air Force">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Air_Force" title="Lithuanian Air Force">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_Air_Force" title="Malagasy Air Force">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force" title="Royal Malaysian Air Force">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malian_Air_Force" title="Malian Air Force">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Wing_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritania_Islamic_Air_Force" title="Mauritania Islamic Air Force">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Air_Force" title="Mexican Air Force">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldovan_Air_Force" title="Moldovan Air Force">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_Air_Force" title="Mongolian Air Force">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_Air_Force" title="Montenegrin Air Force">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Air_Force" title="Royal Moroccan Air Force">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozambique_Air_Force" title="Mozambique Air Force">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Air_Force" 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia"><img alt="Croatia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Czech Air Force">Czech Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Royal Danish Air Force">Royal Danish Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia"><img alt="Estonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Air_Force" title="Estonian Air Force">Estonian Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">German Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" title="Hellenic Air Force">Hellenic Air Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary"><img alt="Hungary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a 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