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The Slovak Air Force, known since 2002 as the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Vzdušné Sily Ozbrojených Síl Slovenskej Republiky), is the aviation and air defense branch of the Slovak Armed Forces. Operating 23 aircraft and 10 helicopters from 3 air bases : Malacky – Kuchyňa, Sliač, Prešov. It succeeded the Czechoslovak Air Force together with the Czech Air Force in 1993. The Slovak Air Force is part of NATO Integrated Air Defense System – NATINADS.[2][3][4][5][6]

Slovak Air Force
Vzdušné sily Ozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky

Emblem of the Slovak Air Force
Founded
1 January 1993; 28 years ago
Country
Slovak Republic
Type
Air force
Role
Aerial warfare
Size
Approx 3,200 personnel
28 aircraft
13 helicopters
Part of
Slovak Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ
Zvolen
Commanders
Air Force Commander
Brigade General Robert Tóth [1]
Insignia
Roundel

Aircraft flown
Attack
L-39ZAM
Fighter
MiG-29AS
Helicopter
Mil Mi-17, UH-60M
Reconnaissance
L-410FG
Trainer
L-39CM
Transport
C-27J, L-410UVP-E14/20
The Slovak Air Force is tasked with the defense of the sovereign Slovak state and the support of the nation's ground troops.[7] Eight Russian upgraded fighter aircraft MiG-29[8][9][10][11][12] together with seven modernized basic and light advanced trainers Aero L-39 dominate the inventory, followed by the seven Let L-410 and one Antonov An-26 transport aircraft.[13] The helicopter fleet consists of the ten Mil Mi-17.[14] Eight Mil Mi-24 were withdrawn from service on September 20, 2011. The Slovak Air Force has been under the command of Brigadier General Miroslav Korba since September 15, 2012.
Current inventory Edit
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-29 Russia multirole MiG-29AS/UBS 12[46] aircraft were upgraded in 2008[citation needed]
F-16 Fighting Falcon United States multirole F-16V 14 on order – two used for training[46]
Reconnaissance
L-410 Turbolet Czech Republic surveillance L-410FG 1[46]
Transport
Alenia C-27J Italy transport 2[46]
L-410 Turbolet Czech Republic transport L-410UVP-E 5[46]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia transport / utility M/LPZS 13[46]
Sikorsky UH-60 United States utility UH-60M 9[46]
Trainer Aircraft
Aero L-39 Czech Republic jet trainer L-39CM/ZAM 7[46] assigned to the 2nd Squadron.
UAV
Elbit Skylark Israel UAV I-LEX 5[47] assigned to the Ministry of Interior and 5th Regiment.
Retired aircraft Edit
Previous aircraft operated by the Air Force include the MiG-21, Sukhoi Su-22, Sukhoi Su-25, Yakovlev Yak-40, Tupolev Tu-154, Aero L-29, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24/An-26, Mil Mi-2 and the Mil Mi-24 helicopter.

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